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When your WordPress site gets hacked, you should immediately: 1) Take the site offline or enable maintenance mode, 2) Change all passwords (WordPress admin, FTP, database, hosting panel), 3) Scan all files for malware using security plugins like Wordfence or Sucuri, 4) Remove infected files and restore from a clean backup, 5) Update WordPress core, all plugins, and themes to the latest versions, 6) Install a Web Application Firewall (WAF), 7) Enable two-factor authentication for all admin accounts.

While not technically mandatory, using a WordPress security plugin is strongly recommended. Security plugins provide features like firewall protection, malware scanning, login attempt limiting, and file integrity monitoring that are difficult to implement manually. Popular options include Wordfence, Sucuri Security, and iThemes Security.

To increase your WordPress site speed: 1) Use a quality hosting provider with SSD storage, 2) Install a caching plugin (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, or LiteSpeed Cache), 3) Optimize images by converting to WebP format and lazy loading, 4) Minimize CSS, JavaScript, and HTML files, 5) Use a CDN like Cloudflare, 6) Reduce database queries and optimize your database, 7) Choose a lightweight theme, 8) Limit plugins, 9) Enable GZIP compression, 10) Use PHP 8.x.

The most important WordPress SEO settings include: 1) Set SEO-friendly permalink structure (/%postname%/), 2) Configure proper title tags and meta descriptions, 3) Create and submit an XML sitemap, 4) Set up proper heading hierarchy, 5) Enable SSL/HTTPS, 6) Configure robots.txt, 7) Set canonical URLs, 8) Optimize images with alt text, 9) Enable breadcrumbs, 10) Install an SEO plugin like Yoast SEO or Rank Math.