At the shopLocking up
On your siteFirewall & logins
01 / Picture this
Nobody waits to be robbed first
You wouldn't leave the shop open overnight because it has never been broken into. A site facing the internet deserves the same locks.
WordPress Security Setup
Firewall, backups, hardening and monitoring set up properly. Most sites get secured only after they're hacked. We do it first — so a break-in attempt fails, a bad update can be rolled back, and you sleep at night.
No. 01 — The Difference
The cheapest time to secure a website is before anything goes wrong. The most expensive is after a hack, when you're paying to clean up and rebuild trust at the same time.
Most WordPress sites run wide open: no firewall, admin logins with weak passwords, no real backups, outdated plugins, and no alert if something changes. It works fine — right up until a bot finds the gap, and then it's an emergency instead of a non-event.
We close the gaps up front: a firewall to block attacks, automated off-site backups you can restore in minutes, login and file hardening, forced SSL, malware scanning and uptime monitoring. Set up once, running quietly — so the next attack is a blocked log entry, not a crisis.
No. 02 — The Security Reality
The cheapest time to secure a site is before it's attacked.
A backup you've never tested isn't a backup — it's a hope.
Bots don't target you personally — they target every site that left a door open.
No. 03 — The Moving Parts
Nine layers, configured to work together. Each one closes a door attackers routinely walk through.
Filters traffic and blocks known attacks before they reach your site.
Scheduled backups stored away from your host, restorable in minutes.
Strong passwords, limited attempts and 2FA on admin accounts.
Correct permissions so core files can't be tampered with.
Forced HTTPS so data and logins are always encrypted.
Scheduled scans that flag anything suspicious early.
Alerts you the moment the site goes down or files change.
Bot and brute-force login attempts blocked automatically.
A trusted security stack installed and configured properly.
No. 04 — Every Setup Includes
No surprise line items. These come as standard on every security setup.
✓ Fixed price agreed before work starts
No. 05 — The Exposure Test
Four questions that reveal whether your site is a non-event or an emergency waiting to happen.
If you're not sure, you effectively have no backup at all.
Without a firewall, every bot on earth can knock unhindered.
Weak passwords and no 2FA are the most common way in.
With no monitoring, you learn you're hacked from an angry customer.
No. 06 — Hardened vs Wide Open
| CompareFeatures | RecommendedHardened Setup | BundledHost Default | NothingWide Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firewall (WAF) | ✓Installed and configured | Basic, shared rules | ✕ None |
| Off-site backups | ✓Automated, off the server | On the same server | ✕ None |
| Login hardening | ✓2FA, limits, strong policy | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| SSL forced | ✓Always | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| Malware scanning | ✓Scheduled | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Monitoring & alerts | ✓You hear first | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Who configured it | ✓A human, for your site | Nobody — it's a default | Nobody |
| Recover from an attack | ✓Minutes | Days | Days, and pay to clean |
| Cost | One fixed setup fee | ✓Included with hosting | ✓Free |
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No. 07 — The Stakes
A bot finds your site at 3am. It doesn't know your name — it just knows your login page is open.
It tries a thousand passwords a minute. Nothing stops it, because nothing was set up to. By morning there's a backdoor, a redirect, and a customer emailing to ask why your site sent them somewhere strange. None of it was personal. All of it was preventable — the difference was a firewall and a locked door.
If a bot hammered your login page tonight, would anything stop it — or even tell you it happened?
No. 08 — How We Work
Six stages from exposed to hardened, monitored and backed up.
We review your current setup — users, plugins, backups and exposure.
Every gap listed, prioritised and quoted before we touch anything.
Firewall installed, off-site backups automated and tested.
Logins, files, SSL and permissions hardened across the site.
Malware scanning and uptime monitoring switched on with alerts.
30 days of support, plus optional ongoing security care.
No. 09 — Words to Build By
The cheapest security is the kind you set up before you need it.
A backup you've never restored is a theory, not a safety net.
"It hasn't been hacked yet" is luck, not a strategy.
Most breaches aren't targeted — they're just doors left open.
Security isn't a plugin you install; it's a stack you configure.
The best outcome of good security is that nothing ever happens.
No. 10 — By Industry
Different worlds, one standard. Whichever you're in, the build gets shaped to fit.
Stores and DTC brands with a shopfront as sharp as the product.
View ↗ 02 / LocalTrades, removalists and home services built to rank locally and convert.
View ↗ 03 / ProLaw, accounting and consulting — premium positioning for premium fees.
View ↗ 04 / EduSchools, course creators and membership sites with gated content.
View ↗ 05 / HealthClinics, practitioners and fitness brands built for trust-driven markets.
View ↗ 06 / StartupSaaS and launch sites that make a young company look like the real deal.
View ↗No. 11 — Picture This
You wouldn't leave the shop open overnight because it has never been broken into. A site facing the internet deserves the same locks.
One bad update is all it takes. "Restore in minutes" is the difference between a shrug and a very long day.
Without an alarm you find out you have been broken into from someone else — usually a customer, usually too late.
No. 12 — The Payoff
Figures are representative and vary by project, industry and starting point.
No. 13 — Client Voices · 4.9★
No. 14 — Why Us
We do one platform, deeply. Four years of WordPress and nothing but.
↗Your code, content and hosting. Walk away any time — it's all yours.
↗Green Core Web Vitals and clean schema on every build, never an upsell.
↗You talk to whoever set it up, not a first-tier ticket queue.
↗One quote, agreed before we start. No hourly meter, no surprises.
↗30 days of free fixes, then an affordable monthly Care plan. We don't ghost you.
↗No. 15 — More Ways We Help
Security is one piece. Here's everything else we build and look after under the same roof.
Updates, backups and monitoring handled every month.
Already hacked? Cleaned, hardened and back online.
Broken plugins, white screens and errors traced and fixed.
Core Web Vitals tuned into the green without a rebuild.
Structure, schema and on-page work that earns rankings.
Outdated site reborn with SEO equity preserved.
Brand-aligned WordPress sites built from a blank canvas.
Custom stores architected around the buying flow.
LMS and member areas with gated content and recurring payments.
High-converting pages built for campaigns and ad spend.
Send us your URL. We'll tell you straight what's already covered, what's wide open, and what it costs to close the gaps — no obligation.
Message us on WhatsApp ↗No. 16 — FAQs
Straight answers, no sales fog.