{"id":1291,"date":"2018-10-29T08:54:49","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T03:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/?p=1291"},"modified":"2018-12-08T11:12:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T05:42:57","slug":"how-to-configure-sucuri-security-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-configure-sucuri-security-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Configure Sucuri Security Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you using any security plugins on your blog? Here at AWPGuide, we use <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Sucuri\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/sucuri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sucuri<\/a> as a security plugin and <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"BackupBuddy\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/backupbuddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BackupBuddy<\/a> as a backup plugin. In this post, we are going to show you that how can you configure Sucuri security plugin in your WordPress blog.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1310\" title=\"sucuri security\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-security.png\" alt=\"sucuri security plugin configuration\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-security.png 1000w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-security-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-security-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-security-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-security-98x98.png 98w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">When Do You Need a Security Plugin?<\/h4>\n<p>We will say from day 1.<\/p>\n<p>In every day, about 32,000+ WordPress blogs are being attacked and hacked. once hackers got into your website, they will be able to wipe out your entire data, steal your customer&#8217;s data especially if you are running an online store using <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"WooCommerce\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/woocommerce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WooCommerce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Setting up a WordPress security plugin will only take 5 minutes!<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">How To\u00a0Configure Sucuri Security Plugin<\/h4>\n<p>First of all, you need to go to the WordPress admin area and install the Sucuri plugin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1293\" title=\"install sucuri plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-sucuri-plugin.png\" alt=\"Configure Sucuri Security Plugin\" width=\"1184\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-sucuri-plugin.png 1184w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-sucuri-plugin-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-sucuri-plugin-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-sucuri-plugin-1024x536.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1184px) 100vw, 1184px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you got installed the plugin, you may want to activate the plugin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1294\" title=\"activate sucuri plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-sucuri-plugin.png\" alt=\"activate sucuri security plugin in wordpress\" width=\"1183\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-sucuri-plugin.png 1183w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-sucuri-plugin-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-sucuri-plugin-768x371.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-sucuri-plugin-1024x494.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1183px) 100vw, 1183px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Upon activation, you can find the plugin settings in the left sidebar. Simply open the plugin settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1295\" title=\"sucuri plugin settings\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-plugin-settings.png\" alt=\"sucuri security plugin settings\" width=\"1344\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-plugin-settings.png 1344w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-plugin-settings-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-plugin-settings-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-plugin-settings-1024x441.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You need an API key for connecting to the server. Simply click on the generate API key button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1296\" title=\"generate sucuri API\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/generate-sucuri-API.png\" alt=\"generate sucuri security api key\" width=\"844\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/generate-sucuri-API.png 844w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/generate-sucuri-API-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/generate-sucuri-API-768x484.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Accept the terms of service and privacy policy. Simply generate a new API key for your website.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1297\" title=\"sucuri API key generation\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-API-key-generation.png\" alt=\"api key generated for sucuri\" width=\"1070\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-API-key-generation.png 1070w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-API-key-generation-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-API-key-generation-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-API-key-generation-1024x599.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Soon, your API key will get generated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1298\" title=\"sucuri api key generated\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-api-key-generated.png\" alt=\"API key for sucuri plugin generated\" width=\"1081\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-api-key-generated.png 1081w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-api-key-generated-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-api-key-generated-768x314.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-api-key-generated-1024x419.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the plugin dashboard, you will be able to see your recent activities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1299\" title=\"sucuri dashboard\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-dashboard.png\" alt=\"sucuri plugin dashboard\" width=\"1158\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-dashboard.png 1158w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-dashboard-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-dashboard-768x367.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-dashboard-1024x489.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1158px) 100vw, 1158px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">General Settings<\/h4>\n<p>Now, go to the Sucuri settings page. This is where you can configure the entire plugin settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1300\" title=\"sucuri settings\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-settings.png\" alt=\"sucuri plugin settings\" width=\"1179\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-settings.png 1179w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-settings-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-settings-768x359.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-settings-1024x479.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Website Hardening<\/h4>\n<p>Go to the hardening tab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1301\" title=\"sucuri hardening\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-hardening.png\" alt=\"sucuri hardening tricks\" width=\"1169\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-hardening.png 1169w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-hardening-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-hardening-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-hardening-1024x545.