WordFence Security comes with a powerful scanning tool. Simply visit WordFence » Scan to start a scan. WordFence will check your WordPress site for common threats such as backdoors, malicious and suspicious code , MySQL injection, etc.
Once the scan is complete, it will show you the number of issues found. For each issue, you will see detailed information about it with practical tips on how to fix it.
WordFence Security scan results
WordFence is one of the most popular WordPress plugins, used by over a million websites. They collect data from WordPress sites around the world. This helps them effectively learn about new threats and how to detect them.
However, WordPress forums are full of mixed reviews from users who actually use the plugin. Sometimes it detects backdoors and malicious code that other scanners miss. Other times it may not detect them at all. It's always best not to rely on a single tool if you suspect your site's security may be compromised.
Monitor your live traffic with WordFence Security
A large amount of any site's traffic comes from qatar email database free automated bots such as search engine crawlers, data mining bots, and automated spam bots. This is quite normal and nothing to be afraid of.
However, if your site is under a DDOS attack , then you will notice a barrage of visits from specific IP addresses to your website. Using the live traffic tool in WordFence Security you can monitor these IPs in real-time and block them.
While the information collected by this tool can be very useful, it does not help a website owner much. Most attack bots use a variety of IP ranges spread across different networks around the world. It is very difficult to effectively block IP addresses.
As soon as you block an IP network, the botnet switches to another network. This is an endless game that cannot be won by monitoring and manually blocking on your own.
WordFence Security Pricing and Support
The basic WordFence Security plugin is available for free. Pricing for the Premium version starts at $199 per year. There are different pricing options for bulk licensing.
Support for the free version of the plugin is provided through the official WordPress.org forums. Free support is limited and not guaranteed. Premium support is provided through the email ticket system.
Documentation on how to use the different tools of the WordFence Security plugin is available on the official website.