Security Blog
Useful information and technical details if you want to know more how to protect WordPress from modern threats effectively
Recommended security settings for WP Cerber
We provide you with settings based on best security practices. This settings suitable for most of the WordPress powered sites in the Internet. See screenshot below to see how it’s easy. Limit login attempts Attempts 3 allowed retries in 60 minutes Lockout duration 60 minutes Aggressive lockout Increase lockout duration to 24 hours [...]
Custom login page for WordPress
The custom login page feature is a great tool for reducing the attack surface and eliminating spam registrations. It’s the first thing you should enable on a newly installed WordPress. Another highly recommended security measure is renaming WordPress’s plugins folder. Why it matters and why it works According to our studies [...]
How to hide wp-admin and wp-login.php from attacks
With WP Cerber Security you can do that with several clicks. Open WP Cerber main settings page. Turn on Disable automatic redirection to the login page when /wp-admin/ is requested by an unauthorized request Enter your desired custom login URL into the Custom login URL field Turn on Block direct access to wp-login.php and return HTTP 404 [...]
Migrating from Limit Login Attempts
If you have Limit Login Attempts is installed and now ready to switch more reliable and powerful solutions like WP Cerber you can do it in several clicks.
Alternative to Limit Login Attempts plugin?
WP Cerber is the best possible alternative and drop in replacement for Limit Login Attempts plugin with a bunch of security features