My WordPress site was Brute Force Attacked and site is extremely slow. What Can I do now
option 1: You can install some security plugin such as Wordfence Security,Login LockDown
option 2:Password Protect the wp-login.php
- Step 1: Create the Password File on your server – How Can I Setup Password Protection With .Htaccess And .Htpasswd
- Step 2: Update the .htaccess File
ErrorDocument 401 "Unauthorized Access" ErrorDocument 403 "Forbidden" <FilesMatch "wp-login.php"> AuthName "Authorized Only" AuthType Basic AuthUserFile /home/username/.htpassword require valid-user </FilesMatch>
*replace the path of AuthUserFile with your own