Provider.lk uses centralized management tools to optimize, manage, secure multiple WordPress installations and we will also weekly perform a central audit to detect vulnerabilities, perform pending updates and take secure backups. With managed WordPress Hosting offered by Provider.lk, your website is practically hacker proof, up-to date and always fast if you follow the recommendations below;
General
- Make sure you only install authentic and verified themes and plugins, please do not use nulled or unverified free themes or plugins.
- Download your plugins only from the WordPress repository after checking the reviews. If it's a paid plugin, please download it from the original source provided by the vendor.
Updates
- Use "WordPress Toolkit" provided in your Plesk panel to install WordPress instantly.
- Make sure to enable automatic updates for all of your WordPress installations from the "WordPres Toolkit". This can be done by clicking "Updates" button appears on the top of "WordPress Toolkit" plugin, please keep the below options enabled all the time;
- Update WordPress automatically - all (minor and major) updates
- Update plugins automatically
- Update themes automatically
Security
- Provider.lk offers one-click hardening for your WordPress installations. Please navigate to "WordPress Toolkit" plugin from your Plesk panel > click "Security" appears on top of the to select all of your WordPress installations > click "Secure".
- You can add an extra layer of security to your WordPress by installing a security plugin like Sucuri, iThemes Security, Jetpack Security, Wordfence, etc.
Performance
- Disable all the unused plugins and remove them, always keep your WordPress plugins/themes up to date.
- Install LiteSpeed Cache (LSCache) plugin to get the full advantage of our LiteSpeed Enterprise web server - https://wordpress.org/plugins/litespeed-cache/ LiteSpeed Cache for WordPress (LSCWP) is an all-in-one site acceleration plugin, featuring an exclusive server-level cache and a collection of optimization features.
- LiteSpeed Cache plugin also comes with free QUIC.cloud CDN Cache.
