In addition to the myriad of plugins that can help to enhance your WordPress site, it is also important to consider the ones that will help to strengthen its security. For example, there are plugins that limit the number of login attempts or ban users attempting to access your site from certain IP addresses.

Another plugin that you may want for security purposes is the WordPress Exploit Scanner. It will not actively protect your blog against attacks, but it will help you find any possible weaknesses. More specifically, it “searches the files and databases of your website for signs of suspicious activity.” Some of this activity can easily be overlooked otherwise.

The scan looks for any scripts or modified content that has been left behind by the hacker when your site is compromised. The manual search is activated from within the WordPress dashboard and it will find instances of things like using CSS to hide text and spam links. Unauthorized or suspicious changes to your database will also be found.

Hit up ocaoimh.ie for more information and to download WordPress Exploit Scanner. It is a free download, so feel free to give it a whirl.