Basic security check and hardening of a small business WordPress site

Project overview

We own our company WordPress website and want to make sure it is properly protected. Please review the site with our permission, fix the obvious weaknesses and give us a plain list of anything we should do ourselves.

What you will deliver

• Review of plugins, themes and user accounts
• Updates and removal of unused components
• Login protection and two-factor setup
• Backup and restore test
• Security headers and file permission checks
• Written report with priorities

What we are looking for

• Proven WordPress security experience
• Works only on sites you are authorised to test
• Takes a full backup before any change
• Clear, non-alarmist reporting

Selection process

We look at similar past projects, the quality of your proposal and whether you can meet the deadline. Price matters only within the fixed budget; reliability and quality matter more. We may ask shortlisted applicants a few questions or for a very small sample.

Our ideal match

We are looking for someone with a few years of solid experience who can work with only light supervision. Honesty, curiosity and good manners matter to us as much as technical ability. Reliability, meaning answering messages and keeping promises, makes a big difference on a security check job.

Originality and checking

We care about quality more than speed. Please deliver only original work that does not infringe anyone's rights. We will happily leave a detailed positive review for careful, reliable work.

Keeping in contact

Quick replies make a security check job run smoothly, so we answer within a day and hope you will too. Please keep important decisions in the platform chat so both sides have a record. Clear, polite and proactive communication matters to us as much as the final security check.

Budget and payment

This is a fixed-price job with a budget of USD $170. The price is firm, so please apply only if it works for you. We prefer milestone or escrow payments, which protect both sides, and we pay as soon as the deliverables are approved.

Keeping things private

Parts of the material for this job are private to our business. Please do not show this material to other clients or in public places. After delivery, we are normally happy for you to display the final work once sensitive details are removed.

Scope and expectations

This post describes everything we expect to be included in the security check. If you think something important is missing, please say so in your proposal instead of adding or removing it quietly. Anything beyond the list will be handled as a separate, clearly priced request.

Working steps

We suggest starting with a short kickoff conversation to agree on the details and answer your questions. After that, a first draft or progress preview helps us give feedback before too much time is spent. Finally, we will review the finished work against the list, request any small changes, approve it and release payment.

How to apply

To help us choose quickly, please include the following in your proposal:

• One or two examples of similar work you have completed
• A short description of how you would approach this security check
• The date you could start and finish
• Any questions you have about the brief

Proposals that are copied and pasted without reading the job will be ignored.