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Website Security Basics for Business Owners
A practical website security guide for business owners covering HTTPS, updates, strong passwords, backups, malware protection and secure hosting.
Keeping Your WordPress Website Up-To-Date and Secure
Quick answer: Keeping WordPress secure means updating WordPress core, themes and plugins, using strong unique passwords, limiting administrator access and maintaining recoverable backups. Updates matter, but test important changes before applying them to a busy site. For practical steps, follow our WordPress plugin update checklist. If an update causes an HTTP 500 error, consult our … Read more
How to force HTTPS on your WordPress site
Quick answer: HTTPS encrypts traffic between a visitor’s browser and your website. To use it on WordPress, first confirm a valid SSL certificate covers the domain, then configure WordPress to use HTTPS and check for mixed-content warnings and redirects. See our hosting information and 403 troubleshooting guide if access rules cause unexpected blocks. Never force … Read more
How to create a WordPress backup.
Importance of backing up Quick answer: A complete WordPress backup should include the site’s files and database. Check when it was made, where it is stored, and whether you could restore it; a backup that has never been tested may not be sufficient. Busy shops and membership sites can lose recent orders or registrations during … Read more
How to change or reset your WordPress admin password
Quick answer: You can usually reset a WordPress administrator password with the ‘Lost your password?’ link on the login page if you can access the account’s email. If recovery email is unavailable, ask your host or authorised administrator about secure alternative recovery. Use a unique password and multifactor authentication where available. Never share passwords in … Read more
SSL Certificates
Quick answer: A valid TLS certificate allows browsers to establish an encrypted HTTPS connection with a website. It does not, by itself, certify that the business is trustworthy or that the website is free of malware. Confirm the certificate covers the correct hostnames and is renewed before expiry. Check website links and redirects after enabling … Read more
How to Restore Your Website
Quick answer: Restoring a website usually requires a compatible set of files and database content from a known-good backup. Confirm what the backup contains and what recent data could be lost before starting a full restore. Live shops and membership websites may have new orders or registrations since the backup. Investigate targeted recovery before overwriting … Read more