WordPress: Make Your Website Safer with These 6 Plugins
Currently, the most widely used CMS for website creation is undoubtedly WordPress, and therefore, it is the most targeted by hackers.
The best way to make your website more secure is to keep it always updated, use unique and strong passwords, and utilize official components.
WordPress offers a list of the 6 best current security plugins.
1. NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security
It features a firewall that blocks many types of attacks and vectors even when they are Zero Day. It filters visitor input without affecting the performance or speed of the website, considered as the lightest security plugin as it does not affect resource consumption; it's install and ready to use.
It complements and integrates with its Ninja Scanner plugin, for viruses and malware, which can be installed separately and automatically integrates into the firewall plugin.
It has a paid PRO version that is worth it as it allows you to manage several of its tools in an advanced way, but the free version is more than powerful and sufficient to protect your WordPress site.
2. Wordfence
Wordfence is undoubtedly the most popular and widely used plugin by users.
In addition to being very comprehensive, it has a firewall, scans your installation, and compares both your WordPress and its plugins and themes; if there are infected files, it will allow you to see the malicious code, compare the file with the original, and rescue the original file to overwrite it.
The pro version is recommended, as it has several tools such as country blocker, firewall security rules; also, if it is the PRO version, the firewall security rules are updated instantly, while if you use the free version, they are updated weekly, leaving you unprotected.
3. iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security)
iThemes Security formerly Better WP Security is another classic plugin that has been around for a long time and has many users.
Its security status scanner shows you the weak points of your WordPress and how to protect them.
It has countless tools, two-factor authentication, salt updates, password security, password expiration, Google reCAPTCHA, making this plugin a faithful ally.
4. Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening
Another classic, audits, monitors, performs a security scan, and the best thing about this plugin is the hardening it performs on WordPress to strengthen the weakest points.
It complements perfectly with NinjaFirewall and Wordfence.
5. Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan
It has basic protection tools such as limiting login attempts, limiting access by IP, creating your own URL for login, etc., but it seems to stand out for its security scanner and its strong antispam system that fits perfectly with WooCommerce and WordPress itself.
It also performs hardening on WordPress and has, according to its profile, sophisticated security rules to protect our installations.
6. Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall
The only one on this list that cleans your WordPress from malware, both files, and SQL injections in the database; for this, this plugin is essential.
It is necessary to register on their website; it is free to update malware databases against the latest malware vectors and does not share information or your data with anyone.
Furthermore, you do not need to have knowledge to disinfect your WordPress yourself, install, scan, and clean.