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1169px) 100vw, 1169px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There you can see<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Firewall &#8211; Premium option.<\/li>\n<li>WordPress version verification.<\/li>\n<li>PHP version verification.<\/li>\n<li>Remove WordPress version.<\/li>\n<li>Disable PHP files in the uploads directory.<\/li>\n<li>Unexecute PHP files in WP-CONTENT directory.<\/li>\n<li>Block PHP files in WP-INCLUDES directory.<\/li>\n<li>Information leakage.<\/li>\n<li>Disabling theme and plugin editor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In our case, we have enabled them all expect\u00a0the theme and plugin editor disabling. Because we will be able to add some custom codes without using the file manager or <a title=\"How To Create an FTP Account In cPanel\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-create-an-ftp-account-in-cpanel\/\">an FTP<\/a>. For hardening, you just need to click on the apply hardening button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1302\" title=\"block php files sucuri\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blobk-php-files-sucuri.png\" alt=\"block php files in sucuri uploads folder\" width=\"1183\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blobk-php-files-sucuri.png 1183w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blobk-php-files-sucuri-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blobk-php-files-sucuri-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blobk-php-files-sucuri-1024x421.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1183px) 100vw, 1183px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can see the plugin got secured it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1303\" title=\"uploads directory sucuri secure\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/uploads-directory-sucuri-secure.png\" alt=\"sucuri hardening uploads folder\" width=\"1174\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/uploads-directory-sucuri-secure.png 1174w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/uploads-directory-sucuri-secure-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/uploads-directory-sucuri-secure-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/uploads-directory-sucuri-secure-1024x521.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1174px) 100vw, 1174px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also, you will be able to whitelist some PHP files from hardening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1304\" title=\"whitelist php files sucuri\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/whishlist-php-files-sucuri.png\" alt=\"whitelist php files from sucuri hardening\" width=\"1168\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/whishlist-php-files-sucuri.png 1168w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/whishlist-php-files-sucuri-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/whishlist-php-files-sucuri-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/whishlist-php-files-sucuri-1024x424.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1168px) 100vw, 1168px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Alerts<\/h4>\n<p>Go to the alerts tab. This is where you can configure the notification settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1305\" title=\"sucuri alerts\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-alerts.png\" alt=\"sucuri alerts settings\" width=\"1090\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-alerts.png 1090w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-alerts-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-alerts-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-alerts-1024x536.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1090px) 100vw, 1090px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You will be able to add extra email addresses as the notification email. Set the maximum notifications an hour and brute force prevention.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1306\" title=\"sucuri attacks alerts\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-attacks-alerts.png\" alt=\"sucuri attacks and alerts\" width=\"1188\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-attacks-alerts.png 1188w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-attacks-alerts-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-attacks-alerts-768x303.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-attacks-alerts-1024x403.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a pro tip, you need to check out our post <a title=\"How To Hide WordPress Login Page\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-hide-wordpress-login-page\/\">how to change WordPress admin path<\/a> for hardening. Now choose the alert type. We will choose them all for better security. If you don&#8217;t want all of them, you will be able to choose one by one.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1307\" title=\"sucuri alerts events\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-alerts-events.png\" alt=\"sucuri events\" width=\"809\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-alerts-events.png 809w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-alerts-events-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-alerts-events-768x534.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Website Info<\/h4>\n<p>From the website info, you will be able to see your entire website information.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1308\" title=\"sucuri website info\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-website-info.png\" alt=\"website info by sucuri\" width=\"1216\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-website-info.png 1216w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-website-info-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-website-info-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sucuri-website-info-1024x485.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1216px) 100vw, 1216px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From now on, you can monitor your entire website activities. If you are accepting guest posts on your website, you must install this plugin to monitor your website&#8217;s user activities.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it! This is how you can configure Sucuri security plugin in WordPress. We hope you found this post useful and enjoyed the read. If you did, please consider sharing this post with your friends and fellow bloggers on social media.<\/p>\n<p>For more interesting posts, you may want to check out <a title=\"AWPGuide Blog\" href=\"\/blog\">our blog section<\/a>. if you are looking for another security plugin, we will recommend you the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"iThemes Security Pro\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/ithemes-security-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">iThemes Security Pro<\/a>. This plugin is created by the same company (<a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"iThemes\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/ithemes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">iThemes<\/a>) who developed the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"BackupBuddy\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/backupbuddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BackupBuddy<\/a> plugin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you using any security plugins on your blog? Here at AWPGuide, we use Sucuri as a security plugin and BackupBuddy as a backup plugin. In this post, we are going to show you that how can you configure Sucuri security plugin in your WordPress blog. When Do You Need a Security Plugin? We will&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-configure-sucuri-security-plugin\/\" class=\"more-link btn-read\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1291"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}