[deanhills]

I feel like wordpress shouldn't be just used anymore. If you just want a static blog why do use Jekyll? Why use bulky software like word press which leaves huge attack surfaces as it still uses PHP and MYSQL. Jekyll is a static blog generator and there's plenty of guides out there while lays out in layman terms how to set it up and use it. And it looks gorgeous with themes.

You've got an excellent point Kururin. I have to rethink completely why I'm using WordPress and go for a much safer alternative. Time for a change me thinks. I've been doing it this way as maybe I've become lazy. I spent a lot of effort to do courses, and am reasonably expert at WordPress. So blogs come easy and effortless. However, over the years the security of Websites has become more and more complex to the extent that the way WordPress works with external plugins and themes, the risk for being hacked has become much greater - easy has become expensive in a way. I've just asked another shared hosting host to check my Website, and he told me the exact same thing. I'm not the only one caught with this. WordPress is just not a good option any more if you really want a safe setup.