Salt Shaker

Beschreibung

By using Salt Shaker plugin, you’ll be able to harden your WordPress security. It allows you to change the salt keys either manually or automatically.

Try it out on a free dummy site.

Why Use SALT Keys in WordPress?

When you log in to WordPress, you have the option to remain logged in long-term. To achieve this, WordPress stores your login data in cookies instead of in a PHP session. Malicious individuals can hijack your cookies through various means, leaving your website vulnerable.

To make it harder for attackers to use cookie data, you can take advantage of SALT keys. WordPress SALT keys encrypt your password, making it harder to guess. What’s more, it’s next to impossible for hackers to simply ‘unscramble’ the result in order to get at the original password.

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What people says about Salt Shaker

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Salt Shaker Features

  • Improve your WordPress security.
  • Easy to use, set it and forget it, with minimal settings.
  • Manual and immediate WP security keys and salts changing.
  • Set automated schedule for keys and salts change.

Developers?

Feel free to fork the project on GitHub and submit your contributions via pull request.

Screenshots

  • Plugin Settings.

Installation

  1. Upload salt-shaker folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
  3. Navigate to Tools > Salt Shaker menu to configure the plugin.

FAQ

Nothing happens?

Make sure that wp-config.php file has the salt keys. If for any reason the keys aren’t there; you can always generate a set of keys from this link https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/ and add it to your wp-config.php file. Once that’s done, the plugin will be able to shake them based on your settings.

The plugin isn’t working or have a bug?

Post detailed information about the issue in the support forum and we will work to fix it.

Custom wp-config.php location?

You can use this filter to define the file location salt_shaker_salts_file. Example:
In this example, the new location of the config file is in a folder that’s outside WordPress location in a folder called wpsecret. Make sure to replace it with your secret location 😉

function salt_shaker_new_file($salts_file_name) {
    $salts_file_name = '../wpsecret/wp-config';
    return $salts_file_name;
}

add_filter('salt_shaker_salts_file', 'salt_shaker_new_file');

Rezensionen

18. Mai 2023 1 reply
Reviewed the changelog before installing, glad file permissions are now left alone, confirmed, all working as expected. Great plugin, thanks! 5-Stars!
9. März 2023
This is a simple, elegant and yet powerful addition to any security you might already have on your site/sites. I have been the victim of cookie hijacking. It wasn’t a pleasant experience! This plugin ensures you and your team log out according to a fixed schedule resulting in a fresh cookie when you log back in. Indispensable!
28. Feber 2023
This plugin (Salt Shaker) is amazing, and every WP website needs it. Use this plugin to keep your website secure.<gwmw style=“display:none;“></gwmw>
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Änderungsprotokoll

2.0.0

  • Major update with complete rewrite of the plugin architecture, while keeping the same functionality.
  • Modern React-based admin interface with improved UX

Read the full changelog here