Wordpress developers, theme developers, and plugin developers work hard to keep their applications secure. However, sometimes there are vulnerabilities that can affect your site's security. It's always a best practice to run a security plugin when using WordPress to keep your site safe from compromises and hacks. Another major benefit is blocking unwanted traffic like bots trying to access these vulnerabilities on your site. This extra traffic represents resources that could be feeding faster page loads to your real visitors.

How to install Wordfence:

1. In your WordPress Dashboard click on Plugins on the left, then Add New.
2. Search for Wordfence and then click Install Now. When the installation finishes, click Activate to activate the plugin.

You can also download WordFence from their website, and upload the plugin in your WordPress dashboard.

How to set up Wordfence:

1. Access Wordfence by clicking Wordfence from your WordPress dashboard.
2. Wordfence will open up a tour pop-up, we suggest clicking through and becoming familiar with the dashboard.
3. By default, Wordfence will defend your site against brute force and other attacks straight out of the box. However, we suggest optimizing the Firewall:
   • From the WordPress menu click Firewall
   • Click Manage Firewall
   • Click Optimize The Wordfence Firewall
   • Click Download .HTACCESS and click Continue
4. By default the firewall will be in learning mode for a few days before it becomes fully active, it will flip over automatically.