Yes. Improvement: Added a check and corresponding notice if the WAF config is unreadable or invalid. Wordfence tables left behind after deleting the plugin And besides the database, a lot of plugins also leave behind additional folders and files. Improvement: Extended rate limiting support to the login page. Situational awareness is an important part of website security. Fix: Improved updating of WAF config values to minimize writing to disk. Improvement: Switched the bundled select2 library to use to prefixed version to work around other plugins including older versions on our pages. Improvement: Better messaging when a WAF rule update fails to better indicate the cause. Fix: Made the administrator email address admin notice dismissable. Improvement: Updated the WAFs CA certificate bundle. Fix: Addressed some display issues with the Wordfence Central panel on the Wordfence Dashboard. Improvement: Added deferred loading to Live Traffic avatars to improve performance with some plugins. Improvement: Improved detection for malformed malware scanning signatures. Improvement: Improved labeling in Live Traffic for hits blocked by the real-time IP blocklist. I recommended that they clear the browser cache, which solved the issue. Hover over Performance, then click Dashboard. Improvement: Reworked blocking for IP ranges, country blocking, and direct IP blocking to minimize server impact when under attack. Improvement: Added a constant to prevent direct MySQLi use for hosts with unsupported DB configurations. Two-factor authentication (2FA), one of the most secure forms of remote system authentication available via any TOTP-based authenticator app or service. We are the only plugin to offer this very important security enhancement. Improvement: Replaced the terms whitelist and blacklist with allowlist and blocklist. Fix: Sites using deleted premium licenses correctly revert to free license behavior. Wordfence Security includes an endpoint firewall, malware scanner, robust login security features, live traffic views, and more. Go to the scan menu and start your first scan. Improvement: Add currentUserIsNot(administrator) to any generic firewall rules that are not XSS based. subdomains are now supported for sharing premium licenses. Fix: Fixed the initial status code recorded for lockouts and blocks. Fix: Now using 503 response code in the page displayed when an IP is locked out. Improvement: IP-based filtering in Live Traffic can now use wildcards. I have used it for years without issues. Network Activate Wordfence. Improvement: Updated vulnerability database integration. To vastly oversimplify, sometimes there's a difference between the version of a website cached (stored) on your computer and the version that you're loading from the web. Scroll to the bottom of the menu and click on "Settings." Select "Privacy, search, and services." Improvement: Added low resource usage scan option for shared hosts. Fix: Fixed fatal error when using a allowlisted IPv6 range and connecting with an IPv6 address. Improvement: Updated the service allowlist to reflect additions to the Facebook IP ranges. Improvement: Better detection of removal status when uninstalling the WAFs auto-prepend file. Improvement: A text version of scan results is now included in the activity log email. Improvement: Extended the automatic redaction applied to attack data that may include sensitive information. * Clear your website's caches and the caching mechanisms from all your plugins (e.g. Change: Moved the settings import/export to the Tools page. Upgrading to WordFence Premium for $99-$950/year will give you access to real-time IP blocklist and country blocking features, stopping all requests from . Fix: Replaced a slow query in the dashboard widget that could affect sites with very large numbers of users. Fix: Fixed an issue where certain symlinks could cause a scan to erroneously skip files. Fix: Fixed a missing asset with the bundled jQueryUI library. Fix: Changed some wording to consistently use License or License Key. Improvement: Increased performance of IP CIDR range comparisons. Fix: Suppressed error messages on the NTP time check to compensate for hosts with UDP connections disabled. Improvement: Live traffic better indicates the action taken by country blocking when it redirects a visitor. Improvement: Integrated Wordfence with Wordfence Central, a new service allowing you to manage multiple Wordfence installations from a single interface. Protect your wp-login page. Wordfence fully supports WordPress Multi-Site which means you can security scan every blog in your Multi-Site installation with one click. Improvement: Added additional constants to the diagnostics page. Fix: Modified the number of login records kept to align better with Live Traffic so theyre trimmed around the same time. Block entire malicious networks. Install Redis or memcached with OPcache. Fix: Corrected a typo in the unlock email template. Fix: Remove extra slash from File restored OK message in scan results. Fix: Prevent file system scan from following symlinks to root. Improvement: WAF-related file permissions will now lock down further when possible. Fix: When a key is in place on multiple sites, its now possible to downgrade the ones not registered for it. Improvement: Added additional scan options to allow for disabling the blocklist checks while still allowing malware scanning to be enabled. Change: Added the initial deprecation notice for PHP 5.2. Fix: Fix reference to non-existent function when registering menus. 