Comments on: 2 Easy Ways To Set Up A WordPress Firewall http://wpbloghost.com/blog/2-easy-ways-to-set-up-a-wordpress-firewall/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:37:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Keith Davis http://wpbloghost.com/blog/2-easy-ways-to-set-up-a-wordpress-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 Keith Davis Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:43:32 +0000 http://wpbloghost.com/blog/?p=1307#comment-1383 Thanks John, I'll do that. Perhaps I'll take you up on your "Wordpress Security Upgrade" got to be worth it for all the time we put into our blogs. .-= Keith Davis´s last blog ..<a href="http://easypublicspeaking.co.uk/practise-your-speech-or-presentation/">Practice, practice, practice…</a> =-. Thanks John, I’ll do that.

Perhaps I’ll take you up on your “WordPress Security Upgrade” got to be worth it for all the time we put into our blogs.
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]]> By: John Hoff http://wpbloghost.com/blog/2-easy-ways-to-set-up-a-wordpress-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 John Hoff Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:27:45 +0000 http://wpbloghost.com/blog/?p=1307#comment-1382 Make sure it is not your IP and something you did. Can you email me what exactly it says or send me a screen shot? I can tell you if it was a legit attempt or not. If it is, maybe ban their IP address from your site for awhile. Here's my YouTube video on how to do that: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNNVPuqcVHg">Ban IP</a> (it's an older video). .-= John Hoff´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WpBlogHostVideoTutorials/~3/ihdZOSp38Do/">The Super Beginners for Dummies Tutorial on RSS Feeds</a> =-. Make sure it is not your IP and something you did.

Can you email me what exactly it says or send me a screen shot? I can tell you if it was a legit attempt or not.

If it is, maybe ban their IP address from your site for awhile. Here’s my YouTube video on how to do that: Ban IP (it’s an older video).
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]]> By: Keith Davis http://wpbloghost.com/blog/2-easy-ways-to-set-up-a-wordpress-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 Keith Davis Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:19:03 +0000 http://wpbloghost.com/blog/?p=1307#comment-1381 Hi John I installed the "SEO Egghead WordPress Firewall Plugin" some time ago and just had an alert from the plugin. Alert reads... WordPress Firewall has detected and blocked a potential attack! It goes on to give IP etc. Do you have to do anything when you get an alert or just be thankful that the potential attack has been blocked? .-= Keith Davis´s last blog ..<a href="http://easypublicspeaking.co.uk/practise-your-speech-or-presentation/">Practice, practice, practice…</a> =-. Hi John
I installed the “SEO Egghead WordPress Firewall Plugin” some time ago and just had an alert from the plugin. Alert reads…

WordPress Firewall has detected and blocked a potential attack!

It goes on to give IP etc.

Do you have to do anything when you get an alert or just be thankful that the potential attack has been blocked?
Keith Davis´s last blog ..Practice, practice, practice… My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Keith Davis http://wpbloghost.com/blog/2-easy-ways-to-set-up-a-wordpress-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-1071 Keith Davis Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:07:19 +0000 http://wpbloghost.com/blog/?p=1307#comment-1071 Hi John Just watched it. Great job, many thanks. .-= Keith Davis´s last blog ..<a href="http://easypublicspeaking.co.uk/starting-public-speaking/" rel="nofollow">easy peasy!</a> =-. Hi John
Just watched it.
Great job, many thanks.
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]]> By: John Hoff http://wpbloghost.com/blog/2-easy-ways-to-set-up-a-wordpress-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-1070 John Hoff Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:25:51 +0000 http://wpbloghost.com/blog/?p=1307#comment-1070 Hi Keith, sorry for the delay in getting that video made, but here it is: <a href="http://wpbloghost.tv/seo-egghead-wordpress-firewall-plugin/" rel="nofollow">SEO Egghead WordPress Firewall Plugin Video Overview</a> Hi Keith, sorry for the delay in getting that video made, but here it is:

SEO Egghead WordPress Firewall Plugin Video Overview

]]> By: Keith Davis http://wpbloghost.com/blog/2-easy-ways-to-set-up-a-wordpress-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 Keith Davis Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:32:06 +0000 http://wpbloghost.com/blog/?p=1307#comment-1047 Short reply... brilliant! .-= Keith Davis´s last blog ..<a href="http://easypublicspeaking.co.uk/starting-public-speaking/" rel="nofollow">easy peasy!</a> =-. Short reply… brilliant!
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]]> By: John Hoff http://wpbloghost.com/blog/2-easy-ways-to-set-up-a-wordpress-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 John Hoff Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:07:29 +0000 http://wpbloghost.com/blog/?p=1307#comment-1045 Hi Keith. No problem. In fact, maybe I'll do a video on it. Give me until Sunday or Monday, though - I'm so busy this week I don't even have time to work on a blog article. Thanks and I'll get that post out in a few days. Hi Keith. No problem. In fact, maybe I’ll do a video on it. Give me until Sunday or Monday, though – I’m so busy this week I don’t even have time to work on a blog article.

