WordPress Malware Removal & Security Essentials – Complete Beginner's Guide

In this course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of WordPress and gain hands-on experience in identifying, removing, and protecting websites from malware — even if you don’t have any coding background.

We’ll begin with understanding how a WordPress website is structured — what files and folders it’s made of, and which ones can be safely replaced. You'll also learn various online and manual techniques to detect malware.

Here’s what you’ll explore step-by-step:

• Online malware scanning to check if the site is infected

• Manual malware cleanup of infected files and folders

• Using free WordPress plugins for automated scanning

• Backing up your site safely before making any changes

• A simple, non-technical breakdown of WordPress file architecture

• How hackers inject malware using backdoors, shells, and how to detect and remove them

• Manual cleaning of malicious code in PHP, JavaScript, and .htaccess

• Securing WordPress after cleaning to prevent future attacks

We’ll also cover:

• SEO spam & Google blacklist warnings

• How to check for IP or antivirus blacklists

• Requesting blacklist removal from Google and other platforms

• Restoring a hacked or defaced site

• Implementing basic WordPress security practices

By the end of this course, you’ll confidently understand how to:

• Identify malware infections

• Clean WordPress websites manually

• Remove hacker backdoors and SEO spam

• Recover hacked websites

• Serve clients on local and international marketplaces with your new skills

No coding skills? No problem. Everything is explained in simple, actionable steps so that even beginners can follow along and deliver real-world results.