wp-hardening-best-practices
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Use when configuring or hardening a WordPress site, editing wp-config.php, writing .htaccess or nginx rules, setting file permissions, or advising on deployment security. Covers security keys, DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT, FORCE_SSL_ADMIN, disabling debug output, blocking PHP execution in uploads, protecting sensitive files, and least-privilege file permissions. Apply proactively when setting up or reviewing a site's configuration.
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npx skills add wpultimatesecurity/WordPress-Security-Skills --skill wp-hardening-best-practices -a claude-code
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- Contains a destructive command (rm -rf, force push, mkfs)Medium
- Ships scripts we have not reviewedLow
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