A lot of people don’t realize that they’re missing unique authentication keys in their WordPress’s wp-config.php file. These unique authentication keys will help keep your WordPress site more secure. In this screencast, I show you how to add the necessary authentication keys.

I helped another person whose WordPress site was hacked this weekend. I’ve noticed a trend about sites that get hacked. Most of the people installed their WordPress blog either long ago, before the right security phrases were included in the wp-config.php file, or they installed WordPress through an auto-installer that didn’t insert the right security phrases. The wp-config.php file is the key file that contains … more »