Use a stronger password. I know, I know, its easy to remember a 4 character password like abcd but its not very secure. Ideal passwords are 7 or more characters with a combination of numbers and upper/lower case letters. Example: woRdPr3ssRocKs!

Place an empty “index.html” file in your plugins folder. Doing this will prevent any would be hacker from viewing the contents of your plugins folder. A lot of the attacks on WordPress sites happen through out of date plugins.

Prevent brute force attacks. Hackers will use what is known as a brute force attack to obtain your admin login ID and password. There is a great plugin called Login LockDown by Michael VanDeMar that helps prevent this. The plugin will automatically ban a specific IP address if they have a set number of failed login attempts. Download it here

Change your administrator login name. The default login name is admin. Why not make it more difficult for a hacker to crack it by changing it to something else?

Do a regular security scan. Another good plugin for WordPress is WP Security Scan. This plugin will scan your Word Press installation for security vulnerabilities and suggest corrective action.

I know I said this list was only 5 ways to secure your blog. Consider this one a bonus

BACKUP YOUR DATA! No matter how secure your site may be, you still want to prepare for the worst. Install the wp-database-backup plugin and schedule it to backup your database daily.

Thats all for now. As I come across new plugins and tips I will be updating the list. Hope it helped!