Comments on: Avoiding The Hackers – Securing WordPress! http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/ Bought to You By Ben Johnson Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:26:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sean Rosensteel MN http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-12551 Sean Rosensteel MN Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:18:03 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-12551 Nice post, Ben. This is great advice for anyone who wants to protect themselves against hackers. And remember to also backup your stuff because you just never know! Nice post, Ben. This is great advice for anyone who wants to protect themselves against hackers. And remember to also backup your stuff because you just never know!

]]> By: seo California http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-11960 seo California Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:28:04 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-11960 These are good tips Ben. Wordpress can be notorious for getting hacked if a few precautions such as these are not taken. I remember back when guestbooks were the "in" thing before blogs and those became a crazy spam infested app not even worth having anymore. These are good tips Ben. WordPress can be notorious for getting hacked if a few precautions such as these are not taken.

I remember back when guestbooks were the “in” thing before blogs and those became a crazy spam infested app not even worth having anymore.

]]> By: Ben Johnson http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-6254 Ben Johnson Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:00:30 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-6254 Hi Ronaldo, Thank you, I'm glad to hear that. I haven't used wp-robot much, only with clients websites. As a plugin though I would have to say ReviewAZON, I own both phpZon and ReviewAZON and RZon is fantastic, having said that though phpZon is undergoing a massive update and I'm sure Wade won't disappoint. Ben Hi Ronaldo,

Thank you, I’m glad to hear that. I haven’t used wp-robot much, only with clients websites. As a plugin though I would have to say ReviewAZON, I own both phpZon and ReviewAZON and RZon is fantastic, having said that though phpZon is undergoing a massive update and I’m sure Wade won’t disappoint.

Ben

]]> By: Ronaldo http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-6253 Ronaldo Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:26:13 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-6253 Hi Ben! Your blog for sure helps a lot of people to learn more about wordpress and the plugins. I have WP Robot and what plugin should I buy to work with WP RObot? Reviewazon or PhpZon? Thanks .-= Ronaldo ´s last blog ..<a href="http://acaifruitjuice.net/acai-berry-side-effects.html">Acai Berry Side Effects</a> =-. Hi Ben!
Your blog for sure helps a lot of people to learn more about wordpress and the plugins.

I have WP Robot and what plugin should I buy to work with WP RObot?

Reviewazon or PhpZon?

Thanks
.-= Ronaldo ´s last blog ..Acai Berry Side Effects =-.

]]> By: Ben Johnson http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-3842 Ben Johnson Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:22:33 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-3842 No problem Sallie, glad it helped :) Ben No problem Sallie, glad it helped :)
Ben

]]> By: Sallie http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-3836 Sallie Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:26:11 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-3836 Excellent post! Thank you. Excellent post! Thank you.

]]> By: Jeff Jones http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-3772 Jeff Jones Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:26:14 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-3772 Oh yeah, I have enough DB experience to know when you start messing with table names you BETTER have a backup very handy-LOL! It's good to know that their manual instructions do work because they are clear and straightforward. Oh yeah, I have enough DB experience to know when you start messing with table names you BETTER have a backup very handy-LOL!

It’s good to know that their manual instructions do work because they are clear and straightforward.

]]> By: Simon Lewis http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-3771 Simon Lewis Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:22:25 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-3771 I eschewed any and all techno solutions to this and did it by hand - much easier that way, I was in control. Only had one issue on one site and that was through trying to be clever and not following the instructions - I forgot to do the wp-config edit. But backup taken before and after means that like Rochelle says, if you do go wrong, you can always go back to square one. .-= Simon Lewis´s last blog ..<a href="http://cosmicjellybaby.com/2010/02/motivation/">Motivation</a> =-. I eschewed any and all techno solutions to this and did it by hand – much easier that way, I was in control. Only had one issue on one site and that was through trying to be clever and not following the instructions – I forgot to do the wp-config edit. But backup taken before and after means that like Rochelle says, if you do go wrong, you can always go back to square one.
.-= Simon Lewis´s last blog ..Motivation =-.

