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Is WordPress safe from brute force login attempts? If not, how can you prevent such an attack vector?
No, WordPress on its own is vulnerable to brute force login attempts.
Some good examples of actions performed to protect a WordPress installation against brute force are:
- Do not use the “admin” username, and use strong passwords.
- Password protect “wp-login.php”.
- Set up some server-side protections (IP-based restrictions, firewall, Apache/Nginx modules, etc.)
- Install a plugin to add a captcha, or limit login attempts.
The following line is in a function inside a theme’s “function.php” file. What is wrong with this line of code?
wp_enqueue_script('custom-script', '/js/functions.js');
Assuming that “functions.js” file is in the theme’s “js/” folder, we should use ‘get_template_directory_uri()’. '/js/functions.js'
or the visitors’ browser will look for the file in the root directory of the website.
Assuming we have a file named “wp-content/plugins/hello-world.php” with the following content. What is this missing to be called a plugin and run properly?
Hello World ";
}
The file is missing the plugin headers. Every plugin should include at least the plugin name in the header with the following syntax:
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