Wordfence vs Shield Security

Hi @jeffersonpowers,

Naturally there can be overlapping features which could result in more of your site’s resources being used during scans etc. when installing more than one security plugin. Wordfence does have some modules that can be disabled but not all products do so be careful in which features you like/dislike from each. Ultimately, the choice of which security strategy to implement on a site is that of the administrator.

I find a good approach when forming an opinion is to take a look around the plugin provider’s blog posts for news about protection from the latest and emerging threats:

https://getshieldsecurity.com/blog/

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/category/vulnerabilities/

Thanks,

Peter.

Thanks for the reply, although a lot of the material covered in both blogs is a little over my head.

Speaking to those who have used both plugins, is there anything in particular that one does, that the other does not do?

Best practice is to use one plugin to provide security. I would make your choice between the two plugins, and then work through the recommendations here:

Hardening WordPress

Maintaining regular database and filesystem backups is also a valuable approach. e.g. if you get hacked from an infected site on the same server of a shared hosting plan, which no security plugin can protect you from, then you can re-install a clean backup from x weeks/months ago, once the host has resolved the issue.