Thought it might be useful to you, here is a list of ten easy things you can do to make your WordPress site less prone to getting hacked. They're obviously not going to make your site 100% hacked proof. But just like a car alarm, would you choose not to install an alarm for your car just because it cannot guarantee that your car won't get stolen?

1. Easy Things
10 You Can Do
to make your WordPress sites more secure
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2. mind where you 1
host your site
some hosts do you more harm than good
be wary with some
ridiculously cheap
hosting fees
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3. secure your 2
local machine
especially if you’re using Windows system
protect your
computer with top
grade internet
security software
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4. install WordPress 3
manually
never use automatic installation method
automatic install
makes your WP sites
far more vulnerable
to getting hacked
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5. remove 4
install.php
triple check to make sure it’s removed
it’s easy to forget this
very important step,
please do triple check
to make sure
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6. never use 5
“admin”
username for administrator user
but please feel free
to do otherwise if
you want your site
to be easily hacked
:D just kidding…
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7. don’t use 6
easy to guess
passwords
yes! “123456” is an
easy to guess
password and so is
“password”
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8. never forget to 7
backup
your WP files and database regularly
don’t be lazy! bad
things happen (more
often) to lazy people
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9. always, always 8
update
your WordPress, theme and plugins
outdated WordPress,
themes & plugins are
more prone to getting
hacked
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10. always delete 9
themes & plugins
you no longer use, don’t leave them sit there on your server
they could open up
some serious security
holes especially if
they’re outdated
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11. use WP security 10
plugins & services
protect your website, protect your online business
it’s always better to
be safe than sorry…
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