2. Fix: Fixed encoding of the ellipsis character when reporting malware finds. Fix: Fixed issue with IPv6 mapped IPv4 addresses not being treated as IPv4. Live Traffic will appear for ALL sites in your network. Change: Updated wording in the Terms of Use/Privacy Policy agreement UI. Fix: Added a workaround to Live Traffic human/bot detection to compensate for other scripts that modify our event handlers. A simple way to force a browser cache refresh is to press 'Ctrl + F5' on your keyboard, or clear the cache and temporary files via your browser settings. Fix: All external URLs in the tour are now https. Fix: Made the description in the summary email for blocks resulting from the blocklist more descriptive. So if you fail a login on site1.example.com and site2.example.com it counts as 2 failures. It also detects and removes malware from your website, making it a powerful tool for website security. Enhancement: Added Wordfence Dashboard for quick overview of security activity. Click the empty all caches button. Fix: Time formatting will now correctly handle :30 and :45 time zone offsets. Caching is provided by Falcon Engine, a product developed by Mark and the Wordfence team. Change: Changed styling on the unknown country display in live traffic to match the common coloring. We recommend you only use Wordfence Security to get your site into a running state in order to recover the data you need to do a full reinstall. Improvement: Added a test to the diagnostics page that verifies permissions to the WAF config location. Fix: Addressed an issue where plugins that return a null user during authentication would cause a PHP notice to be logged. Fix: Updated JS hashing library to compensate for a variable name collision that could occur. Fix: Corrected the message shown on Live Traffic when a country blocking bypass URL is used. Fix: Updated some wording in the All Options search box. Fix: WAF-related scheduled tasks are now more resilient to connection timeouts or memory issues. Fix: Fixed a possible PHP notice when syncing attack data records without metadata attached. Fix: WordPress language files no longer flagged as changed. Fix: Fixed an IPv6 detection issue with one form of IPv6 address. Fix: Fixed the quick navigation letters in the country picker not scrolling. Fix: Suppressed warning: dns_get_record(): DNS Query failed. Improvement: Additional flexibility for allowlist rules. Improvement: Added a notification when a premium key is installed on one site but registered for another URL. Fix: Fixed the .htaccess directives used to hide files found by the scanner. Improvement: Added option to require cellphone sign-in on all admin accounts. Since yesterday I have a message of an error preventing you from logging in, the problem is solved when I switch to the Twenty twenty one theme, my theme is Woodmart, I am trying to understand this message suddenly, I deactivated each plugin and put twenty twenty one it works but with my theme impossible to connect Improvement: Improved the messaging when switching between premium and free licenses. Improvement: Now displaying scan time in a more readable format rather than total seconds. Fix: Fixed PHP memory test for newer PHP versions whose optimizations prevented it from allocating memory as desired. Fix: Suppressed warnings on IP conversion functions when processing potentially incomplete data. This conflict can lead to weird glitches, and clearing your cache can help when . Fix: Addressed an issue when outbound UDP connections are blocked where the NTP check could log an error. Improvement: The prevent admin registration setting now works with WooCommerces registration flow. Fix: IP detection at the WAF level better mirrors the main plugin exactly when using the automatic setting. Going forward, Wordfence will be 100% focused on security and in particular providing the best firewall and malware scanner available for WordPress. WordFence) * Clear your browser's cache. Improvement: Resolved scan issues will now email again if they reoccur. Improvement: New alert option to get notified only when logins are from a new location/device. Improvement: Live Traffic now only shows verified Googlebot under Google Crawler filter for new visits. plugins.trac.wordpress.org; Share Change: Suppressed a script tag on the diagnostics page from being output in the email version. Improvement: Added instructions for NGINX users to