Create a backup copy of your website

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Getting hacked is bad. Losing all your information is even worse. Make sure WordPress and your host have backups of your site’s information in case of an attack (or any other incident) that results in data loss. We recommend that backups be automatic. Check out our list of the best WordPress backup plugins .

Perform WordPress Security Scans Regularly
It’s a good idea to do regular scans of your site. Try to do this at least once a month. There are many plugins that can scan your site for you. Here are seven WordPress scanner plugins fantuan database that we recommend. Once you’ve taken these basic steps, you can move on to more advanced measures to protect your WordPress site.

WordPress Security Best Practices
Filter special characters from user input
If any part of your site accepts a response from visitors, whether it’s a payment form , a contact form, or even a blog comment section, this presents an opportunity for an XSS or database injection attack. Attackers can enter malicious code into any of these text fields and disrupt the backend of your site. To avoid this problem, make sure you filter out special characters from user input before it’s processed by your site and saved to the database. You can also use a plugin to detect malicious code. Alternatively, you can use a WordPress form plugin that will automatically filter out these characters.