What This Site Is

WP Secure Stack is an educational website. We provide information and guidance about WordPress security. We are not lawyers, security consultants, or professional advisors.

We share knowledge from the WordPress security community. We help site owners learn how to protect their websites.

What We DON’T Provide

❌ We Don’t Provide Professional Services

We do not:

• Offer security consulting
• Conduct security audits
• Perform penetration testing
• Provide professional security advice
• Act as your security team
• Replace professional security experts

What to do instead: If you need professional security help, hire a security consultant or use a professional security service.

❌ We Don’t Guarantee Security

We teach security best practices. We don’t guarantee your site will never get hacked. Security has no guarantees.

Even if you follow every guide on WP Secure Stack:

• Hackers might still find new vulnerabilities
• Zero-day exploits might appear
• Your hosting provider might get compromised
• Your passwords might be weak
• Users might click malicious links

What to do instead: Use multiple layers of security. Follow our guides. Also use professional security tools and services.

❌ We Don’t Provide Legal Advice

We explain security topics. We are not lawyers. We don’t understand your legal situation.

We don’t advise you on:

• GDPR compliance (hire a lawyer)
• Data protection laws (hire a lawyer)
• Incident response procedures (hire a lawyer)
• Legal liability (hire a lawyer)
• Contracts or terms of service (hire a lawyer)

What to do instead: When legal issues arise, consult an actual lawyer.

❌ We Don’t Provide Medical or Health Advice

This website is about WordPress security, not health. Don’t use anything here for medical purposes.

❌ We Don’t Endorse Third Parties

We link to plugins, themes, hosting providers, and tools. We don’t endorse every product we mention.

We try to recommend good products. Sometimes bad products slip through. Sometimes vendors change.

What to do instead: Research products yourself. Read reviews. Test them. Don’t trust us alone.

Your Responsibility

You Choose What to Do

You decide whether to follow our advice. You implement it (or not). You accept the results.

We explain WordPress security. You choose whether to apply that knowledge.

You Test First

Never apply security changes to a live site without testing.

Always:

1. Back up your site (full backup, database included)
2. Test on staging (copy of your site on a test server)
3. Verify the change works (test for 1-2 weeks)
4. Then apply to production (your live site)

If something breaks, you rollback from your backup.

You Own Your Site

You own your WordPress site. You own your data. You own the consequences of your choices.

We help you understand security. We don’t control what you do with that information.

You Are Responsible for Access

You control who has access to your site:

• Your passwords (make them strong)
• Your hosting account (keep it secure)
• Your admin users (remove people who leave)
• Your hosting provider (choose a good one)
• Your server configuration (hire someone if needed)

We guide you. We don’t manage your site.

You Are Responsible for Updates

You must update:

• WordPress core
• Your plugins
• Your themes
• Your server software
• Your PHP version

Updates don’t install themselves. You must apply them.

If you don’t update:

• Your site becomes vulnerable
• Hackers find the known vulnerabilities
• Your data gets exposed
• This is your responsibility, not ours

You Are Responsible for Backups

You must back up your site regularly:

• Full backups (including database)
• Store them somewhere safe
• Test that they actually restore
• Keep them for 30+ days

If your site gets hacked and you have no backup:

• You can’t recover your data
• You can’t restore your site easily
• This is your responsibility

Content Accuracy

We Try to Be Accurate

We research our articles. We test our guides. We update them when things change.

But we make mistakes sometimes:

• WordPress updates and changes things
• Plugins change their behavior
• Best practices evolve
• We misunderstand something
• Information becomes outdated

Information Changes

WordPress security evolves constantly. What’s true today might be wrong tomorrow.

We try to keep articles updated. We don’t always catch everything.

Check the “Last Updated” date on each article. If it’s old, the information might be outdated.

You Verify Everything

Don’t trust any website—including ours—completely.

When we tell you something:

1. Check multiple sources
2. Test it on your own site
3. Verify it still works
4. Don’t blindly follow instructions

Smart site owners verify everything.

We Update Articles

When we find mistakes or outdated information:

• We update the article
• We add a note saying “Updated on [date]”
• We don’t hide the changes

But we don’t catch every mistake immediately. Help us by reporting errors.

Community Feedback

Our readers help us catch mistakes. If you find an error:

Email: [email protected]

Subject: “[Article Name] – Error Found”

Tell us:

• What article
• What’s wrong
• What the correct information is
• A source if you have one

We investigate and update articles when we verify the error.

Third-Party Content

We Link to Other Sites

We recommend:

• WordPress plugins and themes
• Hosting providers
• Security tools
• Other educational sites
• Affiliate products

These sites have their own policies. We don’t control them.

We Don’t Guarantee Third-Party Quality

Just because we link to something doesn’t mean it’s good. We do our best to recommend quality products.

But sometimes:

• Vendors change their product
• Security flaws appear
• The product gets abandoned
• The vendor gets bought and changes
• The service gets worse

What to do instead: Research products yourself. Read recent reviews. Test before buying.

We Can’t Control External Sites

Once you leave wpsecurestack.com, we don’t control what happens. Third-party sites have their own policies:

• Privacy policies
• Terms of service
• Security practices
• Content

Read their policies. Don’t assume they’re as careful as we are.

Affiliate Links & Sponsorships

We Make Money

We include affiliate links. When you buy through our link:

• The vendor gives us a commission
• You pay the same price
• We earn a small percentage

Transparency: We disclose this because you deserve to know.

We Only Recommend Products We Use

We only recommend products:

• We have tested
• We actually use
• We believe are good
• We would recommend to friends

We turn down sponsorships for bad products. We don’t recommend something just for money.

But we’re humans. We have financial incentives. You should know that.

