How To Secure Your WordPress Websites With Wordfence - Review, Setup Tutorial & Warnings

[@thepurpleufo]

I don't think you are being "too harsh" at all. It's a great thing when someone who knows what he's talking about tells what he really thinks...saves us all a lot of trouble. Great video here...thanks for all the detailed descriptions...one of the best things was near the end when you pointed out the "Delete Wordfence tables and data on deactivation" option. I was sitting here wondering how to get rid of all those tables when I would be deactivating Wordfence later today...and now I know. Thanks so much;.

[@WPCrafter]

Thank you for always supporting me in these videos. I'm sure I'm not making many friends with the developers but that's okay with me.

[@ankurkyra]

Hi, could you explain why wordfence creating issues like The current scan looks like it has failed. Its last status update was more than 2 hours 59 mins ago. You may continue to wait in case it resumes or stop and restart the scan. Some sites may need adjustments to run scans reliably. Click here for steps you can try.

[@robertmarriott3704]

Thanks, Adam! I didn't know about the live traffic performance issue. I turned that off and retested my site on Google PageSpeed and got an immediate bump in my score. I'll be looking into iThemes.

[@WPCrafter]

Happy to hear that you saw an improvement when you disabled that.

[@DougZaga]

This video is almost 3 years old. Has Wordfence become more streamlined and less bloated? I did not see any difference in page speed via GT Metrix once activating WordFence.

[@JimKernix]

Where in cpanel can you go to see all the databases as you do at 4:00?

[@PeterHeineNL]

Hi Adam, Thanks for the informative videos. I've been using Wordfance for a long time. But thanks to you, I now know why my site is slower than comparables. I have now switched to IThemes. It have now also a dashboard! In there is an option for SSL. But I already have SSL, so I stay away to prevent conflicts. I already have an Easy SSL plugin that does the job. And twice the same function can never go well. Thanks again and keepup the good work!

[@WPCrafter]

Thank you Peter & thanks for watching.

[@LoveGuruBlaire]

With wordfence firewall, do you have to do anything with that file you downloaded 7:26 ? I'm not sure even what to select?

[@Nelmedia]

Hi Adam, I personnally use iThemes Security Pro as well, though there are some features of WordFence that I like... Just a quick note: around 15 minutes you spend 40 seconds talking about the fact that WordFence should automatically switch from "Learning Mode" to "Enabled and Protecting"... Well, it DOES... You see below a checkbox that is checked by default that says "Automatically switch to Enabled Mode on " and then I guess the date is one week later...

[@믿다-i4b]

Can I use word fence with Shopify? Please let me know asap. I’ve tried to google but can’t find any helpful answers 🥺🙏

[@JoeGator23]

Hi Adam, quick unrelated question... I am using the GeneratePress LMS child theme that you had created for you and there is an updated version of the regular pro version available. Do I / can I keep using your version or do I need to go with the std pro update? Thanks, you're awesome!

[@JoeGator23]

Thinking that I don't need to do anything to the child theme; simply do the parent update per your original video... correct? Thank you.

[@WPCrafter]

Yes you can update the parent theme and the add-on package, no problem. If you do run into any problems let me know and I'll get Tom involved to see what the problem is, if there were to be a problem.

[@plmcreative]

Around 21:35 made me laugh Adam... "say you are getting attacked... what are you gonna do then?". Great point! I've definitely experienced issues with wordfence... Performance and never ending notification emails. I've invested in iThemes on your advice, and also I'm going to partner it up with BBQ Firewall pro... Go check that one out. I use sucuri cloud firewall a lot, but not all clients can afford it. So ithemes and BBQ is the best combo I have found to do as food a job as a client can afford. Good host is essential too.

[@WPCrafter]

I had to go and watch that again myself! Yes I think that made me laugh myself. It is kind of like when two people are in each other's face and someone says well what are you going to do. The truth is most people wouldn't even know what to do and anything they would try to do would be futile anyways.

[@BretFarris]

I went to check out the links you said you'd leave in the section below the video, but there was only one link to iThemes Security. Is that the link I would use to get the paid version and have access to the free training? Or do I need to go to your website?

[@WPCrafter]

Hey it's you again :-), yes that would be the link for those interested in the pro version of iThemes security. After anyone orders it, they can forward the receipt over to be, like a proof of purchase thing, then I will verify the purchase was through my link and enroll you in the course. I do the same thing with all the major page builders as well.

[@bansharma8186]

hy adam, in firewall setting ,which server i choose, i use linux web hosting

[@BretFarris]

Hi Adam! Thanks for the the great video. I'm going to take a much closer look at the iThemes Security plugin. I would like to offer a correction on this video though. In the firewall settings you talked about the Learning Mode. You said that it would be good if they added a way for learning mode to automatically change to the Enabled mode. It already has this feature. While in Learning Mode you will see just under the drop-down a line that there is a check-box option to automatically switch to Enabled mode on a specified date. It is automatically checked and set to do so in a week's time. Just thought I'd point that out. You can see it in your video, and I've been using WF for a couple of years so I know it's there. Everything else is great info though.

