The Best WordPress Plugins for Protecting Your Website

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WordPress is one of the most popular blogging platforms. Millions of websites are built using WordPress as their primary content management platform. Unfortunately, this also attracts malicious users and hackers. The WordPress community does a great job of patching known vulnerabilities in a timely manner. That said, there are also many plugins that help you secure and maintain your WordPress site. Here is a list of the most popular WordPress plugins for security and maintenance.

Wordfence Security


Wordfence is one of the most popular security plugins with over 2 million installations. When you install this plugin, you will be happy to know that it offers three types of security measures; WordPress Firewall, WordPress Security Scanner, and Security Tools, which will strengthen your website. All of their services are tailored to WordPress, making it a highly recommendable plugin. Their Firewall service will identify and block all threats targeting your site and provide protection against the most threatening attacks. Finally, their other security tools include a service called Live Traffic where you can monitor all visits and hacking attempts in real-time, as well as an advanced anti-spam comment service. All of the above features are included in the free versions, although a Premium version at $99 per year also exists.



Jetpack


Jetpack is a suite of tools that offer a range of services from marketing to mom database security. We will explore the security services they offer. They offer a range of measures such as attack protection and downtime monitoring with email notifications. A unique feature is the ability to create daily or on-demand backups of your entire WordPress site, which can be very useful. Additionally, automatic malware scanning and remediation is available on paid plans. Jetpack offers free lifetime versions where most of the basic features are available, while paid plans start from €3.5 per month and go up to €29. Each plan comes with a range of additional features, so we suggest you look below to find the best plan available for your website.