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WordPress blogging platform is the most widely used due to ease of use and the possibility of extending its functionality by using plugins.
One aspect that is often overlooked in the creation of a blog is that of security, and although WordPress continually improved by its developers, it needs additional protection.
This post is the first in a series where we will present some of the plugins that allow you to improve the security of your blog based on WordPress.

TRADERoria to do before you install any plugin is to backup the database, following the instructions of this post .
Although a newly installed plugin is automatically disabled in case of problems or conflicts, it is best to make a copy of our files to avoid damage or worse to lose entirely.

The first plugin that we present is WP Security Scan .

Installing the plugin

Go into the "Plugins" menu "Tools" in the WordPress dashboard and click on "Add New".
In the search form enter "WP Security Scan", look inlist and click "Install".

Now follow these instructions

Once installed, the plugin will be created in the sidebar of the dashboard instruments of the "Security" (security), in turn divided into subsections:

– Security

Shows a screen summarizing the status of some security-related settings.
If the writing is green, you should not make any changes on that setting, if red is just follow this series of posts to correct the situation.

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The first item on the installed version of WordPress.
The first suggestion is that you must follow to update the blog to the latest versions of WordPress, which often are issued for new ways to block possible intrusion of strangers.

The second item concerns the prefixes of the tables in your database.
By default WordPress sets prefix "wp_, useful information for those who want access to your data or change some settings for the blog.
To change it just go in subsection "Database" in the "Security", enter a name other than "wp_" space after "Change the current" and click "Start Renaming" (Start rename).

– Scanners

Display the permissions of directories WordPress.
Again the entries in red are the ones to alter, by a client FTP panel or managing your web space.

– Password Tool

We indicate the strength of the password you have chosen, and suggests a ready to use.
But remember, always use long enough passwords that include numbers and special characters such as exclamation points or question.

In the next post we will see how to further protect our blog, changing the rest of the settings specified by the plugin WP Scan.

See you soon!