Onsite security plugins are not always necessary for website security. In fact, they can sometimes cause more problems than they solve. Here are some reasons why we don’t use onsite security plugins on our websites:
Plugin conflicts: Security plugins can sometimes conflict with other plugins on your website, causing poor performance, blocking core functionality, and even causing server errors.
SEO issues: Security plugins can sometimes ban search bots from crawling your site, which can negatively impact your search engine rankings.
High server load: Security plugins can sometimes cause high server load or high memory usage, which can hurt your core web vitals metrics.
False positives: Wordfence’s firewall and malware scanner might mistakenly identify legitimate files or actions as malicious, resulting in unnecessary alerts.
Instead of relying solely on onsite security plugins, we prefer to take a multi-layered approach to website security. Here are some of the best practices we follow for your website:
Best-in-class web hosting: We host our sites on the highest-end CPUs on Google’s Premium Tier network with enterprise-Level Firewall DDoS Protection.
Run high-quality plugins: We vet and install plugins from reputable sources and keep them updated to the latest version.
Keep backups: We backup your website daily to ensure that you can quickly restore it in case of a security breach.
We offer security or performance audit: Consider getting a professional security or performance audit to identify any vulnerabilities in your website.