Acunetix Secure WordPress WordPress Plugin

Acunetix Secure WordPress Wordpress Plugin is used to Scans your WordPress installation for security vulnerabilities..

Acunetix Secure WordPress plugin is a free and comprehensive security tool that helps you secure your WordPress installation and suggests corrective measures for: securing file permissions, security of the database, version hiding, WordPress admin protection and lots more.

Acunetix Secure WordPress checks your WordPress website/blog for security vulnerabilities and suggests corrective actions such as:

Passwords

File permissions

Database security

Version hiding

WordPress admin protection/security

Removes WP Generator META tag from core code

Requirements

• WordPress version 3.0 and higher
• PHP5 (tested with PHP Interpreter >= 5.2.9)

For more information on the Acunetix WP Security plug-in and other WordPress security news, visit the Acunetix Blog and join our Facebook page. Post any questions or feedback on the Acunetix Secure WordPress plug-in forum.

Key security features:

• Easy backup of WordPress database for disaster recovery
• Removal of error-information on login-page
• Addition of index.php to the wp-content, wp-content/plugins, wp-content/themes and wp-content/uploads directories to prevent directory listings
• Removal of wp-version, except in admin-area
• Removal of Really Simple Discovery meta tag
• Removal of Windows Live Writer meta tag
• Removal of core update information for non-admins
• Removal of plugin-update information for non-admins
• Removal of theme-update information for non-admins (only WP 2.8 and higher)
• Hiding of wp-version in backend-dashboard for non-admins
• Removal of version in URLs from scripts and stylesheets only on frontend
• Reporting of security overview after WordPress blog is scanned
• Reporting of file permissions following security checks
• Live traffic tool to monitor your website activity in real time
• Integrated tool to change the database prefix
• Disabling of database error reporting (if enabled)
• Disabling of PHP error reporting

For more information on the Acunetix Secure WordPress plug-in and other WordPress security news, visit the Acunetix Blog and join our Facebook page. Post any questions or feedback on the Acunetix Secure WordPress plug-in forum.

Can I deactivate Acunetix Secure WordPress once I've run it once? No. Acunetix Secure WordPress needs to be left activated to work. Version hiding, turning off DB errors, removing WP ID META tag from HTML output, and other functionality will cease if you deactivate the plugin. How do I change the file permissions on my WordPress installation? From the Linux command line (for advanced users): chmod xxx filename.ext (replace xxx with with the permissions settings for the file or folder). From your FTP client: Most FTP clients, such as FileZilla, etc, allow for changing file permissions. Please consult your client's documentation for your specific directions. For more information, please visit http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions Why do I need to hide my version of WordPress? Many attackers and automated tools will try and determine software versions before launching exploit code. Removing your WordPress blog version may discourage some attackers and certainly will mitigate virus and malware programs that rely on software versions. For more information on the Acunetix Secure WordPress plug-in and other WordPress security news, visit the Acunetix Blog and join our Facebook page. Post any questions or feedback on the Acunetix Secure WordPress plug-in forum.;

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