WordPress Maintenance: Keeping Your Website Safe And Efficient

Since its emergence back in 2003, WordPress has evolved from a humble blogging platform to a sophisticated CMS which today powers the websites of some of the world's largest companies. However, with security flaws making the news every once in a while, many may still see WordPress as a risk not worth taking. But what is crucial in order to maintain a WordPress site that is both secure and efficient?


In this eBook we've compiled valuable advice from seasoned WordPress pros and web security experts to help you avoid the most common security pitfalls. You'll learn how to patch potential loopholes to prepare your site against hacks, but also how to swiftly put up a recovery plan in case the worst case scenario of an attack should take place.


The second part of this eBook focuses on practical tips to make your site as efficient as possible, and for those who haven't jumped on the bandwagon yet, our authors also provide a bulletproof guide on how to migrate an existing website to WordPress. This eBook is all about the big and small pitfalls that working with WordPress might possibly bring along. Learn how to overcome them so that you can tap WordPress' great potential to its fullest.



TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• WordPress Security: What You Need To Do To Keep Your Website Safe


• Proper WordPress Filesystem Permissions And Ownerships


• Are You Prepared Against A Hack?


• The Ultimate Guide To Choosing A WordPress Host


• WordPress Performance Improvements That Can Go Wrong


• Better Dependency Management In Team-Based WordPress Projects With Composer


• Migrating A Website To WordPress Is Easier Than You Think