Good morning, Marketers, has your WordPress site ever been hacked?

WordPress sites can be hacked for any number of reasons including weak passwords (guilty), insecure hosting, unprotected admin access, and not updating plugins or themes, leaving them vulnerable to attackers.

Not only can a hacking damage your website, reputation, and SEO, but it can harm your userbase by sending traffic away to malicious websites. Luckily Search Engine Land contributor John McAlpin shows us 15 ways to protect your WordPress websites. We suggest implementing as many of these tips as possible!

Nicole Farley,
Editor

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15 ways to secure your WordPress site

Protect your WordPress website from harmful cyber attacks. Follow these tips to keep hackers at bay and secure your SEO performance.

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Shopify is testing a new universal search feature

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Join the webinar: 'Lotame Accelerate: The (R)evolution of Customer Data in 2023'

Register today for Lotame Accelerate: The (R)evolution of Customer Data in 2023, to learn from experts about how to connect your own customer data dots and build a winning product roadmap.

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Google publishes document on more notable ranking systems

Google also lists the algorithms that are no longer being used for search rankings.

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New Meta privacy updates for teens

New Facebook and Instagram teen users will automatically be opted in, while current users will need to manually select the settings.

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Google’s Panda algorithm evolved into the Coati algorithm

At SMX Next, Google revealed that, years ago, the Panda algorithm was replaced with an updated algorithm called Coati

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Actionable tactics that drive SEO and PPC success are just a click away. Unlock the entire fall season of SMX, now available on-demand.

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