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22 Best WordPress Security Plugins To Lock Out Malicious Threats
Keeping your WordPress site secure can be challenging. Check out these WordPress security plugins to easily lock out criminals.
- Reading time
- 44 min read
- Updated date
- May 29, 2026
- Post type
- Blog
- Topic
- WordPress Plugins
- Topic
- WordPress Security
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Reliability under human error: when editors, developers, or plugins break things
Most WordPress downtime comes from everyday changes. Learn why human error happens and how fast recovery makes the real difference.
- Reading time
- 9 min read
- Updated date
- May 20, 2026
- Topic
- WordPress Security
How to protect your WordPress site from unwanted bot traffic with Cloudflare
Protect your WordPress site from unwanted bot and AI traffic with Cloudflare’s free tools for faster performance and more accurate analytics.
- Reading time
- 6 min read
- Updated date
- November 18, 2025
- Topic
- Cloudflare
- Topic
- WordPress Security
From firefighting to future-proofing: How Kinsta reduces maintenance workload and client churn
Move beyond crisis mode. Explore how adopting a proactive hosting strategy with Kinsta helps agencies work smarter and scale confidently.
- Reading time
- 18 min read
- Updated date
- October 27, 2025
- Topic
- Agency
- Topic
- WordPress Development
- Topic
- WordPress Hosting
- Topic
- WordPress Performance
- Topic
- WordPress Security
How much revenue could downtime cost you on Black Friday?
Learn how hosting downtime affects e-commerce during Black Friday week, leading to lost sales and abandoned carts.
- Reading time
- 9 min read
- Updated date
- June 12, 2026
- Topic
- WordPress Hosting
- Topic
- WordPress Security
Bot Traffic
AI crawlers vs. bot protection vs. robots.txt vs. llms.txt: what actually controls AI access?
See what each file actually does, why llms.txt can't block AI crawlers, and how to actually control AI access on WordPress.
- Reading time
- 11 min read
- Updated date
- July 29, 2026
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
- Topic
- Web Crawlers
Kinsta bot protection vs. Cloudflare: What’s the difference, and which should you use?
Compare Kinsta bot protection and Cloudflare’s bot tools to see how they differ, when to use each, and which option fits your WordPress site.
- Reading time
- 16 min read
- Updated date
- July 16, 2026
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
- Topic
- Cloudflare
- Topic
- Web Crawlers
Bots are surpassing human traffic on the web. What is really going on?
Bots now generate more web traffic than humans. See what's driving the surge and what it costs WordPress site owners.
- Reading time
- 11 min read
- Updated date
- June 30, 2026
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
Why bot traffic is now an infrastructure problem (not just an SEO problem)
AI crawlers are overwhelming WordPress servers, increasing hosting costs, exhausting PHP threads, and slowing WooCommerce stores.
- Reading time
- 14 min read
- Updated date
- June 23, 2026
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
Security Tips
How to secure student data in WordPress (FERPA and GDPR compliance)
Learn how to secure student data in WordPress to comply with FERPA, GDPR, and other privacy guidelines for universities and schools.
- Reading time
- 14 min read
- Updated date
- March 11, 2026
- Topic
- Education
- Topic
- Security Tips
- Topic
- WordPress Security
Keep your school’s private data secure when using WordPress
Keep your school's private data secure on WordPress with expert tips and best practices to protect student and staff information.
- Reading time
- 16 min read
- Updated date
- March 11, 2026
- Topic
- Education
- Topic
- Security Tips
- Topic
- WordPress Security
Why web hosting is crucial to WordPress site security
Examine the role web hosting plays in security, explore WordPress's unique security needs, and identify areas where hosting makes an impact.
- Reading time
- 13 min read
- Updated date
- March 19, 2026
- Topic
- Security Tips
- Topic
- WordPress Security
Lessons Learned Along Kinsta’s Path to SOC 2 Compliance
Along the way to achieving SOC 2 compliance, Kinsta learned a lot about preparing for the framework's cybersecurity audit.
- Reading time
- 9 min read
- Updated date
- June 1, 2026
- Topic
- Cloud Hosting
- Topic
- Security Tips
Web Crawler
AI crawlers vs. bot protection vs. robots.txt vs. llms.txt: what actually controls AI access?
See what each file actually does, why llms.txt can't block AI crawlers, and how to actually control AI access on WordPress.
- Reading time
- 11 min read
- Updated date
- July 29, 2026
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
- Topic
- Web Crawlers
Kinsta bot protection vs. Cloudflare: What’s the difference, and which should you use?
Compare Kinsta bot protection and Cloudflare’s bot tools to see how they differ, when to use each, and which option fits your WordPress site.
- Reading time
- 16 min read
- Updated date
- July 16, 2026
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
- Topic
- Cloudflare
- Topic
- Web Crawlers
How to distinguish traffic from bots to identify real visits, helpful bots, and harmful attacks
Knowing who's actually visiting your site matters. Learn how to distinguish traffic from bots to spot real visits, helpful bots, and attacks.
- Reading time
- 13 min read
- Updated date
- June 2, 2026
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
- Topic
- Web Crawlers
- Topic
- WordPress Issues