WordPress: Activate two-factor authentication
With WordPress, you can activate two-factor authentication using a plugin. With this practical tip, we will show you how it works.
How to enable two-factor authentication on WordPress
Follow the steps below to take advantage of WordPress's two-factor authentication and make your website more secure.
- First download the "Google Authenticator" plugin from WordPress.
- Then switch to your WordPress settings and activate the plugin.
- Now set certain parameters. Among other things, you can decide whether all users have to use two-factor authentication or whether only certain people are affected.
- Once you have defined everything and followed the respective steps, your Wordpress account is now double-protected with two-factor authentication.
You can also carry out two-factor authentication for the Cloud Service Box. We will explain how this works in another practical tip.