If you’re going to update the passwords for your WordPress site — then you might as well update them all. Many people login to their WordPress dashboard and that’s as far as it goes. However behind the WordPress dashboard there’s a database and other tools that all have passwords. These passwords should be reviewed for complexity and freshness. Review and update (read more) these passwords to keep your site safe.
- Hosting Account (a.k.a. your server)
- FTP. Your Hosting Account provides “File Transfer Protocol” which is used to upload and download files to your site. It’s likely that only your web designer or developer have used FTP. It has a password separate from your hosting login.
- You may have a hosting plan with one company and register your domain (web address) with another. If your domain is registered with another company, there is also a login password.
- WordPress Database (this is not the dashboard) – Don’t change it unless you know how to update it in your WordPress software.
- You may have a 5th password if you register your domain (your web address) with a company that differs from your hosting plan.
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