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[[Category: IT Knowledge]] | |||
= Setting = | = Setting = | ||
* Setting up Permalinks | * Setting up Permalinks | ||
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1. Secure wp-includes by adding these lines to your .htaccess file. | 1. Secure wp-includes by adding these lines to your .htaccess file. | ||
2. Secure your wp-config.php by adding these lines to your .htaccess file. | 2. Secure your wp-config.php by adding these lines to your .htaccess file. | ||
* Protect .htaccess from unauthorized access | |||
Add this code to your .htaccess file: | |||
<files ~ "^.*\.([Hh][Tt][Aa])"> | |||
order allow,deny | |||
deny from all | |||
satisfy all | |||
</files> | |||
* Check that you have disabled file editing | * Check that you have disabled file editing | ||
Add the line `define(‘DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT’, true);` to your wp-config.php file. | Add the line `define(‘DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT’, true);` to your wp-config.php file. | ||
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Desired: 400 | Desired: 400 | ||
Fallback: 440, 444, 600, 640 | Fallback: 440, 444, 600, 640 | ||
* Disable directory browsing | |||
Add this line 'Options -Indexes' to your .htaccess file. | |||
* Delete readme.html and install.php | * Delete readme.html and install.php | ||
* Add blank index.php files where needed | * Add blank index.php files where needed | ||
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* Move wp-config.php file outside the web root folder | * Move wp-config.php file outside the web root folder | ||
The wp-config.php file is a very important configuration file. It contains a lot of sensitive information about your WordPress site, like your database information for example. | The wp-config.php file is a very important configuration file. It contains a lot of sensitive information about your WordPress site, like your database information for example. | ||
WordPress will automatically look for this file in the folder above the WordPress root folder if it does not exist in the root folder. Moving this file out of the public_html folder means the file will not be accessible from the Internet. | WordPress will automatically look for this file in the folder above the WordPress root folder if it does not exist in the root folder. Moving this file out of the public_html folder | ||
means the file will not be accessible from the Internet. | |||
* Create secret keys | |||
https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/ | |||
define('AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); | |||
define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); | |||
define('LOGGED_IN_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); | |||
define('NONCE_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); | |||
= TEMPLATE = | = TEMPLATE = | ||
* Browser testing | |||
* Device compatibility | |||
* Validate your code | |||
using the W3C's validato | |||
* Test site Search functionality | |||
* Verify favicon displays on IE (might need .ico version) and non-IE browsers | |||
* Delete unused themes, except a fallback like Twenty ____ | |||
* Create essential pages | |||
Home Page, About page, Product page, Sigle | |||
* Verify the theme’s (not the server’s) 404 page works and is designed as desired | |||
* Make sure all images have captions and that they look good | |||
* Make sure video embeds work as desired | |||
= Plugin = | = Plugin = | ||
* Deactivate development plugins, like Action Map / CSS Map; testing code, scripts, and dummy content; and SSL testing plugins | |||
* Delete unnecessary plugins | |||
= Maintenance Mode = | |||
* It is best to turn on Maintenance mode for 15 – 20 minutes that it may take you to make sure that everything is working properly. | |||
= Updating WordPress to Latest Version = | |||
* Check Requirements | |||
PHP 5.2.4 or greater | |||
MySQL 5.0 or greater | |||
The mod_rewrite Apache module | |||
* Check & Update Themes & Plugins | |||
* Backup WordPress | |||
* Updating WordPress | |||