{"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
Every vulnerability is unique, but most attacks against WordPress sites fall into one of four categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WP Toolkit for cPanel implements features and security measures that protect sites against each of these attack types. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
cPanel\u2019s WP Toolkit is a complete WordPress management solution with an intuitive interface. You can think of it as a single dashboard for controlling all of your WordPress sites. It automates WordPress hosting tasks, including installation, updates, and backups. It also surfaces configuration tweaks that you\u2019d otherwise have to dig around in the admin interface or edit configuration files to change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
WordPress security hardening is one of the places where WP Toolkit really shines. First, it applies fixes for critical vulnerabilities during installation, so sites are secure before they go online. Second, it scans existing sites for suboptimal security settings and can fix them at the click of a button. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ll have a look at some of the security fixes it applies in a moment, but first, we\u2019ll show you just how easy it is to security harden a WordPress site with cPanel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To use one-click hardening, you will need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can find the WP Toolkit in Applications <\/em>on cPanel\u2019s main page. Sites are listed on the overview page with status information and configuration switches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n