Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security for WordPress

Real-time IP Blocklist [Premium] blocks all requests from the most malicious IPs, protecting your site while reducing load.

Protects your site at the endpoint, enabling deep integration with WordPress. Unlike cloud alternatives, it does not break encryption, cannot be bypassed and cannot leak data.

Integrated malware scanner blocks requests that include malicious code or content.

Protection from brute force attacks by limiting login attempts.

📡 WORDPRESS SECURITY SCANNER

Malware scanner checks core files, themes and plugins for malware, bad URLs, backdoors, SEO spam, malicious redirects and code injections.

Real-time malware signature updates [Premium] via the Threat Defense Feed (free version is delayed by 30 days).

Compares with WordPress.org repository your core files, themes and plugins, checking their integrity and reporting any changes to you.

Repair WordPress core, theme, and plugin files that have changed by overwriting them with a pristine, original version. Delete any files that don’t belong easily within the Wordfence interface.

Malware Removal Tools “Delete File” and “Delete All Deletable Files” options allow for efficient malware removal. Remember to investigate the scan results and backup files first!

Checks your site for known security vulnerabilities and alerts you to any issues. Also alerts you to potential security issues when a plugin has been closed or abandoned.

Checks your content safety by scanning file contents, posts and comments for dangerous URLs and suspicious content.

Checks to see if your site or IP have been blocklisted [Premium] for malicious activity, generating spam or other security issues.

🔒 LOGIN SECURITY

Passkeys let users sign in with touch, facial recognition, a device password, or a PIN as a simple and secure alternative to a password and two-factor credentials.

Two-factor authentication (2FA), one of the most secure forms of remote system authentication available via any TOTP-based authenticator app or service.

Login Page CAPTCHA stops bots from logging in.

Passkey and 2FA management for WooCommerce and custom integrations allows users to manage credentials on custom account pages.

XML-RPC options including disabling or adding 2FA.

Password Security: Block logins for administrators using known compromised passwords.

📋 SECURITY AUDIT LOG [Premium]

The Audit Log monitors all changes and actions in security-sensitive areas of the site.

Remote tamper-proof data storage via Wordfence Central.

Monitor events and actions ranging from user creation and editing to plugin/theme installation and updates to post and page changes.

Configurable to log all events or significant events only, which includes all authentication, site configuration, and site functionality events.

🌐 WORDFENCE CENTRAL

Wordfence Central is a powerful and efficient way to manage the security for multiple sites in one place.

Centralized management: Efficiently assess the security status of all your websites in one view. View detailed security findings without leaving Wordfence Central.

Powerful templates make configuring Wordfence a breeze.

Highly configurable alerts can be delivered via email, SMS or Slack. Improve the signal to noise ratio by leveraging severity level options and a daily digest option.

Track and alert on important security events including administrator logins, breached password usage and surges in attack activity.

Free to use for unlimited sites.

🛠️ SECURITY TOOLS

Live Traffic monitors visits and hack attempts not shown in other analytics packages in real time; including origin, their IP address, the time of day and time spent on your site.

Block attackers by IP or build advanced rules based on IP Range, Hostname, User Agent and Referrer.

Country blocking available with Wordfence Premium.