Check Affiliate Disclosures

Articles with affiliate links say so clearly. Look for:

• “Affiliate link” note
• “We earn a commission” statement
• Links marked with icon

If an article doesn’t disclose, it probably has no affiliate link.

Verify Product Quality

An affiliate link doesn’t mean the product is good. It means we think it’s worth recommending.

Still:

• Read independent reviews
• Check the vendor’s reputation
• Test free versions if available
• Don’t buy just because we linked it

Security of Our Own Site

We Work to Keep Our Site Secure

We:

• Keep WordPress updated
• Use security plugins
• Monitor for attacks
• Back up the site
• Use HTTPS encryption
• Hire security experts

But we’re not perfect. Our site could get hacked.

If our site gets compromised:

• We’ll tell you publicly
• We’ll fix it as fast as possible
• We’ll explain what happened
• We’ll improve our security

We’re Not Responsible for Hackers

If a hacker:

• Gets into our site
• Installs malware
• Steals data
• Modifies content

That’s the hacker’s fault, not ours. But we’re responsible for fixing it.

Comments and User Content

Users submit comments on our site. We moderate them. But users are responsible for what they post.

If a user posts:

• Malware links
• Spam
• Harmful content
• Copyrighted material

We remove it when we catch it. But we can’t catch everything immediately.

Don’t click suspicious links in comments. Don’t trust user-submitted content.

Liability Limitations

We’re Not Liable For

We don’t pay for:

• Loss of data if you don’t back up
• Hacking if you ignore our guides
• Downtime if you don’t use redundancy
• Lost money from following our advice wrong
• Third-party failures from vendors we link to
• Legal problems from not consulting lawyers
• Broken sites from incorrect implementation

You Use This Site At Your Own Risk

We provide information “as is.” We don’t guarantee anything.

By using WP Secure Stack, you accept:

• We might make mistakes
• Information might be outdated
• Third parties might harm you
• Your implementation might fail
• You’re responsible for your choices

We Don’t Insure You

We don’t have insurance that covers your losses. If something goes wrong on your site, we don’t pay for it.

Legal Stuff (Simple Version)

Use This Site At Your Own Risk

This site is free. We provide information. We don’t guarantee anything.

You use this site:

• Voluntarily
• At your own risk
• Following our policies
• Understanding our limitations

We Don’t Guarantee Anything

We don’t guarantee:

• Information accuracy
• Site availability
• Security
• No hacks
• Performance

We try hard. We fail sometimes. That’s life.

You Can’t Sue Us For Most Things

If something goes wrong:

• With your site
• With a plugin we recommended
• With advice you followed wrong
• With security failures

You probably can’t sue us successfully. Our liability is limited.

Exception: If we actively harm you intentionally (like hacking your site ourselves), that’s different.

We Follow the Law

We follow:

• GDPR (for EU users)
• CCPA (for California users)
• Other privacy laws
• Copyright laws
• Trademark laws

If we break the law, tell us immediately.

Changes to This Disclaimer

We Update This

We update this disclaimer when:

• Laws change
• Our practices change
• We realize we missed something
• WordPress security evolves

We date it at the top: “Last Updated: [date]”

You Agree to Changes

If you continue using our site after we change this disclaimer, you accept the new version.

Old Versions

We keep old versions for reference. You can request an old version by email.

If Something Goes Wrong

Report It

If you find:

• Incorrect information
• Security issues
• Harmful content
• Legal problems
• Links to malware

Email us: [email protected]

Tell us:

• What’s wrong
• Where it is
• What should be correct
• How to fix it

We investigate and fix legitimate issues.

We’ll Fix It

If we caused the problem:

• We fix it
• We apologize
• We explain what happened
• We prevent it next time

You’re Responsible Too

But sometimes the problem is your responsibility:

• You implemented something wrong
• You didn’t test first
• You didn’t back up
• You ignored warnings

We help if we can. But you own the consequences of your choices.

Professional Help

When to Hire Experts

You should hire professionals for:

⚖️ Legal issues → Hire a lawyer

• GDPR/CCPA compliance
• Terms of service
• Privacy policies
• Legal liability

🔒 Security audits → Hire a security firm

• Professional penetration testing
• Code review
• Security assessment
• Incident response

💻 Technical work → Hire a developer

• Installing complex plugins
• Custom development
• Server configuration
• Performance optimization

🏢 Managed hosting → Use a security company

• Automatic updates
• Daily backups
• Malware scanning
• Professional support

We help you learn. Professionals help you implement safely.

Final Summary

The Bottom Line

This site teaches WordPress security. We:

✅ Do our best to be accurate

✅ Provide helpful information

✅ Disclose conflicts of interest

✅ Update articles when things change

✅ Respond to feedback

But we:

❌ Don’t guarantee security

❌ Don’t provide professional services

❌ Can’t be responsible for your implementation

❌ Don’t replace professional consultants

❌ Aren’t liable for damages

You’re in Charge

You own your site. You make the choices. You accept the responsibility.

We guide you. You decide. You implement. You live with the results.

We’re Here to Help

We genuinely want to help the WordPress community stay secure. We do this for free because security matters.

But you need to do the work. You need to implement changes. You need to test thoroughly.

We can’t do it for you.

Questions?

About This Disclaimer

Email: [email protected]

Subject: “Disclaimer Question”

We answer questions about what we mean.

Report a Problem

Email: [email protected]

Subject: “Problem Report”

Tell us if:

• This page is unclear
• You found incorrect information
• Something is missing
• You have a suggestion

Thank you for reading. Now go secure your WordPress site.

The responsibility is yours. The knowledge is ours. Together, we make WordPress safer.