Encrypt your WordPress from attackers!
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Encrypt your WordPress from attackers!
Introduction: This year is nearly Christmas! Therefore, here is a short tutorial that can help publishers enable SSL or Secure Sockets Layer for WordPress. But, don’t panic! If you don’t know how to install it on your server, then why don’t you ask your hosting provider to install it for you? It’s not that bad…
Advantages: Encrypting your admin pages, it will provide more security for your WordPress login – session and your control panel. In order to enforce SSL in your admin pages you need to apply some codes into your “wp-config.php” file.
1.] In order to install SSL encryption, you will need to have a dedicated IP address. You can get this from your hosting provider. However, when you have your dedicated IP address, you will need to wait for another 24 hrs for your website to propagate.
Notes: It’s best if you ask the staff to install your SSL encryption. It’s a lot safer and they can install it without a single – fuss! However, if you decide to install it by yourself, there might be a problems like… the page is not appearing correctly or the passport control is warning the users to stay away from your website. So, please be careful and ask the staff!
2.] When you got a dedicated IP address and SSL encryption, you will need to modify your “wp-config.php” file. Here is the following code…
define(’AUTH_KEY’, ‘the auth key’); define(’SECURE_AUTH_KEY’, ‘the secure auth key’); define(’LOGGED_IN_KEY’, ‘the logged in key’);
Notes: you will need to generate your personal codes from this link: http://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/ and insert it into your “wp-config” file.
3.] Now, you’ll need to add these codes and set it as: “TRUE”.
define(’FORCE_SSL_ADMIN’, true); // integrate this if you want your admin site to use SSL define(’FORCE_SSL_LOGIN’, true); // integrate this if you want the login page to use SSL
Warning: “FORCE_SSL_ADMIN” is a little strict on your plug-ins. So, you will need to double – check your plug-ins, before you try this setting. But, don’t worry about “FORCE_SSL_LOGIN”. This setting will only encrypt your login page so that your login password will be encrypted.
4.] You are done!
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