How to protect my blog from getting erased?
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Someone may steal my password and try to erase my content. I do not want to go into details but this person is apable of that out of spite. Can I ask you to disable the trash post function from my blog?
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No that’s not possible. It’s you that has to take precautions. Please see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/
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Here is some information about secure passwords:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/Keeping your secrets secret
The weakest link in the security of anything you do online is your password. It’s the key to your blog, your email, your social networking accounts or any other online service you use. If your password is easy to guess, your online identity is vulnerable.
Instead of trying to keep track of dozens of passwords in your head or in unsecured text documents on your desktop, use password management software. They will lock all your information down behind one single password. If you only have to remember one password, you can make it as random and as hard to guess as you want.
These are some the password managers we use for our own passwords:
- Keepass – Open Source, free to download and use. Available for Windows, Mac and Linux.
- LastPass – Free service with premium option. Available for all major OSs, browsers and mobile devices.
- 1Password – Paid download. Available for Windows, Mac and iOS, with support for all major browsers.
Staff won’t disable the trash post function on blogs. This is a multiuser platform and most folks would not appreciate losing that function.
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Here is a thread about backing up your blog to a second private blog:
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-someone-help-pleasebackup-blog?replies=6But as timethief noted, securing your passwords is up to you. If you have an easy to guess password, or use the same password for everything you access online, you won’t be safe even having a private backup site.
And not to be redundant or anything, but if this person is an administrator of your site, then eliminate his/her privileges immediately.
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PS – if you go the backup in a second blog route – make the blog not connected to the original blog in any way (different email, password etc) so one password will not zap both of them –
probably covered above don’t leave computer or any device that might have any info in it unprotected or unattended
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And not to be redundant or anything, but if this person is an administrator of your site, then eliminate his/her privileges immediately.
I will be redundant – if that is the case ie. if you are not the only Admin – demote the other Admins now!
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auxclass is right, and I don’t think the link I provided makes it explicit that you should have a separate different email so it is a completely different account. Lots of free email possibilities out there.
And yes, always log out from any computer or other device so no one can steal away with your private information.
I’d also immediately change my current passwords on all my accounts, especially the email accounts.
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