How to Use the X-Frame-Options Security Header to Protect Your Joomla Site

Written by: Tim Davis Created: 26 October 2020

Category: Maintenance Monday

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Maintenance Monday

Streamed live on Oct 27, 2020 Joomla Security

Is it possible someone is displaying your Joomla site on their webpage using iframes and in so doing is furthering their goals at your expense? You can stop/prevent this from happening by using the X-Frame-Options Security Header. How to set that up is the topic of this video.

- The video is part of "Maintenance Monday Live Stream #162" on the Basic Joomla Tutorials YouTube channel.
- The focus is on protecting Joomla sites from being displayed in iframes on other websites.
- The speaker, Tim Davis, expresses gratitude for reaching 2,000 subscribers on the channel.
- The video is sponsored by mysites.guru, which offers a free site audit for Joomla and WordPress sites.
- The topic discussed is the use of the X-Frame-Options security header to prevent websites from being displayed in iframes.
- Tim explains the potential risks of having your content displayed on someone else's site through iframes.
- He demonstrates how to add the X-Frame-Options header to the .htaccess file in the web hosting control panel.
- Tim recommends placing the header near the top of the .htaccess file, and he shows the process using cPanel.
- The speaker mentions that his server runs Apache, and he provides the specific header code for Apache.
- The video includes references to mysites.guru, scotthelm.co.uk, and other resources for further information.
- Tim emphasizes the importance of adding the security header to maintain control over website content.
- Towards the end, he briefly discusses personal updates, including new reading glasses and business coaching.
- Tim shares insights from the book "Who Moved My Cheese" and talks about the need to explore new opportunities for personal and business growth.

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