When starting a WordPress site, we might be carried away with theme settings, postings and selling. But what’s good if we aren’t protected towards malicious attempts from hackers or unwanted spam? For basic users, we highly recommend using these free plugins available for WordPress.
BackUpWordpress
Backing up your WordPress is one of the most important things to do, and with BackUpWordpress, it’s as simple and reliable with a click of a button. You can schedule daily, weekly or customized backups within the settings (Tools > Backups). One of the most easiest backup’s ever.
All In One WP Security & Firewall
Get security for your WordPress site because you never when your site might get hacked. According to their site, All In One WP “reduces security risk by checking for vulnerabilities, and by implementing and enforcing the latest recommended WordPress security practices and techniques.” There is a strength meter that shows how well your site is guarded and a wide range of settings to customize.
Akismet
To get your site protected from spam, get Akismet – one of the most popular and downloaded plugin for WordPress. Akismet effectively eliminates spam round-the-clock. Download it if you have not, and it will do the heavy-lifting for you.
We hope you like the small round-up of our top free security plugins for WordPress. Tell us if you have any recommended plugins that you have tried at the comments below!