I have put together a free ebook on configuring WordPress called Bulletproof Blogging with WordPress (pdf, 2.1MB). This ebook is aimed at someone who is new to WordPress and is hosting their own blog for the first time.
Bulletproof Blogging with WordPress ebook
Most of the information in Bulletproof Blogging with WordPress comes from my blog posts, here on TaB, but there is a good amount of new information too, like a comparison of five different hosting companies, that I consider good solutions for a new self-hosted blog.
This ebook is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution license, so you are free to share and redistribute it, if you would like. A link back to this page would be appreciated.
Bulletproof Blogging with WordPress (pdf, 2.1MB)
Hmm, some of the lines from the book didn’t show in my question post (probably due to coding marks…) Without those it said:
files wp-config.php
order allow,deny
deny from all
/files
Sorry for the brainfade…
No worries, Liz – it can be a challenge to keep coding tags from getting stripped-out, when commenting on WordPress blogs. Both of those statements go in the .htaccess file, below any WordPress rules. If you have WP Super Cache installed, the .htaccess file should have the WP Super Cache rules first, followed by WordPress rules, followed by anything you add yourself, such as these two configuration rules.
# END WordPress
Options All -Indexes
files wp-config.php
order allow, deny
deny from all
/files
Oops, forgot to ask my question!
On page 21 in “Securing WordPress,” I wasn’t quite clear about where to put stuff. Does the line “Options All –Indexes” go any particular place in the .htaccess file, and does it stay as just a line of text as written? And same question for the wp_config.php file– do these lines go in a particular place in the file?
order allow,deny
deny from all
Thanks very much!
Thanks so much, Roy! This was a quick read and full of important stuff! I especially liked all the security tips. Makes me feel much more confident about setting up my first blog.
I will definitely be passing this on to friends and colleagues!
Thanks for the free E-Book on configuring wordpress, it really helps me wen i start my new blog through wordpress, as if now for my blog i had to ask help with a service provider, and your E-Book will help me to learn step by step in wordpress hosting and configuring, i will get back to you after reading the complete tutorial.
Thank you, I hope you find it helpful!
Roy, I just read your e-book. Great job! I picked up several things I didn’t know, and it will be invaluable for people starting out with self-hosted WordPress blogs.
Thanks, John, I appreciate the great feedback! Feel free to pass it along to anyone you might know who is interested in hosting their own blog.