The article published on June 26, 2014 provides 5 Tips for upping a WordPress site’s security. Original article: https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/5-simple-htaccess-tips-to-tighten-your-sites-security/
The tips are:
- Protecting wp-config.php
- Prevent Directory Browsing
- Prevent Image Hot Linking
- Restrict Access to Your Admin Area
- Protect Your .htaccess File
Of these recommendations, you can test quickly whether you are already protected against some of these. You should get a blank page or a 403 Forbidden page. Quick test:
- http://yourdomain.com/wp-config.php
- http://yourdomain.com/wp-content/uploads/
- See the section below (coming soon)
- See the section below (coming soon)
- http://yourdomain.com/.htaccess
1. Protecting wp-config.php
The Protecting wp-config.php advice comes directly from WordPress.org http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress#Securing_wp-config.php
Test it: http://yourdomain.com/wp-config.php