April 17, 2008

Urgent Web Site Security Check - WP Bloggers Alert!

Your WP Blog Can be Naked!!

You think it is not?

Then do a simple test - type into the browser http://your-blog-name.com/wp-content/plugins and in case you see the list of files and folders - congratulations, the test is passed - you are naked! You understand that anyone can taken anything from here now - peanuts!!

Thanks God this can be quickly and easily fixed without any plugins and big tech knowledge.

How to fix this - step by step.

  • Login to your Cpanel (or another hosting management panel)
  • Find "Index Manager" icon
  • In the list of folders choose /public_html/
  • And choose the option "No indexing"

Hurray! You are saved now!!

Thanks Gobala Krishnan for sharing this tip with all of us and making WP blogging a safer thing!

Filed under Free Blogging Advice Guidelines Project by Admin

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