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Protecting the critical Joomla files from being accessed directly over the web is an essential aspect of your website’s security. Add this code to your .htaccess file in order to protect your Joomla’s configuration.php file and your .htaccessfile from direct access via web: <FilesMatch “configuration.php”> … Continued

Prohibiting direct web access to important Joomla! files by placing them outside your public_html directory is a good practice in terms of security. For example, if you want to move the main configuration file (configuration.php) of your Joomla! outside the public_html directory, you can … Continued

The default Super Administrator account which is created during the Joomla installation, is called “admin”. You do protect it with a password at the final steps of the installation, but still leaving the username to this well known default value … Continued

As part of providing the latest Joomla security information to the community, the Joomla Security Team has launched and supports an RSS feed. You can add that feed to the administrative area of your Joomla by following these instructions: Login … Continued

Due to an incorrect alias or a non-English character in your category names, Joomla may replace the category name with a time stamp like 2013-01-08-03-45-44. The problem can be solved by following the steps below: Step 1: Change the menu item … Continued

To add external RSS feeds to your Joomla website, you can use one of the many available “RSS Readers” extensions available. You can check the Joomla official extensions directory in order to find the one that best suits your needs. We recommend … Continued

Firstly, you should upload the .jpa archive in the document root directory of your website via FTP. Download the Akeeba Kickstart script from their official website and upload the kickstart ZIP file in the same folder where the you have the .jpa archive. Once the ZIP file is uploaded, … Continued

You can use the following instructions to create a custom 404 error page for your Joomla website: 1. Create new article – create new uncategorized article through your Joomla administrative area -> Article manager called 404. You can insert desired text inside … Continued

Most Joomla templates display the site name defined in the Joomla configuration file configuration.php. Usually, the site name is set as the domain name for your website. In order to hide it, you need to delete the domain name and save … Continued

Before taking extra steps to secure Joomla, you should make sure its core code and any additional components / modules are up to date. Then you can take advantage of the next extra security measures: 1. Secure your administrator’s area. … Continued