This video covers the security features WordPress has out of the box and what each one protects. If you’re new to WordPress, it answers whether the core software is secure enough to build your site on.
WordPress core includes several of them: automatic updates for minor releases (since WordPress 3.7), hashed passwords, user roles with separate permissions, and nonces that protect admin forms.
Can hackers easily break into a WordPress site? This video looks at the weak points attackers check first and what you can do about each one.
So, is WordPress easily hacked? The short answer is no, but it is a common target for cyberattacks due to its popularity.
According to W3Techs (November 2026), WordPress is used by 58.2% of all the websites whose content management system it knows. That is 39.5% of all websites.
The security of your WordPress site depends on multiple factors, such as the strength of your passwords, the use of security plugins, and regular updating of your software.
The video covers the common vulnerabilities and the settings that close them.
Website security means keeping strangers from changing your site, reading its data or using it to attack your visitors.
Size doesn’t protect a site. About 13,000 WordPress sites are hacked every day, according to Sophos figures reported by Hostinger, and most of those attacks come from bots that scan every address they can reach.
The video above covers what attackers look for on a WordPress site and what a hacked site costs its owner, from lost sales to search rankings.
To see where your own site stands, open WP Ghost > Security Check and press Start Scan.
