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Failed 3 of 4 Hackability Tests

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  • April 3, 2014 at 9:34 am #98295
    dover
    Member

    Help!! I'm learning to use Genesis Framework and felt disappointed as well as surprised when the website I'm designing failed all but #4 of the hackability tests listed on this site: http://www.pickmywebbedbrain.net/4-hackability-tests-you-can-do-yourself-on-your-wordpress-website/. Other sites I have set up using free WordPress themes failed #2 and #3 but the Genesis Sample theme fails #1, #2, and #3.

    I mainly want to know how do I fix these issues. Thanks for any suggestions.

    April 3, 2014 at 9:59 am #98296
    eamonmoriarty
    Participant

    Many of the top websites built on wordpress will fail Test #1, #2 but are very unlikely to be hacked.
    I'm not sure that the website you have quoted has any authority in the area of security.

    Eamon Moriarty
    EM Dzine

    April 3, 2014 at 10:15 am #98303
    Andrea Rennick
    Member

    Other sites I have set up using free WordPress themes failed #2 and #3 but the Genesis Sample theme fails #1, #2, and #3.

    Those tests have nothing to do with your theme. they are looking at core WP files and refer to server hardening.

    Nothing on that list is theme related.

    On top of that, being able to *see* the directory listings in a folder have nothing to do with actually being able to edit those files.

    Everyone with a WordPress install has the exact same files on their server. The code is public. Hackers can go read the publicly available and readable code to try and hack.

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    April 3, 2014 at 12:30 pm #98327
    dover
    Member

    Thanks Andrea and Moriarty! Since these tests have nothing to do with the theme :), do I need to take any action on the server side?

    April 3, 2014 at 12:42 pm #98330
    Andrea Rennick
    Member

    Talk to your web host.

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    April 3, 2014 at 2:42 pm #98343
    dover
    Member

    Talked to my hosting provider and took care of #3 (which seems to be the only item of real concern) by adding some code to the .htaccess file. Thanks Andrea for your guidance since I am so out of my depth here!

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