6 plugins make WordPress website secure and faster

WordPress is the most popular content management system in the world. Every fifth website is built with the WordPress CMS. In this article, we will discuss those plugins that must be installed on every WordPress website so we can make it secure and fast. On the internet, there are thousands of plugins available to solve the small problems in WordPress. But before the use of these plugins, you should consider these things so you can secure your website from hackers.

1. Forms: Hackers mostly hack WordPress websites with the help of forms, so the first thing you should need to do is install only high-rated and secure plugins.

2. High-rated hosting: Don’t use cheap hosting because this type of hosting is less secure. Hackers can crack firewall security easily.

3. Secure Password

4. Hide WP-admin Slug: Using a plugin, you can replace it with a different name.

5. Update your WordPress and plugins on a regular basis, but be aware that this may change your functionality. before you update, take a backup of your website.

With my own experience. I am listing here five plugins that make your website secure and fast.

1. Simple Google reCAPTCHA

Simple Google reCaptcha plugin protect your WordPress website from No more spam comments and brute-force attacks against user accounts. That is build with small code and an ad-free plugin. In this plugin, you can use Google Captcha V2 and V3 versions as per your requirements.

2. Wordfence Security

This is the most popular plugin for firewall security. This plugin provides bulletproof security from hacking techniques. This plugin blocks the malicious user IP address who tries to enter your WordPress website. This plugin provides a malware scanner who will notify you if any malware has entered your website.

3. WP Fastest Cache

WP Fastest Cache is my favourite plugin to improve the loading speed of WordPress pages. This plugin creates the cache so when a lot of users come onto a website, it saves RAM and CPU usage. With the help of this plugin, the cache system generates a static HTML file and saves it on the server. Other users reach a static HTML page.

This plugin provides minified CSS and JS functionality. So we can reduce the size of CSS and JavaScript code and it will improve the speed of the website.

4. WPS Hide Login

With the help of this plugin, you can hide the WP-ADMIN slug and secure your WordPress admin panel. It will replace your yoursite.com/wp-admin url with a yoursite.com/myadmin-panel slug. But remember this URL before changing it. This plugin makes your wp-admin directory inaccessible for security purposes and prevents brute force attacks from hackers.

5. Smush – Lazy Load Images, Optimize & Compress Images

With the help of this plugin, we can reduce image size without reducing image quality. When image size is set to the minimum, the page will load in less time, which helps to improve the GTMATRix score.

6. UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin

Backup of your WordPress website is very important. Without backup, you can lose your data at any time because on the internet, hackers are ready to hack. It is recommended that you take a backup of your website every week or every month. This plugin will greatly assist you in taking backups.

Conclusion: In the end, there are a lot of plugins available, but you should consider the highly rated and most activated installation plugins so your website will be secure and you can give fast and secure web pages to users and have them enjoy your services.