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How To-Protect your WordPress Login Page.

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  • by Sumit Gupta+
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  • — 14 Dec, 2011

How To-Protect you WordPress Login Page.

WordPress is certainly the most preferred blogging platform and everyone around is happy with the way it has been providing spectacular support. A perfect world it may seem. But there is a catch to it. WordPress is very much vulnerable to malicious attacks and in some worse cases, your passwords or login details can be
compromised that can turn your blog into a disaster. So, you should not leave your WordPress blog unprotected. Just having a strong password is not enough since there are keylogger that can steal access details. So, if you are seriously worried about strengthening the security of your WordPress blog, here we are going to share some tips
that can help you a lot to bolster the security of your website to a great extent.

Google Authenticator-Wordpress Login:

Google authenticator How To Protect your Wordpress Login Page.

This is a robust plug-in that will add a second layer of security onto your WordPress blog It uses Google Authenticator mobile app but before you install this application, there are a few steps that need to be done. Two-factor authentication should be enabled into your Google account and once you are done with that you need to install the Google Authenticator app in your smart phone. When the installation is complete, go to Users
-> Your profile to see the Google Authenticator settings. Select the activate check box and it is done.

Next time, when you will try to login in, it will ask you authentication details in the form of the confidential key.

One Time Password-Wordpress Login:

One time password How To Protect your Wordpress Login Page.

This can help you get the best security for your WordPress blog. As the name suggests, it will let you login to your account with one time password which is different from original password. Each time you login, you will need two different passwords and this will ensure greater security for your WordPress blog. This
feature is great for those who live out of suitcase or who use to access their account from cybercafé. Once you install this plugin, create your password list by using One Time Password section tool. Type a passphrase and hit enter to generate a list of passwords and then take a print out of them and there you go. You do not have to use
the main password to access your blog anymore.

Login Lockdown-Wordpress Login:

Login Lockdown How To Protect your Wordpress Login Page.

This is another useful plugin that you should try. It tracks every IP address and number of unsuccessful logins and if it finds anything unusual, it automatically disable login attempt from that IP. Quite a handy plug-in for those who are a bit cagy about security and would do go to the end of the world to safeguard the
interest of the WordPress blog.

WP Login Security-Wordpress Login:

WP login security How To Protect your Wordpress Login Page.

It is great stress buster security add-on for wordpress. It lets administrator select a list of IP addresses to tag as Whitelist and if anyone tries to login via a different IP address with the same password, a temporary password will be emailed to the email address. The best part of this plugin is that it comes with no bells
attached and there is little configurations needed. Just activate it and there it goes.

Wp Firewall 2-Wordpress Login:

wordpress blocked How To Protect your Wordpress Login Page.

This is a great plugin to thwart any possible malicious attack proactively. So, a great boost to your wordpress’ blog’s security. Give it a go.

 

 

Author Bio:-Michael Evans is a writer who enjoys writing in the tech niche and he also promotes Flash templates with the integrated Flash CMS.

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8 Comments

  1. Rahul says:
    December 14, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    Hello Michael,

    Thanks for sharing this trick. This is what i was looking for from the last several weeks as my blog was hacked by someone so i have changed my hosting too and moreover, i will also integrate your tip in my blog.

    Reply
  2. Lucy R. says:
    December 15, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    Very nice trick I must say …!! I can now protect my page :)

    Reply
    • HFG says:
      December 15, 2011 at 5:30 pm

      Thznks Lucy! :)
      Hope you have shared this helpful articles amongst your friends! :)

      Reply
  3. Ashok says:
    December 15, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    Quite useful information for securing your WordPress login. It is good for preventing hacking of your WordPress blog.

    Reply
    • HFG says:
      December 15, 2011 at 5:29 pm

      Thnkx Ashok! :-)
      Hope you help us grow by shring this helpful article!

      Reply
  4. Rajesh says:
    December 21, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    I like Login Lockdown. Thanks for the list.

    Reply
  5. otobong archibong says:
    February 4, 2012 at 3:04 am

    Thanks for the tips bro

    Reply
  6. kuldeep Khatri says:
    February 24, 2012 at 9:04 pm

    I m already using Login Lockdown and is working great
    though would love to try others too :)
    Cheers

    Reply
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