Howw can I protect my wordpress site with only one password without desktop app?

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  feyzikaysi · Member · Feb 21, 2015 at 11:56 am

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  I want protect my wordpress site which I edit online. But I want protect it with any plugin but I don not know what must I do?

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  dgalloway · Member · Feb 21, 2015 at 12:08 pm

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  Hi feyzikaysi!

  Are you saying that you’d like to find a plugin to protect against unauthorized access to your WordPress site?

  If that is the case, I would point you toward a plugin that would enable two-factor authentication on your blog. I don’t have a specific plugin to recommend and there seem to be many plugins offering this feature so I would suggest taking time to research all of your available options.

  In order to provide maximum security for your WordPress blog I would also suggest enabling HTTPS and making sure you always select strong passwords.

  I hope this helps.

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  feyzikaysi · Member · Feb 21, 2015 at 12:22 pm

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  Hi dgalloway
  Thanks for interesting.
  I have a free website (https://kontrolotomasyon.wordpress.com/) and I edit it online without desktop application.
  I try for add plugin like: https://wordpress.org/plugins/password-protected/
  But I think I can not do this process beause of I have a free account?
  If it is not true I want add this plugin and I don’t now how?

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  dgalloway · Member · Feb 21, 2015 at 12:38 pm

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  Feyzikaysi, I did some additional research and just realized that I gave you bad info earlier. You are correct that you cannot use plugins with your account, but that is not just because it is a free account but that your site is hosted by WordPress.com. Standard policy is to enable most popular plugin features within WordPress.com but in order to install individual plugins you must have a self-hosted WordPress site (Source).

  I’m sorry for any confusion I may have caused!

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  feyzikaysi · Member · Feb 21, 2015 at 12:39 pm

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  Thanks again dgalloway :)

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  raincoaster · Member · Feb 21, 2015 at 12:47 pm

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  You cannot use plugins.

  The most common way WordPress.org blogs are hacked is by infected or vulnerable, unsafe themes or plugins.

  WordPress.com has MUCH greater security than any “desktop app” or plugin. Just use a password you don’t use anywhere else, make it a LONG password, and make sure the email you use to manage the blog also has a long and secure (and different) password. Then you will be safer than 90% of the bloggers in the world.

  Every thing you add that can access your blog, including Post By Email, Post By Telephone, and desktop apps, is a potential security hole, a danger. The fewer of them you use, the better.