How to Scan WordPress for Malware (and Read the Results)
A scan is only as good as what you do with the results. Here is how to run one, what each finding means and which ones to act on first.
Security
Keep your WordPress site clean and yours: finding malware with evidence, stopping brute-force and spam bots, blocking countries, and knowing who changed what.
Powered by DevDome Malware ScannerWordPress Activity Log: Who Changed What, and Why You Need One
A page vanished, a setting flipped, a user appeared. Without a log you are guessing. With one you have a timeline, a name and a time.
How to Block Countries in WordPress Without Blocking Real Customers
Geo blocking is a blunt tool that works well when you aim it. Test first, block second, and keep search engines and your own payment providers out of the net.
Wordfence Alternative: Lighter Security Without the Firewall Overhead
Wordfence is the default answer for WordPress security, and it earns that. It is also a lot of plugin. Here is the honest case for both sides.
WordPress Site Hacked? What to Do in the First Hour
A hacked site is scary but rarely fatal. Work the list in order: contain, find the evidence, clean, then close the door it came through.