WordPress Security Basics
Secure WordPress sites against common attacks, with a mentor reviewing your hardening plan.
What you'll learn
- Audit a site for outdated plugins, weak users and exposed files
- Set up roles and two-factor login
- Configure backups you have tested
- Harden wp-config.php and file permissions
- Follow a recovery plan after a compromise
About this course
You audit a deliberately weak WordPress site and fix what you find. You cover updates, users and roles, file permissions, backups and recovery after a hack. Your mentor reviews your audit and hardening checklist.
Course curriculum
5 modules and 15 lessons over 6 weeks. Plan for about 24 learning hours.
01ThreatsWeek 1 · 3 lessons
- How WordPress sites get hacked
- Attack surface
- Security plugins compared
02Users and accessWeek 2 · 3 lessons
- Roles
- Two-factor login
- Login protection
03Server and filesWeek 3 · 3 lessons
- File permissions
- wp-config.php hardening
- HTTPS
04Backups and recoveryWeek 4 · 3 lessons
- Backup strategy
- Restore test
- Cleaning a hacked site
05Audit projectWeeks 5–6 · 3 lessons
- Auditing the sample site
- Mentor review
- Hardening checklist
Project
Security audit. An audit report and hardening checklist for a sample WordPress site, reviewed by your mentor.
Who this course is for
People who run WordPress sites for themselves or clients and want fewer security incidents.
Prerequisites
You can manage a WordPress site from the dashboard. No coding needed.
What's included
- 6-month course access
- Project repository
- Coding labs
- Two mentor reviews
- Office-hours access
- Implementation checklists
- A digital completion certificate
Learning format
Mentor-supported online program, part of our mentor-supported programs. Two mentor reviews and office hours.
Access and delivery
- Enrollment confirmation is provided within 1 business day.
- Mentor reviews are returned within 2 business days of submission.
- Office-hours access begins during the first program week, and final completion materials are issued within 2 business days.
Certificate
You receive a digital completion certificate. Office-hours access begins during the first program week, and final completion materials are issued within 2 business days.
Frequently asked questions
When does access start?
Enrollment confirmation is provided within 1 business day.
Is payment taken on this website?
No. After you submit your enrollment request, we reply by email with payment details and enrollment confirmation.
Does this course guarantee a job or income?
No. It is an education and training service and does not include employment, income or placement guarantees.
Can I cancel?
Our Refund and Cancellation Policy lists the terms for mentor-supported programs.
