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May 2024

Keep your website safe with HackGuardian

As part of our ongoing efforts to keep your WordPress website secure, we’ve launched a free security tool called HackGuardian. The new feature — built in-house for EasyWP users — makes your WordPress site more resistant to cyberattacks. 

Being open to malware, installing outdated plugins and themes, and more can make your WordPress site vulnerable. When you activate HackGuardian, it locks down your WordPress file system in a partially read-only mode. This approach ensures essential functions operate normally while protecting your system from unauthorized tampering. 

Here’s what you can expect when HackGuardian is enabled:

• Partial, read-only mode —  Your website will be protected without impacting file permissions or ownership.
• Media management — You can still upload new images, create forms, etc. 
• Routine operations — EasyWP dashboard activities, like creating backups or putting your site into maintenance mode aren’t affected.
• Flexible control — Easily toggle between protected and normal modes directly from your EasyWP dashboard or the WordPress admin panel, allowing for simple updates and changes when needed.

How to enable or disable HackGuardian

You can turn HackGuardian on or off via EasyWP Manager or the WordPress admin panel.

EasyWP Manager 

1. Log in to your Spaceship account and go to the Launchpad. 
2. Under Hosting, select EasyWP Manager. 
3. Choose the EasyWP subscription for which you would like to enable HackGuardian and select Manage.
4. Navigate to the Security tab.
5. Press the toggle to enable HackGuardian. The switch will turn green, and the status will say "Enabled".  
6. When necessary, disable HackGuardian by pressing the toggle again. The switch will turn gray, and the status will say "Disabled".

WordPress admin panel

1. Log in to your WordPress admin panel.
2. Press the toggle to enable HackGuardian. The switch will turn green.
3. When necessary, disable HackGuardian by pressing the toggle again. The switch will turn gray.