Comments on: 8 Best WordPress Security Plugins https://blog.tbwhs.com/wordpress-security-plugins/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 01:42:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Garen https://blog.tbwhs.com/wordpress-security-plugins/#comment-26059 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 02:15:00 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=6291#comment-26059 In reply to Marc Parsons.

No, it doesn’t block the Googlebot. It looks for patterns of machines that are doing something malicious. There are many security settings that you can change with the various plugins mentioned above. You can tighten up security a ton or leave it relaxed. It’s really up to you and how much “crap” you’re having to deal with 🙂

]]> By: Marc Parsons https://blog.tbwhs.com/wordpress-security-plugins/#comment-26052 Fri, 25 Dec 2015 05:35:00 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=6291#comment-26052 Really glad I found your post on the best WordPress Security Plugins! I have been concerned with security threats on my website for a while now and you have just given me 10X more resons to be concerned 😉

You mentioned earlier that Worfence is able to block IP address’s of Bots and Humans alike….

How does this impact Googles bot’s and also, could I be unknowingly blocking visitors from my website with plugins like these?

Don’t get me wrong, I agree that it is definitely required, but I at the same time do not want it to have a negative impact on my website.

Looking forward to your response.

Cheers,

Marc Parsons

]]> By: Garen https://blog.tbwhs.com/wordpress-security-plugins/#comment-26046 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:14:00 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=6291#comment-26046 In reply to Lynne Huysamen.

Lynne,

A spam plugin is basically for comments on your blog. This helps minimize the amount of spam comments on your blog. A security plugin helps tighten up vulnerabilities on your WordPress website. Really, I am not sure why people hack into websites. Boredom or possibly they just have no life. Either way, you look at it they are out there, and people’s sites get hacked every day.

Hope this helps.

]]> By: Lynne Huysamen https://blog.tbwhs.com/wordpress-security-plugins/#comment-26045 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:08:00 +0000 https://tbwhs.com/blog/?p=6291#comment-26045 Wow this certainly is a comprehensive review on security plugins! I’m just a bit confused though. Is this not the same as a spam plugin? I was using Akismet and now I have changed to WP something or other. If these are different things then I don’t think I have any security on my website.
Why would anyone want to hack into my website anyway? I am just a small blogger… please can you explain for me,.

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