iLearn Website Support & Security Hardening_

Intro

The iLearn corporate WordPress website suffered from degraded performance and multiple security threats. This project focused on diagnosing and resolving hosting, plugin, and malware vulnerabilities while preparing the platform for future-proof stability through server upgrades and Cloudflare integration.

Case Summary

iLearn WordPress Website Recovery & Security Support
Year: 2024

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Overview

A multi-day recovery effort addressing serious performance and security risks, including blocked malware scans, outdated plugins, a decommissioned security plugin, and poor server CPU limits. The project included both short-term fixes and long-term migration planning.

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Platform & Stack

• Platform: WordPress
• Security Tools: Wordfence Premium, Cloudflare Firewall
• Caching & Optimization: Varnish Cache, Object Cache
• Hosting: Migration to upgraded server
• Languages/Stack: PHP 8.1, MySQL

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Features

• Security audit and removal of deprecated security plugin
• Wordfence Premium installation with manual IP blocking
• Plugin and core WordPress updates (manual + fresh reinstall)
• Cloudflare setup for DNS + firewall protection
• Object cache and Varnish cache implementation
• Staging server setup for testing plugin and theme updates
• HTML/CSS minification
• Database optimization (transients, overhead, etc.)
• PHP upgrade and server setting refinement

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Hosting & Deployment

• Migration to new hosting with upgraded CPU
• Multiple attempts for full image and file migration (successful on 5th iteration)
• Security scans re-enabled after system resource improvement
• Staging > Production testing and deployment
• Ongoing recommendation: Continue monitoring with server-level malware protection

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Result

The website was successfully stabilized, secured, and migrated to a high-performance environment. A combination of server upgrades, malware defense, and performance tuning allowed iLearn to continue offering services online without interruption.