Quick Tips To Lockdown Your WordPress Admin User
Here’s a quick tip for WordPress website owners that will help reduce the chances of someone hacking into your back end.
Most WordPress managers stick with the standard “admin” account for administering their site. Sadly, this just makes things easier for malicious users to access your website’s back end.
The best way to combat this is in two steps.
Firstly, add a new administration user with an inconspicuous name that will be harder to guess. Once this is done, login as your new administrator and delete the old “admin” user.
Secondly, grab the fantastic Login Lockdown plugin from the guys over at Bad Neighbourhood. This plugin prevents repetitive spamming from malicious users trying to login and helps secure your back end.
As I myself am heading directly into the midst of developing a few sites on WordPress, it’s always good to keep these basic security concerns in mind. Hope this tip helps a few people secures their sites. Subscribe to the RSS feed for more handy tips like this.
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