WordPress Security & Hardening — Lock It Down, Sleep Better
If your site makes money or powers marketing, it deserves more than a “security plugin.” Our WordPress Security & Hardening service adds layered protection—firewall rules, access controls, malware monitoring, safe updates, and recovery plans—so you reduce risk, avoid downtime, and keep customer trust. We’ll secure your stack end-to-end and document everything so you stay in control.
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Why Choose Our WordPress Security & Hardening Services?
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Defense in depth
We combine server rules, application hardening, least-privilege access, and proactive monitoring. One layer fails? Others still protect you.
Practical, business-friendly
We protect what matters—checkout, forms, logins—without breaking UX or blocking marketing tools you actually need.
Fast incident response
If something looks off, we investigate, contain, clean, and harden. You get post-incident notes and prevention steps.
Clarity and ownership
We document settings, create simple runbooks, and make sure your team can operate safely—no lock-in.
Transparent pricing
No mystery quotes—clear packages below, a practice many agencies now adopt.
Packages & Pricing
One-time hardening engagement with clear deliverables. Optional maintenance available separately.
$49
Starter Website
- Full security risk assessment
- Enforce two-factor authentication (2FA)
- Strong password and session policies
- Lock down wp-admin and logins
- Login throttling and IP rate limits
- Disable XML-RPC if unnecessary
- Harden file permissions and ownership
- Secure keys, salts, cookie flags
- Basic Web Application Firewall rules
- Hide version leaks and endpoints
- Remove unused users and roles
- Disable dangerous editor features
- Turn on activity and audit logs
- Basic malware scan and cleanup
- One-page security runbook delivered
Not included: Complex malware investigations, enterprise SSO, custom headers/CSP design, server re-architecture.
$99
Growth Website
- All Essential Hardening deliverables
- Advanced WAF and bot filtering
- Geo/IP rules for admin access
- Content Security Policy (starter)
- HTTP security headers (HSTS, etc.)
- Database prefix and access hygiene
- Limit REST and user enumeration
- Plugin/theme vulnerability watchlist
- Staging update workflow with rollback
- Scheduled malware scans and alerts
- reCAPTCHA/hCaptcha for key forms
- Backup verification and test restore
- SFTP/SSH key-based access only
- DNS/SSL/TLS configuration review
- 30-day post-hardening monitoring
Not included: Incident forensics reporting, PCI/HIPAA audits, multi-region failover setup.
$499
Advanced Website
- All Advanced Hardening deliverables
- Checkout and account route protection
- Rate limits for cart/checkout endpoints
- Advanced CSP with reporting endpoints
- Origin access control and hotlink blocking
- Edge/CDN security policies and rules
- Database indexing and query hygiene
- Secrets rotation and vault guidance
- SIEM/syslog and alert integrations
- Role-based least-privilege workflows
- Malware removal with 30-day warranty
- Incident triage runbooks and drills
- Quarterly pen-test readiness checklist
- Executive security summary report
- 90-day monitoring and tune-ups
Not included: Formal pen-testing, enterprise SSO build-outs, SOC 2/HIPAA certification work (available via custom scope).
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Our WordPress Security & Hardening Process
Schedule a consultation
A quick 15-minute call to review stack, access, risks, and priorities. We recommend the right package and outline the first fixes.
Security audit & plan
We analyze hosting, WordPress, users, plugins, DNS/SSL, backups, and logs. You get a prioritized plan with business impact notes.
Harden & configure
We implement access controls, WAF, headers, rate limits, REST/user-enum protections, safe updates, and auditing.
Scan, clean, and verify
We run malware scans, clean findings, validate integrity, and rotate credentials. We document what changed and why.
Test & document
We test logins, forms, checkout, and admin flows. We ship a clear security runbook for your team and confirm backups/restores.
Monitor & improve
We watch alerts for your included period, tune rules, and propose next steps (maintenance, training, or deeper audits).
What’s Included in WordPress Security & Hardening Services
Threat & Risk Audit
We review your hosting, DNS, SSL/TLS, WordPress core/theme/plugins, admin users, roles, file permissions, backups, and third-party scripts. Then we map risks to business impact and prioritize fixes—so every change has a why.
Hardening & Access Controls
We enforce strong authentication (2FA), least-privilege roles, login throttling, secure keys/salts, secure cookies, and session hygiene. We clean unused admin accounts and lock down common exploit paths.
Firewall & Monitoring
We configure WAF/IDS rules, block malicious IP ranges, rate-limit crawlers/bots, and monitor for suspicious file changes or login spikes—so attacks are stopped or flagged early.
Malware Cleanup & Recovery
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Update Hygiene & Runbooks
We schedule safe updates, snapshot/rollback, and document a simple security runbook for your team—what to do, who to contact, and how to keep things tight.
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Who Benefits Most
WooCommerce stores
protecting checkout and accounts.
Service businesses
safeguarding forms, files, and bookings.
Publishers & B2B
preventing spam, abuse, and defacement.
Multi-location brands
enforcing consistent, safe access.
Frequently Asked & Questions | FAQs
Do I still need a security plugin after hardening?
Think of plugins as one layer. Real security is layered: hardened logins, least-privilege roles, safe updates, WAF rules, headers, malware monitoring, verified backups, and good ops. We keep lightweight tooling where it makes sense (activity logs, malware scans, brute-force protection) and remove heavy, overlapping plugins that slow you down. After our engagement, you’ll know exactly which tools remain, what they do, and how they fit into the bigger picture. If you prefer zero plugins for security, we’ll shift more to server/CDN controls—while ensuring the same protections stay in place.
Will hardening affect my marketers or editors?
It shouldn’t—done right, security protects users while staying out of the way. We enforce 2FA, reduce risky permissions, and set rate limits that target abuse, not normal work. For marketing tags and embeds, we adjust Content Security Policy to allow required endpoints without opening the floodgates. We’ll document safe workflows, create editor-friendly roles, and keep UX intact. If something feels restrictive, we’ll tune rules so teams can work while risk stays low. Security and speed can coexist—your editors shouldn’t have to fight the system.
Can you guarantee I won’t get hacked?
No one can promise zero risk. The web changes daily, and so do threats. What we can promise is a stronger posture: hardened access, multiple protective layers, verified backups, fast detection, and fast recovery. If an incident occurs, we isolate, clean, patch, and document—then close the door that allowed it. With Enterprise Hardening, you also get runbooks, alert integrations, and a 90-day monitoring window. Combine this with ongoing Maintenance & Support and tuned Hosting & Server Management for durable protection.
What happens if you find malware?
We quarantine infected files, compare against clean baselines, and remove malicious code or backdoors. Then we rotate passwords/keys, review logs for entry points, and patch the vulnerable plugin/theme or misconfiguration. We verify that backups are clean, re-scan after cleanup, and provide a plain-English incident summary. For Enterprise plans, we include a 30-day cleanup warranty and help integrate alerts into your stack so signals don’t get missed.
How often should I revisit security?
Security is a practice, not a one-time task. We recommend quarterly checks at minimum: update audits, vulnerability review, rule tuning, and backup verification. High-risk sites (ecommerce, high traffic, many editors) benefit from monthly maintenance. Any time you add plugins, change hosts, or redesign, re-run a security pass—small configuration drifts add up. Our Maintenance & Support plans bundle recurring checks so security doesn’t slip when teams get busy.
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