For a commercial website, website security is a relatively important aspect. If you are not very proficient in server technology and website technology yourself, then installing a WordPress security plugin is a good choice. Among so manyWordPress Pluginwhich WordPress security plugin is the best to install? Naiba here summarizes several popular WordPress security plugins for everyone.
Popular WordPress Security Plugin Recommendations
Wordfence Security
The Wordfence Security pluginNaiba is currently using (not using anymore, now running bare) , previously introduced in a separate article: 4 Malware Scanning Plugins Recommended by WordPress
Wordfence Security has over 3 million active installations, which should be considered the most popular WordPress security plugin.
Wordfence Security is relatively simple to set up; you hardly need to do any configuration, just run it.
Wordfence Security comes with a firewall that allows you to block specific crawler bots or visitors from specific regions and countries.
At the same time, Wordfence Security also includes a scanning tool that can scan for malware, broken URLs, backdoors, spam, malicious code, themes, and plugins on your server.
It can also prevent brute force login, find weak passwords on the server, and other security features.
All In One WP Security & Firewall
All In One WP Security & Firewall has over 800,000 active installations. It features a scoring dashboard that allows you to visually assess the security status of your website.
All In One WP Security & Firewall firewall rules are divided into basic, intermediate, and advanced levels. You can adjust and set firewall rules according to your needs. Using All In One WP Security & Firewall will not slow down your website speed.
Most importantly, All In One WP Security & Firewall currently has Chinese translation available, so you don't have to worry about not understanding it after installation.
iThemes Security
iThemes Security has over 900,000 active installations and was originally named Better WP Security.
The introduction page of iThemes Security claims it is the number one WordPress security plugin, but Naiba does not know where this ranking comes from.
Due to plugin vulnerabilities, weak passwords, and outdated software, WordPress websites can become easy targets for attacks. iThemes Security provides over 30 security methods to protect your WordPress website.
Sucuri Security
Sucuri Inc. is a globally recognized authority on all matters related to website security, with a focus on WordPress security. Sucuri Security is the security plugin they have developed for the WordPress platform.
The free features of Sucuri Security include the following:
- Security Activity Auditing
- File Integrity Monitoring
- Remote Malware Scanning
- Blacklist Monitoring
- Effective Security Hardening
- Post-Hack Security Actions
- Security Notifications
Only the website firewall is a paid feature. Sucuri Security has 500,000 active installations.
Jetpack
Jetpack is a plugin developed by the WordPress team, supporting both WordPress security and optimization features. It already has over 5 million active installations.
Jetpack records when your website goes down and immediately notifies you. Additionally, it provides brute force protection against malware and spam. It protects your site from brute force attacks and unauthorized logins.
At the same time, Jetpack can optimize your images and static resources to make your website faster. Unfortunately, this plugin is not suitable for domestic sites in China.
Cerber Security
Cerber Security, Antispam & Malware Scan has only over 100,000 active installations. It protects your WordPress website from hackers, spam, trojans, and malware.
Cerber Security, Antispam & Malware Scan comes with an advanced malware scanner that can perform file integrity checks and file monitoring.
Cerber Security, Antispam & Malware Scan supports setting blacklist and whitelist access to the website, as well as customizing the backend login URL. It has many features and even supports DoS attack prevention.
Why a Security Plugin is Needed
WordPress is chosen by one-third of webmasters worldwide, with a very large user base. Since the user base is large, there are also many malicious people targeting it. You may not know which theme or plugin has a vulnerability, or which piece of code is malicious.
For example, Naiba has encountered two foreign trade websites that were hacked with malware.Sharing a Case of a Foreign Trade WordPress Website Infected with Malware
These hackers may not need your website's data; they simply use your website traffic to display ads and bring benefits to themselves. But this harms your website's own interests.
Therefore, it is necessary to have a plugin to protect WordPress security, which can scan your website's themes and plugins for vulnerabilities and malware.
It can also scan whether your website users have weak passwords and block special IP access.
In short, if you care about your website's security but lack good security awareness, installing a WordPress security plugin is a very good choice.
WP Security Plugin Selection Advice
There are many WordPress security plugins. You only need to install one plugin for the same function. If you want to install a WordPress security plugin, Naiba recommends that ordinary users install Wordfence directly, and e-commerce users install Jetpack.
If you have a personal website, just do daily website backup work and set a complex password for the website.
Keep the website version and plugin versions updated, do not install cracked plugins and themes, and a complex password will basically not cause security issues.
Installing a security plugin itself will also add some burden to the website and affect speed.
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