Thanks and I’ll get that post out in a few days.

]]> By: Keith Davis http://wpbloghost.com/blog/2-easy-ways-to-set-up-a-wordpress-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 Keith Davis Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:42:32 +0000 http://wpbloghost.com/blog/?p=1307#comment-1044 Hi John I came across the "SEO Egghead WordPress Firewall Plugin" via another article and then found this post. Any chance of a post on setting up the options for the plugin? And please don't say...."The options are pretty self explanatory" because they are to you, but not to the technically challenged such as me. I'd make a small donation for a post on setting it up... anybody else willing to chip in? .-= Keith Davis´s last blog ..<a href="http://easypublicspeaking.co.uk/starting-public-speaking/" rel="nofollow">easy peasy!</a> =-. Hi John
I came across the “SEO Egghead WordPress Firewall Plugin” via another article and then found this post.

Any chance of a post on setting up the options for the plugin?

And please don’t say….”The options are pretty self explanatory” because they are to you, but not to the technically challenged such as me.

I’d make a small donation for a post on setting it up… anybody else willing to chip in?
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]]> By: Jim Gaudet http://wpbloghost.com/blog/2-easy-ways-to-set-up-a-wordpress-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Jim Gaudet Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:09:27 +0000 http://wpbloghost.com/blog/?p=1307#comment-655 That's cool. I am the same way. I have a handful of people that just always ask me questions, just because it is fast and easy. Thanks for the info and the heads up. I am using WP 2.8, but my own theme and some custom plugins. I will let you know how it goes.. .-= Jim Gaudet´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheJimGaudetBlog/~3/onzhX7Zo0So/" rel="nofollow">New Google Webmaster Tools | What’s Up?</a> =-. That’s cool. I am the same way. I have a handful of people that just always ask me questions, just because it is fast and easy.

Thanks for the info and the heads up. I am using WP 2.8, but my own theme and some custom plugins. I will let you know how it goes..
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]]> By: John Hoff http://wpbloghost.com/blog/2-easy-ways-to-set-up-a-wordpress-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-654 John Hoff Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:15:47 +0000 http://wpbloghost.com/blog/?p=1307#comment-654 LOL Jim. You know what, it's all good. I'm not one of those bloggers who encourage people to read my blog and if you have a question go do research first, understand it, and <em>then</em> ask your question. Brian Clark from Copyblogger kind of made me feel that way one day when he wrote a post basically on that topic. It outlined how too many people were asking stupid questions (in his opinion) in his comment section and I guess his frustration with them. I come from a training background (I was a banquet trainer and a kindergarten teaching assistant at points in my life) so the teaching aspect is instilled in me. All you need to do is copy and paste all that code into your root .htaccess file. You can paste it at the top or bottom. I'd say put it at the bottom just so anything else you have in your .htaccess file is easy to get to at the top. Either way, it doesn't really matter. Of course then check your site. Make sure everything is working ok. One person recently noted on that article that one of the lines of code affects WP 2.8, but that's not confirmed. A lot of people are having issues with 2.8, but that's related to their themes and plugins not being compatible. LOL Jim. You know what, it’s all good. I’m not one of those bloggers who encourage people to read my blog and if you have a question go do research first, understand it, and then ask your question.

Brian Clark from Copyblogger kind of made me feel that way one day when he wrote a post basically on that topic. It outlined how too many people were asking stupid questions (in his opinion) in his comment section and I guess his frustration with them.

I come from a training background (I was a banquet trainer and a kindergarten teaching assistant at points in my life) so the teaching aspect is instilled in me.

All you need to do is copy and paste all that code into your root .htaccess file. You can paste it at the top or bottom. I’d say put it at the bottom just so anything else you have in your .htaccess file is easy to get to at the top. Either way, it doesn’t really matter.

Of course then check your site. Make sure everything is working ok. One person recently noted on that article that one of the lines of code affects WP 2.8, but that’s not confirmed. A lot of people are having issues with 2.8, but that’s related to their themes and plugins not being compatible.

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