How to Secure

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In this video, we will talk-through 7 steps in securing your WordPress site through the wp-config.php settings. Many of these settings that I will show you do not come setup by default so if you've built your website on WordPress, check these out and make sure you've applied them to your production sites.

Before you perform any of the steps in this tutorial, backup your wp-config.php file and also backup your WordPress database.

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Video Index:
00:00 - Intro
01:52 - Tip # 1 - Move wp-config.php file outside of the public folder.
05:08 - Tip # 2 - Change WP Table Prefix
08:02 - Tip # 3 - Update Security Keys & Salt Keys
10:54 - Tip # 4 - FORCE SSL on Admin and Login pages
13:05 - Tip # 5 - Disable Debug in Production
14:02 - Tip # 6 - Disable File Edit
15:45 - Tip # 7 - Block External HTTP Connections

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