Signs your WordPress website has been hacked
If your WordPress site has been infected with malware or hacked, you may notice some of the following symptoms:
- You can’t log in to the WordPress admin panel.
- There’s content and/or design on the site that you didn’t add.
- There’s a sudden drop in website traffic.
- The website redirects users to other websites and/or sends spam emails.
- Browser warnings appear when visiting your WordPress website.
- Your WordPress files are missing or your core WordPress files have been modified in some way.
- The server logs detect unusual activities and visits from unknown places.
- A new user with admin rights has been added to your WP site without your consent.
- Your security plugin alerts you about a potential breach.
How does getting hacked affect a business?
A hacked or even just a broken website is bad for the reputation of your business.
The unexpected website dowtime may cost you new leads, sales and cause your customers to lose faith in your organisation and lose trust in your website.
If a hack is not cleaned with the malware removed in a timely manner, it will also negatively impact your search engine optimisation (SEO) and your Google Ad campaigns will pause.
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WordPress Hack FAQs
Hacked WordPress Repair FAQ
WordPress is especially vulnerable to malicious attacks. This is not because it's inherently insecure, but mainly because WordPress is so popular.
As of 2023, WordPress currently has 64.2% of the market share of websites that have an identifiable CMS.
- You can’t log in to the WordPress admin panel.
- There’s content and design you haven’t uploaded such as hundreds of new pages being added.
- There’s a sudden drop in traffic.
- The website redirects users and sends spam emails.
- Browser blocklist warnings appear when visiting your WordPress website.
- Your WordPress files are missing.
- The server logs detect unusual activities and visits from unknown places.
- A new member with admin rights has been added without your consent.
- Your security plugin alerts you about a potential breach.
- Google search console alerts you that your site contains malware.
Here's what you should do if your WordPress site is hacked:
0. Contact a professional if you need assistance.
1. Reset passwords.
2. Update plugins and themes.
3. Remove users that shouldn't be there.
4. Remove unwanted files.
5. Clean out your sitemap.
6. Reinstall plugins and themes, and WordPress core.
7. Clean out your database if necessary.
Contact me or call now on 0431 739 060 for assistance with this.
Yes, you can recover a hacked website by purging the malware from the site. However, the process is very technical.
It is recommended that you hire a WordPress security expert if you're not confident in your technical skills to prevent further damage to the website.
You can contact me or call now on 0431 739 060 for assistance.