<\/span>Is WordPress a secure platform? Are WordPress websites vulnerable to attacks?<\/span><\/h2>\nWhen it comes to the overall security of WordPress, it might be helpful to imagine it as an old-fashioned safe. If you keep that safe maintained and run it as intended, then yeah, it\u2019s going to keep out the bad guys. But if you let your safe get rusty or, worse, leave it unlocked, then it\u2019s not going to be very secure.<\/p>\n
While a WordPress site might get targeted by bad actors \u2014 just like any website application \u2014 security incidents most often stem from negligence. Also consider that WordPress is supported by an entire community striving to keep it secure.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019d like to keep track of the security measures and updates in WordPress, check out the security section of their blog<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nA panel of industry experts watch over the platform\u2019s core; release cycles are stable and regular, and security best practices are firmly established for developers across both themes and plugins.<\/p>\n
WordPress is an increasingly locked-down platform. Standard procedures for keeping safe as a WordPress site owner are also now widely understood.<\/p>\n
All that said, it remains worth your while to regularly keep up to speed with security issues and developments in both the platform\u2019s core and the wider ecosystem of themes and plugins.<\/p>\n
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