14. Februar 2026

WordPress Security Baseline 2026: 12 Hardening Controls That Reduce Real Risk

WordPress security in 2026 requires operational discipline, not checkbox compliance.

1) Enforce MFA for all admin users.
2) Restrict wp-admin access by role and path.
3) Disable XML-RPC if not required.
4) Limit login attempts by IP and velocity.
5) Keep core, themes and plugins auto-updated with rollback plan.
6) Remove inactive plugins and themes.
7) Enforce least privilege for file permissions.
8) Rotate secrets and salts after incidents.
9) Enable immutable audit logging for admin actions.
10) Monitor anomaly spikes on /wp-login.php and REST endpoints.
11) Run weekly configuration drift checks.
12) Test restore process from clean backups.

Teams that implement this baseline reduce exploitation windows and respond faster to incidents.