restrict access to .user.ini during Firewall configuration. Enhances your situational awareness of which security threats your site is facing. Improvement: Added additional WAF support to allow us to more easily address false positives. Improvement: If unable to successfully look up the status of an IP claiming to be Googlebot, the hit is now allowed. Fix: Fixed bug with unlocking a locked out IP without correctly resetting its failure counters. Improvement: Added a Wordfence Application Firewall code block for the lsapi variant of LiteSpeed. Fix: The new user tour and onboarding flow will now work correctly on the 2FA page. Fix: Tour popups on options page now scroll into view correctly. Improvement: Better reporting for failed brute force login attempts. Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS. 2. Fix: Fixed false positive from Maldet in the wfConfig table during the scan. (xml|xsl|html) (\.gz)? A deep set of additional tools round out the most comprehensive WordPress security solution available. Improvement: For plugins with incomplete header information, theyre now shown with a fallback title in scan results as appropriate. Fix: Removed a double slash that could occur in an image path. Fix: Enqueued fonts used in admin notices on all admin pages. Fix: Restricted caching of responses from the Wordfence Security Network. 10 parimat e-kaubanduse veebimajutusteenust; 9 parimat taskukohast WordPressi hostimist blogijatele; 7 parimat SSD-salvestuse veebimajutusteenust WordPressi jaoks Improvement: Added better table status display to Diagnostics to help with debugging. Have you been told to clear your cache and you're unsure what steps are involved in doing this? Block common WordPress security threats like fake Googlebots, malicious scans from hackers and botnets. Fix: Better text wrapping in the top failed logins widget. Fix: Fixed issue where WAF mysqli storage engine cannot find credentials if wflogs/ does not exist. Generally, there are two categories to choose from - a content management system (CMS) and a website builder. Fix: Fixed a URL in alert emails that did not correctly detect when sent from a multisite installation. Fix: Removed optional parameter values for PHP 8 compatibility. Option 1 - via the Admin Bar. Improvement: Reduced memory usage on scan forking and during the known files scan stage. Improvement: Scan issue results for abandoned plugins and unpatched vulnerabilities include more info. Fix: Fixes to the deprecated OpenSSL version detection and alerting to handle non-patch version numbers. Delete any files that dont belong easily within the Wordfence interface. Fix: Updated the copyright date on several pages. Remove high CPU plugins. Fix: Fixed bug with allowing logins on admin accounts that are not fully activated with invalid 2FA codes when 2FA is required for all admins. Follow the steps below to check if the .htaccess file is the cause of the 403 error: 1. Improvement: Include option for IIS on Windows in Firewall config process, and recommend manual php.ini change only. Scan Options Select which aspects of your site the scan should investigate, adjust scan performance and configure advanced options. Fix: Live traffic entries with long user agents no longer cause the table to stretch. A link to the changelog is included. Fix: Fixed bug in multisite with You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page error after logging in. Fix: Fixed admin page layout for sites using RTL languages. Improvement: Clarified text on Maximum execution time for each scan stage option. Fix: Removed an old link for See Recent Traffic on Live Traffic that went nowhere. Change: Wording change for the option Maximum execution time for each stage. Fix: PHP 8.0 compatibility prevent syntax error when linting files. Let Wordfence use the most secure method to get visitor IP addresses. Powered by the constantly updated Threat Defense Feed, Wordfence Firewall stops you from getting hacked. Scans for many known backdoors that create security holes including C99, R57, RootShell, Crystal Shell, Matamu, Cybershell, W4cking, Sniper, Predator, Jackal, Phantasma, GFS, Dive, Dx and many more. Fix: Fixed a recording issue with Wordfence Security Network statistics. Fix: Fixed WAF false positives introduced with WordPress 4.6. Fix: Hooked up multibyte string functions to binary safe equivalents. Clearing the WordPress Cache For a WordPress website there are three types of cache: Browser - a place on your computer or device where your browser stores the information about a website that doesn't change often. Change: Removed some unnecessary files from the bundled GeoIP library. Thirdly, Wordfence Security is another WordPress Malware Removal Plugin that provides a lot of functions such as malware scanning, website monitoring, and firewall protection. Fix: Fixed a PHP warning that could occur if a bad response was received while updating an IP list. Good morning , Wordfence will do a scan of