WordPress Security in 2026: A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Site
WordPress security looks very different in 2026 than it did even 2 years ago. The platform itself got meaningfully stronger with the move to bcrypt password hashing. At the same time, the number of vulnerabilities disclosed across the wider ecosystem hit a record high (11,334 in 2025, according to Patchstack), attackers began exploiting some new flaws within hours and a…
