Starting a blog, eCommerce, or online business site requires an upfront investment with hosting, themes, plugins, and website development. And sometimes we forget to make our site safe. Today we are going to learn how to protect the WordPress Login, the most dangerous part of our platform.
The most important element we need to protect is the main door of our platform. In this case, the Dashboard Login. By default, the core has some security measures in place. But we have to keep in mind that WordPress is the online platform most hacked (90%). Therefore we should think in adding more security measures.
WordPress Login
The Login is summarized in the file “wp-login.php” and the “/wp-admin/” folder. If we type in our web browser the address of our WordPress (URL) followed by /wp-admin/ (example: https://domain.com/wp-admin/), we will be redirected to the file wp-login.php. This point is where the login is made to the WordPress dashboard (and not from /wp-admin/ directly).
In every WordPress installation the login folder is /wp-admin/. This folder stores the files that make the WordPress dashboard work. It does not support changes, it is not a folder that is usually modified. Inside it only has internal scripts and libraries. It does not contain configuration files.
Protect the WordPress Login
Therefore you should protect the WordPress main door (wp-login.php and wp-admin) with plugins. At least to change the access URL, and blocking login attempts.
I show you below the three most important plugins, to secure your WordPress in 2019:
1. iThemes Security
Plugin page: link
The iThemes Security plugin (also known as Better WP Security) is one of the more complete plugins to protect your website. It has several features to prevent things like hacks and unwanted intruders.
The most important features in this plugin are file change detection, login using the Google reCAPTCHA, banned users and local brute force protection.
2. Sucuri Security
Plugin page: link
The Sucuri Security plugin offers both free and paid versions. Although for the majority of websites the free plugin should be enough.
The features in this plugin includes file integrity monitoring, blacklist monitoring, security notifications, and security hardening.
3. Wordfence Security
Plugin page: link
The Wordfence Security plugin is one of the most popular WordPress security plugins. It is very easy to use, and it contains very powerful protection tools.
The best features of Wordfence Security are a full firewall with multiple options like country blocking, and brute force protection. It also monitors live traffic, logins and logouts.
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