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To disable server signature in WordPress using htaccess. Add the following code in your htaccess file located in WordPress root folder.

# START Disable server signature #
	ServerSignature Off
# END Disable server signature #

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To add Expires Headers in WordPress using htaccess. Add the following code in your htaccess file located in WordPress root folder.

#BEGIN EXPIRES CACHING 
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
	ExpiresActive On
	ExpiresByType text/css "access 1 month"
	ExpiresByType text/html "access 1 month"
	ExpiresByType image/gif "access 1 year"
	ExpiresByType image/png "access 1 year"
	ExpiresByType image/jpg "access 1 year"
	ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access 1 year"
	ExpiresByType image/jp2 "access 1 year"
	ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access 1 year"
	ExpiresByType image/svg+xml "access plus 1 month"
	ExpiresByType audio/ogg "access plus 1 year"
	ExpiresByType video/mp4 "access plus 1 year"
	ExpiresByType video/ogg "access plus 1 year"
	ExpiresByType video/webm "access plus 1 year"
	ExpiresByType application/atom+xml "access plus 1 hour"
	ExpiresByType application/rss+xml "access plus 1 hour"
	ExpiresByType application/pdf "access 1 month"
	ExpiresByType application/javascript "access 1 month"
	ExpiresByType text/x-javascript "access 1 month"
	ExpiresByType text/x-component "access plus 1 month"
	ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash "access 1 month"
	ExpiresByType font/opentype "access plus 1 year"	
	ExpiresByType font/truetype "access plus 1 year"
	ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-fontobject "access plus 1 year"
	ExpiresByType application/x-font-ttf "access plus 1 year"
	ExpiresByType application/x-font-opentype "access plus 1 year"
	ExpiresByType application/font-woff "access plus 1 year"
	ExpiresByType application/font-woff2 "access plus 1 year"
	ExpiresByType application/vnd.ms-fontobject "access plus 1 year"
	ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 year"
</IfModule>
#END EXPIRES CACHING

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To enable ENABLE MOD_PAGESPEED in WordPress using htaccess. Add the following code in your htaccess file located in WordPress root folder.

# ENABLE MOD_PAGESPEED START
# COMBINE CSS, COMPRESS IMAGES, REMOVE HTML WHITE SPACE AND COMMENTS
<IfModule pagespeed_module>
	ModPagespeed on
	ModPagespeedEnableFilters rewrite_css,combine_css
	ModPagespeedEnableFilters recompress_images
	ModPagespeedEnableFilters convert_png_to_jpeg,convert_jpeg_to_webp
	ModPagespeedEnableFilters collapse_whitespace,remove_comments
</IfModule>
# ENABLE MOD_PAGESPEED END

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By default, WordPress background updates only happen for plugins in special cases, as determined by the WordPress.org. Because the special cases will be controlled by the WordPress security team for patching critical vulnerabilities. To enable or disable updates for plugins, you can use the auto_update_plugin filter.

You can enable WordPress to automatically install all plugin updates by simply adding this code to your theme’s functions.php file.

add_filter( 'auto_update_plugin', '__return_true' );

You can disable WordPress to automatically install all plugin updates by simply adding this code to your theme’s functions.php file.

add_filter( 'auto_update_plugin', '__return_false' );

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The different types of gadgets available in the WordPress Dashboard and those are as listed below:

• Dashboard Menu
• Screen Options
• Welcome
• Quick Draft
• WordPress News
• Activity
• At a Glance

The best way to ensure your website remains safe is to follow a few simple steps:

• Use strong passwords for all user accounts.
• Take backups of your WordPress website.
• Update your WordPress installation, themes and plugins (though we do recommend testing updates on a localhost installation or on a staging site first). And if theme or plugin you’re currently using hasn’t been updated in the last couple years you might want to consider switching to a new one.
• Don’t install illegal downloads of premium themes and plugins, which almost always include malicious code (virus, spam, hacker backdoor, etc).
• Only use plugins and themes from trustworthy websites. We don’t recommend downloading from forums or third party sharing sites (torrents). If you aren’t sure of a website’s trustworthiness check customer reviews, item ratings and social accounts.

Yes, wordPress.com is considered to be more secure than WordPress.org because it limits the themes and does not allow the installation of plugins. But, the security is, however, more dependable on how your website is hosted by the hosting company and also the steps they take to prevent the security problems.

In WordPress, a “taxonomy” is a grouping mechanism for some posts (or links or custom post types). There are four default taxonomies in WordPress they are

• Category
• Tag
• Link Category
• Post Formats

You are also free to create your custom taxonomies too.