]]> By: Rochelle http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-3769 Rochelle Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:17:20 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-3769 Jeff, I wasn't able to use the plugin to change the tables, either. If you are going to try it manually, make sure you follow the instructions provided by the plugin to the letter. And, try it on a site that you don't care about, in case it gets mucked up. And don't forget to backup your database first, so you can restore it if it does get mucked up. Rochelle .-= Rochelle´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.nichestorestrategies.com/auto-content-cash-will-soon-launch-and-i-have-a-bonus-for-it/">Auto Content Cash Will Soon Launch, And I Have a Bonus For It</a> =-. Jeff,

I wasn’t able to use the plugin to change the tables, either. If you are going to try it manually, make sure you follow the instructions provided by the plugin to the letter. And, try it on a site that you don’t care about, in case it gets mucked up. And don’t forget to backup your database first, so you can restore it if it does get mucked up.

Rochelle
.-= Rochelle´s last blog ..Auto Content Cash Will Soon Launch, And I Have a Bonus For It =-.

]]> By: Jeff Jones http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-3767 Jeff Jones Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:04:25 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-3767 Thanks for adding that, Rochelle. I see that there is a link during the wp-security scan to a how to do it manually and it sounds like it combines what Ben and you have said. My main concern was whether that plugin would change the wp-config.php file and I guess it does most of the time. I'm still not sure how to change table prefixes using the plugin because I don't see where you can specify what you want to change it to. Jeff Thanks for adding that, Rochelle.

I see that there is a link during the wp-security scan to a how to do it manually and it sounds like it combines what Ben and you have said.

My main concern was whether that plugin would change the wp-config.php file and I guess it does most of the time.

I’m still not sure how to change table prefixes using the plugin because I don’t see where you can specify what you want to change it to.

Jeff

]]> By: Rochelle http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-3765 Rochelle Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:44:48 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-3765 Just wanted to add that I was finally able to manually change the prefix of my tables successfully. I had missed the step about modifying the wp-config.php file. All worked fine after I did that. Rochelle .-= Rochelle´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.nichestorestrategies.com/auto-content-cash-will-soon-launch-and-i-have-a-bonus-for-it/">Auto Content Cash Will Soon Launch, And I Have a Bonus For It</a> =-. Just wanted to add that I was finally able to manually change the prefix of my tables successfully. I had missed the step about modifying the wp-config.php file. All worked fine after I did that.

Rochelle
.-= Rochelle´s last blog ..Auto Content Cash Will Soon Launch, And I Have a Bonus For It =-.

]]> By: Ben Johnson http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-3760 Ben Johnson Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:31:23 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-3760 Not sure, Jeff. It's worked fine on the sites I've tried it on but I know people have reported problems with it so I think the best way to do it is either during setup of the blog OR by doing it manually through phpMyAdmin, the second can cause problems too though so have to to be careful. Not sure, Jeff. It’s worked fine on the sites I’ve tried it on but I know people have reported problems with it so I think the best way to do it is either during setup of the blog OR by doing it manually through phpMyAdmin, the second can cause problems too though so have to to be careful.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-3729 Jeff Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:50:16 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-3729 I meant to ask... What is the rough percentage of success with wp-security scan for change table prefixes successfully without blowing up a blog? I meant to ask…

What is the rough percentage of success with wp-security scan for change table prefixes successfully without blowing up a blog?

]]> By: Jeff http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-3727 Jeff Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:21:38 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-3727 Thanks, Ben. I've made almost all of the changes you've recommended to nearly all of my sites and I think that will go a long way but I just wanted to check to see if you thought SiteLock was worth the additional expense. I'll just keep updating and locking down my sites now. Jeff Thanks, Ben.

I’ve made almost all of the changes you’ve recommended to nearly all of my sites and I think that will go a long way but I just wanted to check to see if you thought SiteLock was worth the additional expense.

I’ll just keep updating and locking down my sites now.

Jeff

]]> By: Ben Johnson http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/1038/avoding-the-hackers-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-3725 Ben Johnson Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:51:13 +0000 http://www.BenJohnsonBlog.com/?p=1038#comment-3725 Hi Jeff, Sitelock seems like a pretty neat service to help identify vulnerabilities within your Wordpress installation, I'm not sure if it would be necessary for Wordpress though. I think with a few free plugins (such as login lockdown and wp security scan) along with making a few changes Wordpress can be made very secure indeed. Ben Hi Jeff,

Sitelock seems like a pretty neat service to help identify vulnerabilities within your WordPress installation, I’m not sure if it would be necessary for WordPress though.

I think with a few free plugins (such as login lockdown and wp security scan) along with making a few changes WordPress can be made very secure indeed.

Ben

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