How to change date format on Activity page
The plugin has a special setting – Date format. It allows you to specify what format to use to display dates and time on admin pages: Activity log, Traffic Inspector and in notification emails. The setting is located in the Preferences section on the Main settings admin page. If the Date format setting field is empty, the date and [...]
Why it’s important to restrict access to the WP REST API
Do you have a WordPress powered website? Congratulations! You offer a great tool for hackers. It’s called WordPress REST API and it is enabled by default. REST API is a technology that allows performing almost any action or administrative tasks on a website remotely. The WP REST API is enabled by default starting [...]
WP Cerber Security 4.0
New features reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce forms. How to set up reCAPTCHA. IP Access Lists has got support for IP networks in three forms: ability to restrict access with IPv4 ranges, IPv4 CIDR notation and IPv4 subnets: A,B,C has been added. Read more: Access Lists for WordPress. Cerber can automatically detect an IP network of an intruder [...]
WordPress 4.7.1 – eight security issues have been fixed
Time to update! According to reports WordPress 4.7 and earlier are affected by eight security issues and now they are fixed WordPress Security WP Cerber Bug Bounty Program Help What is RID and how to use it WordPress Security Managing WordPress application passwords a hassle-free way WordPress Security How to limit the number of [...]
WP Cerber Security 3.0
Welcome a new version with reCAPTCHA and WordPress hooks that allow you to fine tune Cerber better Now you can use Google reCAPTCHA to protect WordPress registration form from spam registrations. Also reCAPTCHA available for lost password and login forms. How to setup reCAPTCHA. The registration process, WordPress registration [...]
WP Cerber Security Hooks
A list of WordPress hooks available in WP Cerber version 3.0 and above. It’s handy to use them to customize and fine tune Cerber without coding (e.g. with the jetFlow.io plugin). Filters cerber_msg_reached Applied to the message that is displayed for a user if the user has reached the limit to the number of login attempts. The [...]
How to catch bots and robots with a list of prohibited logins
As you already know, there is a small but powerful feature called a list of prohibited logins/usernames. This is a comma-separated list of usernames you do not want to be used on your website in any circumstances. That’s it? Nope, there is no “just in case” features in the WP Cerber Security plugin. But how [...]
Using IP Access Lists to limit access and protect WordPress
An IP Access List (commonly referred to as ACL) enables you to restricts access to the WordPress admin dashboard, vital WordPress features, protect login and registration forms from accessing by unwanted computers and bots. WP Cerber supports two types of access lists: White IP Access List and Black IP Access List. Both access [...]
Why you need to use Custom login URL for your WordPress
You can create your own Custom login page (rename default wp-login.php) in no time. After you have configured the Custom login URL, the plugin will display wp-login.php page with the newly configured URL.
Why reCAPTCHA does not protect WordPress against bots and brute-force attacks
What is reCAPTCHA, anyway? Google’s reCAPTCHA is a human verification mechanism that created and maintained by Google as a free web service. WP Cerber supports reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce and WordPress forms as an anti-spam feature. Why does reCAPTCHA not protect WordPress from bots and brute-force attacks? It’s [...]
How to set up reCAPTCHA
What is reCAPTCHA and how does it work? reCAPTCHA is a human verification mechanism that provides a free anti-spam service. It can be used along with the WP Cerber anti-spam engine. When reCAPTCHA is configured for a form on your website, a couple of JavaScript scripts are loaded from Google’s servers every time the web [...]
Cloudflare and WP Cerber
If your site is behind the Cloudflare proxy service and your WordPress is protected by the WP Cerber plugin, you have to do two things to let them work well together. Enable My site is behind a reverse proxy on the Main Settings page. If you have configured the Custom login URL, you have to exclude it from caching by Cloudflare’s [...]
Notifications on WordPress user logs in
It can be easily done by having the jetFlow.io plugin installed and using a tiny workflow. WordPress Security Managing WordPress application passwords a hassle-free way WordPress Security How to limit the number of concurrent user sessions in WordPress WordPress Security WP Cerber Bug Bounty Program Help What is RID and how to [...]
A better way to automate WordPress
I am pleased to announce an absolutely new automation plugin that has recently arrived. The jetFlow plugin is an automation tool that brings power of workflows to your WordPress powered site. This new plugin allows you to automate almost any task or business process without coding knowledge. Furthermore, you can fine tune any aspect of [...]
WP Cerber Security 2.9
What is new? Added ability to check and block prohibited usernames (logins). You can specify list of usernames (logins) on a new settings tab called Users. The plugin will immediately block any attempt to log in and will lock out any IP address have tried to use those logins. It’s recommended to have at least following [...]