In the early days, people used WordPress only as a blogging tool. 然而, today WordPress covers more than 50 percent of the market share for CMSs, supporting nearly 60 million websites worldwide.

As a commonly used platform for building websites 和 other online 应用程序s, misconceptions have spread like a forest fire, 让人们远离WordPress.

在本文中, I outline 和 explain the five most common WordPress taboos 和 myths, clarify them 和 offer solutions on how to overcome them.

1. WordPress is significantly more likely to be hacked.

Many people believe WordPress is the most easily hacked CMS. While there is some truth to this, it’s not the full story.

For instance, let’s consider Microsoft Windows. Because it’s the most commonly used operating system (OS), it has a significantly higher probability of getting more viruses 和 Trojan threats than other OSs. But we stick with it because it’s user-friendly. Like Windows, WordPress is the most developer-friendly CMS, so we should stick with it.

仍然, we should be aware of its security issues. Here are some preventive measures that you can take to safeguard your WordPress website.

定期备份你的WordPress站点. Infrequent updates make your site more susceptible to hacks. I recommend backing up your site, at the very least, weekly. 有许多插件可以提供帮助. 其中一个插件是 BackupBuddy，售价约为80美元.

While backup 插件 can be costly, they are definitely worth it.

另外, there are free 插件, such as 准备好了! 和 UpdraftPlus.

另外, some hosting providers allow users to download a backup, although they are not usually a specific WordPress solution.

So, if you need to restore a backup created by the hosting provider, 你需要知道你在做什么. 例如, it is possible that you miss taking the database backup, or you don’t know how to restore a backup cleanly. Eventually, you end up hiring a professional WordPress的工程师 为您恢复安装.

通过使用插件, 您可以轻松地进行备份, 安排他们, 只需点击几下鼠标, 必要时恢复它们.

从来没有使用 管理 as your username as it signals an easy path for hackers. Do not worry if you’ve already selected 管理 as your username during the installation process because you can easily change it.

The simplest way to do this is to create another user, 和 give her 管理 permission.

After a successful login with the new username, delete the old one.

If you don’t want to create a new username, you can change 管理 privileges directly in PHPMyAdmin, 但是要记住, directly editing the database is dangerous because it’s very easy to make a mistake 和 lose a lot of data.

You may want to consider using a plugin such as 限制登录次数 也. This plugin enables you to limit the number of login attempts 和 also ban an IP after a certain number of failed login attempts.

Next, I strongly recommend using the plugin HideMyWP, to hide the fact that you’re using WordPress completely. HideMyWP hides your login link 和 also renames the 主题 和 插件 that the website is using. It is a complete security solution in one plugin with all protection a general WordPress needs.

You may want to consider a managed WordPress hosting solution, such as WPEngine or 万神殿. These services take care of security 和 automatically update WordPress 和 generate backups for your site. By choosing a managed WordPress solution, you can rest assured your site will be safe, allowing you to focus on managing your site’s content 和 features.

所有这些预防措施都失败了吗, the next step is to limit the number of whitelisted IP addresses that are allowed to visit 和 access the / wp-管理 / 网站的一部分. Blocking all except the IP address of your computer is the easiest way to do this.

As I already mentioned, this can be achieved by using the HideMyWP plugin. 然而, don’t forget to turn it off when you go on vacation, or change locations.

另外, if you don’t want to mess with IP addresses, this plugin gives you the option to hide your login page. In the case of brute-force attacks, the hacker will not know the exact URL to target.

2. WordPress只是一个博客软件.

Back in 2004, WordPress was only a blogging system. 今天, WordPress is a highly versatile tool. WordPress is developed using fully-tested programming languages 和 technologies, PHP 和 MySQL. Both of which are widely customizable 和 extendable.

WordPress并不局限于文本. It supports images, audio, video, 和 document 文件s.

例如， WooCommerce插件, transforms WordPress into an 电子商务商店. 和 BuddyPress 把WordPress变成了一个社交网络.

同样的, there are 插件 和 主题 for everything, 包括分类列表, 会员网站, 子公司, 市场, 电子商务网站, 和更多的. 目前，有超过 40000插件 available in the WordPress repository – most of which are free.

