WordPress Security Hardening
WordPress sites face 90,000 attacks per minute. Security plugins help, but the most effective protection happens at the server level, before attacks reach your WordPress installation. We harden your server with firewalls, brute force protection, file permission lockdown, and attack surface reduction.
attacks per minute target WordPress sites globally, and 97% of those attacks exploit plugin and theme vulnerabilities that server-level hardening can block before they reach your WordPress code
Wordfence, 2023
WordPress Security Hardening
What's Included
Everything you get with our WordPress Security Hardening
Firewall and Access Controls
Server-level firewall rules, IP-based access restrictions for wp-admin, geographic blocking for high-risk regions, and rate limiting for login and API endpoints
File and Directory Hardening
Correct file permissions, directory listing disabled, wp-config.php protection, .htaccess hardening, and sensitive file access blocked at the server level
Attack Surface Reduction
XML-RPC disabled or restricted, REST API endpoints locked down, file editor disabled, unnecessary HTTP methods blocked, and security headers configured
Our Security Hardening Process
Security Audit
We scan your current WordPress installation for vulnerabilities: outdated software, weak file permissions, exposed sensitive files, unnecessary attack surfaces, and existing security gaps. We document every finding with severity and remediation priority.
Server-Level Hardening
We configure the server firewall, set up IP-based access restrictions for admin areas, implement rate limiting for login and API endpoints, configure security headers, and harden PHP settings. These changes block the majority of automated attacks before they reach WordPress.
WordPress Hardening
We lock down the WordPress installation itself: correct file permissions on every directory and file, wp-config.php protection, disabled file editor, restricted XML-RPC, locked down REST API endpoints, removed version information, and configured security keys and salts.
Monitoring and Maintenance
We set up automated malware scanning that runs independently of WordPress, file integrity monitoring that detects unauthorized changes, and login attempt logging. We provide ongoing monitoring to detect and respond to new threats as they emerge.
Key Benefits
Defense Before WordPress
Server-level hardening blocks attacks before they reach your WordPress installation. Firewall rules stop malicious traffic at the network level. Web server rules block requests to sensitive files before PHP processes them. This is orders of magnitude more efficient than processing every attack through WordPress and a security plugin.
Reduced Attack Surface
Every WordPress feature you do not use is an attack surface you do not need. We disable XML-RPC if you do not use it, lock down the REST API to only necessary endpoints, disable the file editor, block directory browsing, and remove version numbers that tell attackers what vulnerabilities to try. Less surface means fewer ways in.
Layered Protection
No single security measure is enough. We implement defense in depth: network-level firewall, web server access rules, PHP configuration hardening, WordPress-specific restrictions, file permission lockdown, and automated malware scanning. An attacker would need to bypass every layer to compromise your site.
Research & Evidence
Backed by industry research and proven results
WordPress Attack Volume
WordPress sites face 90,000 attacks per minute globally
Wordfence (2023)
Attack Vectors
97% of WordPress attacks exploit vulnerabilities in plugins and themes
WPBeginner (2023)
CMS Hacking Targets
90% of all hacked CMS sites are WordPress, making it the most targeted platform on the internet
Sucuri (2022)
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