all files in your WordPress installation including those in the blogs.dir directory of your individual sites. Improvement: Plugin updates are now only a critical issue if there is a security related fix, and a warning otherwise. Thanks Vladimir Smitka. Improvement: Improved appearance and behavior of option checkboxes. Fix: Removed extra spacing in the example ranges for Allowlisted IP addresses that bypass all rules. We researched and reviewed the companies with the lowest fees & rates so that you can make an informed decision. Fix: Removed unnecessary single quote in copy containing IPs. From the Wordfence Dashboard click on Manage WAF. Improvement: Local GeoIP database update. Firewall rules and login rules apply to the WHOLE system. Improvement: Better messaging about the scan options that need to be enabled for free installations to achieve 100%. Improvement: Now performing scanning for PHP code in all uploaded files in real-time. Improvement: Modified the appearance of the How does Wordfence get IPs option to be more clear. Change: Live Traffic records are no longer created for hits initiated by WP-CLI (e.g., manually running cron). Improvement: reCAPTCHA keys are now tested on saving to prevent accidentally inputting a v2 key. Fix: Fixed a transparency issue with flags for Switzerland and Nepal. See all your traffic in real-time, including robots, humans, 404 errors, logins and logouts and who is consuming most of your content. Fix: Fixed some broken links in the activity summary email. Wordfence Security is a highly optimized WordPress plugin for bloggers who want to improve their . Fix: The blocklists blocked IP records are now correctly trimmed when expired. 1. Change: Changed how administrator accounts are detected to compensate for managed WordPress sites that do not have the standard permissions. Change: The plugin will no longer email alerts when Central is managing them. Unfortunately, there is no option in WP Super Cache to delete the cache of a specific URL. Improvement: Better labeling in Live Traffic for 301 and 302 redirects. Improvement: Massive performance boost in file system scan. Checks your content safety by scanning file contents, posts and comments for dangerous URLs and suspicious content. Fix: Added a safety check for when the database fails to return its max_allowed_packet value. If you are not running IPv6, Wordfence will work great on your site too. Fix: Fixed an issue with the dashboard where it could show the last scan failed when one has never ran. WordPress Multi-Site is fully supported. Improvement: Simplified the UI by revamping menu structure and styling. Improvement: The live traffic Group By options now dynamically show the results in a more useful format depending on the option selected. [Premium] Real-time IP Blocklist blocks all requests from the most malicious IPs, protecting your site while reducing load. Wordfence is now activated. Once activated that option disappears. A password manager is a software service that helps you store and manage your passwords and helps you save time and frustration. Fix: Fixed missing styling on WAF optimization admin notice. Wordfence Scan leverages the same proprietary feed, alerting you quickly about security issues or if your site is compromised. Wordfence includes Two-Factor authentication, the most secure way to stop brute force attackers in their tracks. Improvement: All emailed alerts now include a link to the generating site. I have it installed on many, many sites free + paid. Fix: On WAF roadblock page: Warning: urlencode() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given . Improvement: Updated the styling of dashboard notifications for better separation. Improvement: Increased the textarea size for the advanced firewall options to make editing easier. Fix: Fixed a PHP notice that could occur when running a scan immediately after removing a plugin. Improvement: Reduced size of some JavaScript for faster loading. Chinese (China), Czech, Dutch, Dutch (Belgium), English (Canada), English (South Africa), English (US), Japanese, Polish, Spanish (Argentina), Spanish (Colombia), Spanish (Ecuador), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Venezuela), and Turkish. Improvement: Allowlisted Uptime Robots IP range. Fix: Fixed a CSS glitch where the top controls could have extra space at the top when sites have long navigation menus. Using Wordfence you can scan every blog in your network for malware with one click. Our plugin provides a comprehensive suite of security features, and our teams research is what powers our plugin and provides the level of security that we are known for. Thank you to the translators for their contributions. Delete Wordfence data on deactivation If you are removing Wordfence permanently, or if you want to do a complete reinstallation of Wordfence then you can enable the option "Delete Wordfence tables and data on deactivation". 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