{"id":7553,"date":"2023-07-10T08:25:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T08:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=7553"},"modified":"2024-12-05T10:50:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T10:50:38","slug":"managing-wordpress-website-security-using-wordpress-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/managing-wordpress-website-security-using-wordpress-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing WordPress Website Security using WordPress Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article will show you how to manage your WordPress website security quickly and easily using the WordPress Toolkit in cPanel. The <a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/news\/wordpress-toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress Toolkit<\/a> comprises features that let you configure and manage your WordPress websites without hassle.<\/p>\n<p>With WordPress Toolkit, you can check your site&#8217;s security and even fix issues from one convenient interface. To do this, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll assume that you&#8217;ve already installed WordPress. If you haven&#8217;t already installed WordPress on your site, <a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/install-wordpress-in-cpanel-using-wordpress-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a> will tell you how.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Managing-WordPress-sites\"><span id=\"how-to-manage-your-wordpress-website-security\">How to Manage Your WordPress Website Security<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To check the security of an existing WordPress install using WordPress Toolkit, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to cPanel.\n<div class=\"note msg-box\">    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tPlease see <a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/how-to-login-cpanel-whm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a> if you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the\u00a0<strong><span class=\"UI\">Domains<\/span><\/strong> section of the cPanel&#8217;s home screen, click <strong><span class=\"UI\">WordPress Management<\/span><\/strong>:\n<figure id=\"attachment_8553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8553\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8553\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--783x340.png\" alt=\"WordPress Management\" width=\"643\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--783x340.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--768x334.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--50x22.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--1536x668.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--2048x890.png 2048w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--60x26.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cPanel-WordPress-Management--100x43.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cPanel &gt; WordPress Management<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Next, the WordPress Toolkit page will appear, and you&#8217;ll see the list of the existing WordPress installs.    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tIf you do not see any installations listed, you must import them into WordPress Toolkit. Please follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/import-an-existing-wordpress-website-to-wordpress-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructions in this guide<\/a>.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t<\/li>\n<li>Under Status, click<strong> Security:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7554\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-783x202.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-783x202.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-50x13.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-1536x396.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-60x15.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-100x26.png 100w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security.png 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select the WordPress install, then click <strong><span class=\"UI\">Check security<\/span><\/strong>. WordPress Toolkit begins scanning your site.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7555\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-Check-Security-783x291.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-Check-Security-783x291.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-Check-Security-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-Check-Security-768x285.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-Check-Security-50x19.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-Check-Security-1536x571.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-Check-Security-2048x761.png 2048w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-Check-Security-60x22.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WordPress-Toolkit-Security-Check-Security-100x37.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select the check box next to the issue to resolve an issue immediately, and then click <strong><span class=\"UI\">Secure<\/span><\/strong>.    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tThis feature is only available on WordPress Toolkit Pro.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t<\/li>\n<li>You can also\u00a0check the integrity of WordPress application files. To do this, click\u00a0<span class=\"UI\">Check WordPress integrity<\/span>\u00a0and then click\u00a0<strong><span class=\"UI\">Verify Checksums<\/span><\/strong>. WordPress Toolkit checks the files on your account against the reference checksums at\u00a0<em>wordpress.org<\/em> to ensure that no files have been tampered with.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s a wrap! You now know how to manage your WordPress website security using WordPress Toolkit in cPanel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article will show you how to manage your WordPress website security quickly and easily using the WordPress Toolkit in cPanel. The WordPress Toolkit comprises features that let you configure and manage your WordPress websites without hassle. 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