How to secure and harden your WordPress site

WordPress is safe when you follow a few basics. These steps block the most common attacks on UAE small-business sites.

• Strong logins: use a unique admin username (not "admin") and a long password. Add two-factor authentication (2FA) with a security plugin.
• Limit login attempts: Wordfence or Solid Security can lock out repeated failed logins.
• Keep everything updated: core, themes and plugins — old versions are the main way sites get hacked.
• Remove what you do not use: delete unused themes and plugins.
• Use HTTPS: switch on your free SSL so all traffic is encrypted.
• Least privilege: give each person the lowest user role they need.

Install a reputable security plugin for a firewall and malware scanning, and keep backups via UpdraftPlus and our DirhamVault off-site backups so you can always recover. Our NVMe servers add network-level protection, but your logins and plugins are your responsibility.

Worried your site was targeted? Contact our UAE-based team 24/7 on WhatsApp +971 58 553 6767 or support@dirhamaday.ae.