{"id":10998,"date":"2023-02-07T15:27:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T06:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/?p=10998"},"modified":"2023-02-01T11:13:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T02:13:27","slug":"find-old-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/en\/website-running\/security-case\/find-old-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"You must remember these! 2 WordPress plugin security measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a security measure for WordPress plugins,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Don&#039;t leave unused plugins installed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t use plugins that are no longer being updated (no longer supported)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These two types of WordPress plugin security measures are must-have measures. I think it is common that when building a website, you try out various plugins, but leave them installed even though you don\u2019t actually use them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would like to narrow it down to two security measures for WordPress plugins and introduce how to take them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">table of contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" 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href=\"https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/en\/website-running\/security-case\/find-old-plugin\/#%e4%bd%bf%e3%81%a3%e3%81%a6%e3%81%84%e3%81%aa%e3%81%84%e3%83%97%e3%83%a9%e3%82%b0%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%81%af%e5%89%8a%e9%99%a4%e3%81%99%e3%82%8b\" >Remove unused plugins<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/en\/website-running\/security-case\/find-old-plugin\/#%e6%9b%b4%e6%96%b0%e3%81%95%e3%82%8c%e3%81%aa%e3%81%8f%e3%81%aa%e3%81%a3%e3%81%9f%e5%8f%a4%e3%81%84%e3%83%97%e3%83%a9%e3%82%b0%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%82%92%e5%89%8a%e9%99%a4%e3%81%99%e3%82%8b\" >Remove old plugins that are no longer being updated<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/en\/website-running\/security-case\/find-old-plugin\/#%e6%9b%b4%e6%96%b0%e3%81%95%e3%82%8c%e3%81%aa%e3%81%8f%e3%81%aa%e3%81%a3%e3%81%9f%e3%83%97%e3%83%a9%e3%82%b0%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%82%92%e4%bd%bf%e3%81%a3%e3%81%a6%e3%81%84%e3%82%8b%e5%a0%b4%e5%90%88\" >If you are using a plugin that is no longer being updated<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/en\/website-running\/security-case\/find-old-plugin\/#%e6%9b%b4%e6%96%b0%e3%81%95%e3%82%8c%e3%81%aa%e3%81%8f%e3%81%aa%e3%81%a3%e3%81%9f%e3%83%97%e3%83%a9%e3%82%b0%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%82%92%e4%bd%bf%e3%81%a3%e3%81%a6%e3%81%84%e3%82%8b%e3%81%8b%e3%82%8f%e3%81%8b%e3%82%89%e3%81%aa%e3%81%84%e5%a0%b4%e5%90%88\" >Not sure if you&#039;re using a plugin that&#039;s no longer being updated?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/en\/website-running\/security-case\/find-old-plugin\/#%e3%83%97%e3%83%a9%e3%82%b0%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%81%8c%e3%83%9e%e3%83%ab%e3%82%a6%e3%82%a7%e3%82%a2%e3%81%ae%e5%85%a5%e3%82%8a%e5%8f%a3%e3%81%ab%e3%81%aa%e3%82%8b\" >Plugins are a gateway for malware<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%e4%bd%bf%e3%81%a3%e3%81%a6%e3%81%84%e3%81%aa%e3%81%84%e3%83%97%e3%83%a9%e3%82%b0%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%81%af%e5%89%8a%e9%99%a4%e3%81%99%e3%82%8b\"><\/span>Remove unused plugins<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All in one WP Migration plugin for data export<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regex plugin used for replacement search<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever left a plug-in that you used temporarily on your computer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, delete any plugins that you have tried out but never actually used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%e6%9b%b4%e6%96%b0%e3%81%95%e3%82%8c%e3%81%aa%e3%81%8f%e3%81%aa%e3%81%a3%e3%81%9f%e5%8f%a4%e3%81%84%e3%83%97%e3%83%a9%e3%82%b0%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%82%92%e5%89%8a%e9%99%a4%e3%81%99%e3%82%8b\"><\/span>Remove old plugins that are no longer being updated<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wordfence plugin will detect and notify you of plugins that are no longer being updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the WordFence plugin dashboard. It periodically scans your site and reports any abnormalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 issue found in latest scan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It is as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1024x233.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1024x233.png 1024w, https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-768x175.png 768w, https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image.png 1492w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the link text<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-none uagb-block-d6b7089f\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<p>You can see that the plugin &quot;Shortcodes by Angle Makes&quot; has not been updated since May 30, 2019.<br>It&#039;s now 2023, which means I have a plugin that hasn&#039;t been updated for about four years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1-1024x233.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1-1024x233.png 1024w, https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1-768x175.png 768w, https:\/\/hanami-web.tokyo.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-1.png 1463w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%e6%9b%b4%e6%96%b0%e3%81%95%e3%82%8c%e3%81%aa%e3%81%8f%e3%81%aa%e3%81%a3%e3%81%9f%e3%83%97%e3%83%a9%e3%82%b0%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%82%92%e4%bd%bf%e3%81%a3%e3%81%a6%e3%81%84%e3%82%8b%e5%a0%b4%e5%90%88\"><\/span>If you are using a plugin that is no longer being updated<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since you will need to change to a plugin with the same function, you will first need to find out what plugins are available and try to see if you can achieve the desired result with that plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%e6%9b%b4%e6%96%b0%e3%81%95%e3%82%8c%e3%81%aa%e3%81%8f%e3%81%aa%e3%81%a3%e3%81%9f%e3%83%97%e3%83%a9%e3%82%b0%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%82%92%e4%bd%bf%e3%81%a3%e3%81%a6%e3%81%84%e3%82%8b%e3%81%8b%e3%82%8f%e3%81%8b%e3%82%89%e3%81%aa%e3%81%84%e5%a0%b4%e5%90%88\"><\/span>Not sure if you&#039;re using a plugin 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