与线上购物, Moodle, phpBB, 诸如此类, WordPress is not a platform dedicated to a single use case. A lot of stuff can be created with WordPress.

让我们看另一个例子. 你试过吗? 你好棒 应用程序? 你知道它的历史吗? It was developed by using WordPress as the core foundation.

由于其优良的特点，许多 顶级品牌 are powering their websites with WordPress.

If you need more convincing, consider the fact that every month 总共有3700万次搜索 关于WordPress.

The same statistic indicates that, at times, WordPress.org receives more unique visitors than Amazon.com. Moreover, WordPress translations are available in more than 40 languages.

3. WordPress专业人士是设计师.

WordPress has one of the cleanest 管理 panels among CMSs. 然而, it is also capable of simultaneously executing multiple database queries, 使它非常强大.

更具体地说, WordPress has a clean database structure that h和les all the processing, 和 managing it is not a job for solely a front-end guy, 或者是设计师. WordPress需要专业的, logical 和 experienced developer to extend its functionality, most likely with the help of various 插件 available.

Therefore, the work of any WordPress professional is not just a work of an ordinary designer. It requires much more knowledge 和 programming skills.

4. WordPress isn’t an enterprise solution.

Many people believe that WordPress is not a big enterprise-level solution so prefer to have a custom-built 应用程序. 然而，这只是一个神话. 仍然, it is important to keep in mind that all enterprises should have their databases optimized 和 properly scaled in order to make the most of its potential.

WordPress is built with high efficiency 和 transparency in mind 和 is very much compatible with third-party 应用程序s.

我使用的最大理由 WordPress作为企业解决方案 is that its back-end is easy to use 和 highly intuitive. Moreover, other CMSs tend to change 和 redesign their 管理 panel as part of the major updates. WordPress does not do this, as it always keeps its users in mind.

此外, WordPress has excellent built-in SEO support. I would even argue that WordPress is the most SEO-friendly platform. 和 as you know, an SEO-optimized site is vital to getting found by search engines.

Most enterprises prefer multi-language sites. WordPress提供 多站点 with multi-languages, making WordPress the best tool for complex websites.

Lastly, it’s important to note that WordPress can be used to develop an intranet for your enterprise.

5. 一个WordPress需要一个数据库.

A majority of intermediate 和 even some expert-level WordPress developers believe it is gospel to have one database for each WordPress installation; they find it hard to believe otherwise.

然而, you can install any number of WordPress installations with a single database. Some people will think of it as having a free hosting 和 will use it to its limits.

It’s possible to use one database for unlimited WordPress installations, but only until the database reaches its limit. This wonder can be achieved by editing the database prefix in the wp-config.php 文件.

也, it’s possible to share tables with more than one WordPress, 例如, when you need to share user access with more than one WordPress.

As noted earlier, WordPress is available with the benefit of 多站点.

有了这个特性, you can create as many sites as you like under a single URL, 哪些将作为一个URL的子站点. They will maintain the same theme, 插件, 和 hosting account.

此外, each sub-site will have its own 管理istrator, while the main site will have a super 管理istrator, 谁可以访问它们. 另外, a network 管理istrator can 管理ister the network between sites. This WordPress feature is not only convenient, but is also cost effective 和 affordable.

It may not be as easy to create 多站点 using some other CMS.

忘记禁忌.

The truth is, there’s no reason people should avoid using WordPress. It’s is an awesome 应用程序 full of possibilities.

作为奖励，有很多 在线资源 available that help in managing WordPress. 即使从财务角度来看也是如此, 拥有WordPress作为网站, 电子商务商店, 会员门户, 论坛或其他类型的门户, 以更高的标准负担得起吗.

It’s a cost effective venture because it gives access to unlimited interesting designs for a low price. 平均来说，大多数的 主题 成本低于50美元，而且 插件 大多在5美元左右.

每个人都有机会获得这份优秀, open-source software that can be used for everything from blogging to managing the content of websites it powers.

Simply follow safety precautions to protect yourself from hackers, 和 enjoy its features. WordPress is one of the best online 应用程序s for any web portal service 和 CMS.