{"id":525,"date":"2025-06-11T14:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T09:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpmesh.com\/?p=525"},"modified":"2025-06-11T14:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T09:03:15","slug":"wordpress-security-audit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veewom.com\/articles\/wordpress-security-audit.htm","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Security Audit: 15+ Best Audit Practice [Checklists]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The most lacking habit that the majority of bloggers have is, not doing regular WordPress Security Audit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without knowing how vulnerable your website is, you can\u2019t be aware and prepare your website from getting hacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For WordPress Security Audit<\/strong>, there are a number of checklists and markers that you have to follow to give your website the most secure environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make this task easier,<\/em> I came up with the step by step guide on how you can do Security Audit for your WordPress website<\/span> without taking any additional help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I promise you, you will get all the practical pointers that you can do right away to make your website more secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also want to mention here that these WordPress Security Audits pointers<\/strong> can be used as a checklist. On each check, you make your website more secure and less vulnerable to hack.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before jumping directly to the security audit checklist for your WordPress website<\/strong>, let\u2019s have a look at why you should never miss them.<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Why is WordPress Security Audit Important?<\/a><\/li>
  2. How to Perform a WordPress Security Audit?<\/a>
    1. #1 Update to Latest Versions<\/a>
      1. On-Site Updates<\/a><\/li>
      2. Server Based Updates<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li>
      3. #2 Strengthen Username, Password, and Database Name<\/a>
        1. Changing Credentials Using WordPress Dashboard<\/a><\/li>
        2. Changing Credentials Using cPanel\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li>
        3. #3 WordPress Backup Suite<\/a><\/li>
        4. #4 Flushing Unused Plugins, Themes, And files<\/a><\/li>
        5. #5 Don\u2019t Upload GPL license Plugins and Themes<\/a><\/li>
        6. #6 Delete or Restrict Author\u2019s Role<\/a><\/li>
        7. #7 Block Brute Force Attacks<\/a>
          1. A. Adding Two-Step Authentication<\/a><\/li>
          2. B. Limiting the Number of Login Attempts<\/a><\/li>
          3. C. Changing the Default Login URL<\/a><\/li>
          4. D. Whitelisting IPs<\/a><\/li>
          5. E. Adding Cloudflare Free Service<\/a><\/li>
          6. F. Adding reCAPTCHA on Comments & Login<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li>
          7. #8 Find and Eliminate Vulnerabilities<\/a>
            1. A. Evaluate Security Using On-Site Plugins<\/a><\/li>
            2. B. Evaluating Vulnerability Using Off-Site Tools<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li>
            3. #9 Regenerating wp-config salts & Keys<\/a><\/li>
            4. #10 Force Through SSL<\/a><\/li>
            5. #11 Disable File Editor for Plugins and Themes<\/a><\/li>
            6. #12 Change the Prefix in the Database Tables<\/a><\/li>
            7. #13 Create a Password Protected Directory<\/a><\/li>
            8. #14 Removing Lost Password Link<\/a><\/li>
            9. #15 Hosting Too Many Website To The Same Server<\/a><\/li>
            10. #16 Evaluate Your Hosting Provider Security<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li>
            11. Final Checklist for Your WordPress Security Audit<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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              Why is WordPress Security Audit Important?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              It is clear that a security audit dictates all the vulnerabilities<\/em> that hackers might use to gain access to your WordPress website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              This will lead to a very devastating situation<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              They can demand money. They sell your website content including your user\u2019s data, card details, and very important credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              This will create chaos for your business. And once your website gets hacked,<\/p>\n\n\n\n