Recently one of my close friend’s WordPress site got attacked and he approached for a possible solution. After some basic assessment I found that the attacker had accessed the database and deleted the entries from wp_users table. So after restoring the values, the site started working smoothly. This experience led to the inspiration for writing…
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Securing WordPress Installation
Nowadays we can easily setup a blog and start our journey as a blogger and all thanks to wordpress for providing such a wonderful platform for blogging. More than 54% websites are using WordPress and majority installations are quite vulnerable due to improper configuration. Now do we need to become a security expert to secure…
Fix WordPress 404 Problem
What is WordPress 404 Problem? User gets a 404(Page Not Found) Error on posting an article, saving a draft or other instances. The solutions are for Self-Hosted WordPress Instalation only. Solution (1): Save a .htaccess file in the root directory of your WordPress Installation. Add SecFilterEngine Off to disable mod_security or you can add SecFilterScanPOST…