Before I begin this post I have to make a statement to avoid any misunderstandings – I love WordPress! I strongly believe it to be one of the most versatile platforms for publishing on the web and also one of the most supported. My hat goes off to its developers and community who constantly work on enhancing, improving and what is more important – Securing WordPress!

And while with each major release it becomes simpler and easier to upgrade I know from my experience and from talking to many business customers that sometimes it feels as if decision to use WordPress puts you into constant upgrade cycle….

Upgrade cycle forced by a need to stay secure and one step ahead of “crackers”. Upgrade cycle, urgency of which can be greatly reduced if using some common “Best Practices” and it is exactly what I want to share today…