Get Clean WordPress Themes + Plugins

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The hacker’s favorite playing field, themes and plugins (especially poorly coded types) provide easy access to your site admin. Right this minute, some hacker is probably trying to gain access to your WordPress site/blog using a poorly-coded theme or plugin. If a hacker uses a backdoor hack (hidden in a theme or plugin) to access the admin area, you’re roast goose. They can wreck havoc however they wish.

As such, it’s important to download themes and plugins from trustworthy sites. Are you looking for a clean theme? We recommend Country Email List WPExplorer professional themes, Elegant Themes, Genesis and Themeforest. Need clean plugins? Check out the WordPress Repo and CodeCanyon. Know of any other trustworthy sites where we can get themes and plugins? Please share in the comments.





Update Themes + Plugins + WordPress
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At times, a great theme or plugin might come with a security flaw. Usually, developers release updates to seal these security holes. However, if you don’t update your theme or plugins, you become an easy target for hackers who -in most cases – are aware of the security flaw. After all, info about the security flaw is available in the public domain, so yeah, hit that update button already.

Keep them themes and plugins up to date. Remember to upgrade your WordPress installation as well, or you’ll cry foul when hell breaks loose.

Backup Your WordPress Site
Don’t be the one to rebuild your WordPress site(s) from scratch like yours truly. With full and regular backups, you can restore your WordPress site with ease even if the hacker person tore it from the hinges and flung it all the way across Atlantic Ocean.