What Are WordPress Salt Keys and How to Change Them | EP 229

What Are WordPress Salt Keys and How to Change Them

1. What are they? 00:36
   • These keys protect your passwords, even if hackers get access to your data.
2. Where to change them? 01:17
   • You will want to change these salt keys when you set up your new website.
   • You will change these salt keys in your wp-config.php file.
3. Where to find new salt keys 02:01
   • Go to this website to generate salt keys.
   • Changing your salt keys is another way to add a level of security to your website. If you have a brochure website that you don’t update very often, then you wouldn’t need to update your salt keys as often. However, if you have an e-commerce site, you should update every month for added security.

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