{"id":58189,"date":"2020-11-17T15:30:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T21:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cpanel.com\/?p=58189"},"modified":"2020-11-17T15:30:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T21:30:16","slug":"wordpress-hardening-one-click-security-with-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devel.www.cpanel.net\/blog\/tips-and-tricks\/wordpress-hardening-one-click-security-with-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress\u00ae Hardening: One-Click Security with cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WordPress is far and away the most widely-used content management system on the web, but that popularity comes at a price. It\u2019s also the most attacked CMS. Not because it\u2019s un-secure, but because attackers know that a WordPress vulnerability is a gateway to tens of millions of websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as a WordPress website goes online, automated bots begin to probe it for weaknesses. That\u2019s why it\u2019s critically important to security harden WordPress sites, ensuring that they have the smallest possible surface area for attackers to target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Security hardening was once a long and complicated manual process, but WP Toolkit for cPanel  makes it a one-click affair. This article will explore some of the ways WordPress vulnerabilities are exploited and how WP Toolkit protects sites against many common attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common WordPress Vulnerabilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every vulnerability is unique, but most attacks against WordPress sites fall into one of four categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n