Another very important way to strengthen WordPress security is to always keep it up to date. This includes WordPress core, plugins, and themes (both from the WordPress repository and premium ones). They are updated for a reason, and in many cases they include security improvements and bug fixes. We recommend you read our detailed guide on how automatic WordPress updates work .
Keep WordPress up to date
Unfortunately, millions of businesses are using mom database outdated versions of WordPress software and plugins and still believe that they are on the right path to business success. They cite reasons for not updating such as “their site will break” or “major modifications will disappear” or “plugin X won’t work” or “they just don’t need the new functionality.” In reality, sites break mostly because of bugs in older versions of WordPress. The WordPress team and experienced developers who understand the risks never recommend making changes to the core. And WordPress updates mostly include essential security fixes, as well as additional features required for the latest plugins to work. Did you know that plugin vulnerabilities are reported to account for 55.9% of known entry points for hackers? These are the results of a study by WordFence , in which they surveyed over 1,000 WordPress site owners who had been victims of attacks. By updating your plugins, you can ensure that you don’t become one of those victims.
Always use the latest version of WordPress, plugins and themes
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