How to Secure your WordPress Site in 2021 🛡️ [Tips + SiteGround Security Plugin Demo]

[@athulya4147]

What's "production"? And how to create that mirror he's talking about where I can try out things first? Does it cost?

[@siteground]

The production website is your real website, which is accessible to your visitors. In order to test new designs or functionalities, you could use our Staging tool (www.siteground.com/tutorials/staging/) to create a copy of your website, which will be accessible only to you (or selected users). After you have completed your tests and made sure everything is working correctly, you can deploy the changes to your production website. Staging is available on GrowBig, GoGeek and Cloud for free.

[@athulya4147]

@@siteground Whoa! Thank you..

[@TomLally]

How do you disable 2FA? I need to migrate. Is this on Wordpress or siteground? I can’t seem to find it.

[@siteground]

Hey there, if you are using the SiteGround Security Optimizer plugin and have access to your admin area, you can disable 2FA by navigating to the 'Login Security' section of the plugin and turning off the 2FA option. If you've set it up through another method or plugin, we recommend reaching out directly to our support team via the Help Center in your Client Area. Here are the steps to contact us: stgrnd.co/contactus/. We are available 24/7 and would be happy to assist you further.

[@CraigMullins1]

Moreeee

[@MichaelAlderete]

Strongly disagree with the advice to not write secure passwords down. Some people just aren't going to learn how to use a password manager. They just aren't. And even reasonably tech-savvy people often use them poorly. I have examples of both of these types of people in my life. In these cases, the choices are either use one password for everything, or different-but-simple passwords for different sites. Neither of these is better than writing a good, site-specific password down on paper. And they're likely to be far worse. By all means, don't keep your passwords on a post-in on your monitor. But keeping your critical, secure passwords on a piece of paper that you treat like something valuable you want to protect (i.e., in a locked drawer on your desk, a filing cabinet, etc.), is just fine. Yes, if you're worried about visitors or employees stealing things, you need to keep those things locked up. True of your wallet, your keys, your jewelry. And passwords. Treat them the same. The vast majority of compromises come from remote attacks. No botnet on earth can read a piece of paper that's not connected to the Internet.

[@CalEvans]

There are some very good and easy to use password managers. These keep your passwords secure, they help you generate long password, and the good ones make your passwords available to you on your desktop, tablet, and mobile. So wherever you are, your passwords are there with you. This is a MUCH BETTER solution than writing your passwords down.

[@paulroos8517]

If you write them down and keep (a) in a safe place, in a safe and (b) your password sheet current, I think that can work. With the current pandemic, it could be a good idea to have a password sheet, locked away. I myself being a programmer, always wonder about the programmers writing a password manager, whether they have a built-in "secret door"?