Comments on: Securing Your WordPress Installation http://cartierconsulting.com/2010/03/securing-your-wordpress-installation/ computers, networking, web sites and more... Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:57:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://cartierconsulting.com/2010/03/securing-your-wordpress-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Dan Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:03:26 +0000 http://cartierconsulting.com/?p=1384#comment-24 @ Steve: Glad you liked the article. One of the security plugins I suggested, <a href="http://how-to-blog.tv/security/wp-malwatch/" title="WP-MalWatch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><strong>WP-MalWatch</strong></a>, can scan your <strong>wp-uploads</strong> folder automatically. Adding an .htaccess file with file type limitations might also help. See each plugin's site for more details on the implementation of this... -Dan @ Steve:

Glad you liked the article. One of the security plugins I suggested, WP-MalWatch, can scan your wp-uploads folder automatically. Adding an .htaccess file with file type limitations might also help. See each plugin’s site for more details on the implementation of this…

-Dan

]]> By: Swardello http://cartierconsulting.com/2010/03/securing-your-wordpress-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Swardello Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:36:40 +0000 http://cartierconsulting.com/?p=1384#comment-23 Great tips! I tried using an htacess file in my wp-content directory but it broke the built-in image uploader. You didn't say to put one there, but I think that's one of the most vulnerable folders. Thank you for the great information! Steve Great tips! I tried using an htacess file in my wp-content directory but it broke the built-in image uploader. You didn’t say to put one there, but I think that’s one of the most vulnerable folders.

Thank you for the great information!
Steve

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