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Use the right keywords for your web site: Choose the keywords which best describe the content on your site and implement them into your site structure. Improve the default SEO setup of Joomla: Configure Joomla’s SEO settings using patches and … Continued

You can force an HTTPS connection on your Joomla! website by adding the following lines in the .htaccess file of your application. 1 2 3 4 5 6 RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$ RewriteRule .* https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [QSA,R=301,L] <IfModule !mod_ssl.c> Redirect permanent / … Continued

Restricting the access to the critical Joomla directories such as administrator/ by IP address is a good security measure. This way you can allow access to your Joomla backend only from your own IP address. In order to implement such a restriction … Continued

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