[@WPCrafter]

Thanks a ton for correcting me and clarifying it here for everyone. It's one of those things where video is worse than a written article because you can't go back and change it :-(

[@rkfsearchresults3832]

Hi Adam. Thanks for this. I have been using WordFence loyally for I'm not sure how many years. I was not aware of the performance hits which will probably have me changing to the iThemes one. Also, I'd recently started using Sucuri as well as I learned there would not be a problem with that, though preventing overlap of functions. Though now I realize thats probably not a good idea? One of the things I do when I start a website is put security on there first. I do all my WordPress installs manually, renaming table prefixes to something other than wp_ I discovered when I use to use a WP install script on the host that sometimes I'd get an error with plugins when updating them. I don't get that since installing manually several years ago. Thanks for you great videos :)

[@WPCrafter]

While so you are running Wordfence and Securi? From my testing, security is only good if you're paying their expensive annual fee.

[@rkfsearchresults3832]

Well I like that it notifies of added, activated, deleted plugins and themes. H have these notifications emailed to my clients as well. Makes for good client relations.

[@WPCrafter]

That's interesting. I much more prefer using a centralized tool like MainWP which will check the websites for you and either automatically update or let you know what updates need to happen.

[@rkfsearchresults3832]

OK, didn't know about that. Checking it out. Thanks. Also, how long have you been using WordPress?

[@WinnerSingh]

Word fence is best of best, my site is perfect.

[@nepalijadu4606]

before i scanned my site was infected totally.then i had reset and build new site coz it is new no problm for reset. then i scan my site again from many of the online site scanner also with sucuri, sitll shows me site is infected what do i do now ? if i scan my site from from wordfence shows not found any issue but from online scanner shows warlware found. there is no anymore plugin also. what is the problem ? i have got in problm.anyone can help?

[@WPCrafter]

You may want to hire someone to help you. I don't fully trust these scanners, but you could have a problem with your web hosting provider.

[@nepalijadu4606]

my hosting provider is godaddy. before google web master put my site in black list bcoz of marlware. after reset it now working properly also not in black listed now. but from sucuri and many of these high rankable scanner sites shows still my site is in black list when i scan it. hahaa now also i dnt blv for such kind of scanner site. coz in my view they want to earn money only by showing false information.

[@WPCrafter]

Still showing that? Funny especially since GoDaddy bough and owns Securi.

[@hydroconcepts]

Some feedback from a non so tech background... I took some of you advice however the Itheme was found to be causing many issues with 404 errors on valid address from IP which was not blocked either. Its cause many of the pages not to be available for and also some to display funny on their browser some reason and that also caused those IP to be blocked due to the rules in place. Since this was an issue which I can't explain why the plug in stops certain valid link I installed the the WF which so far has worked ok

[@WPCrafter]

I'm so sorry to hear that iThemes was causing you trouble.

[@m.arhamofficial]

Hello ! I have some issues. I have deleted the files from wordfence and now my website is not working. how to restore those files? I will be very thankful to you if you help me thanks

[@OffworldersPublishing]

Take a look at wordpress.org/plugins/cidram/ - you can use it in conjunction with free WordPress security plugins. It is a great free script. One thing it does, for example, it adds country blocking. Something you would need to pay for with Wordfence.

[@ruthl2ess]

ithemes proveide firewall or not ??????????

[@sondosa.9051]

Wordfence have slow down my site Do you have solution for that

[@jindong5456]

wp rocket

[@jampadorje1402]

Thanks

[@WPCrafter]

Your welcome Jampa! Thanks for watching.

[@RishabhKashyapofficial]

I started using it for my website. After a few days later, I start to receive a bunch of emails that state "someone tried to login your admin" panel. I am gonna uninstall wordence.

[@iamwarner_e]

Yeah man I had the unpaid version for my first blog. It's still being build but it got hacked. I was taking a class that instructed to use Wordfence the unpaid version. Based on this I will not be using the paid version.

[@puaspiton]

I don't understand. Didn't you say in another video that you don't like Wordfence because it makes the websites too slow?

[@WPCrafter]

Yes I did and I demonstrate it in the videos. Is your question asking why I would make a tutorial video for an inferior plugin?

[@puaspiton]

WPCrafter.com WordPress For Non-Techies - No, I'm sorry, keep the good work. I enjoy your videos.

[@nikkomollov3631]

ithemes security still have lifetime?

[@BrandonMcCloskey]

Can't help but wonder how much this guy is getting kicked down by iThemes to bash WordFence the way he is. Wow.

[@WPCrafter]

Or maybe I prefer REAL security vs FAKE security. Sure if your preference is to be protected 30 days after vulnerabilities happen, knock yourself out. My preference is REAL security. Maybe you would have grasped that if you watched the video vs judge someone.

[@BrandonMcCloskey]

@@WPCrafter Maybe if you got to the point quicker, or at least had tags to forward to the actual content, in your videos I would watch the whole thing. Instead I'm having to fast forward through all your opinions and stuff when I came to watch the video for the tutorial. Some of your videos have been helpful but geez having to fast forward through so much commentary is just annoying. A commentary video should be separate from a tutorial.

[@WPCrafter]

Perhaps you didn't take the time to read the title? See where it says REVIE & WARNINGS. That implies that the video is not a "click here, click there" type of video right? I think for just about all of the 12k viewers of this video, they made the assumption when reading the title there is opinion in it. I mean, have you ever watched a review and there was no commentary? But perhaps that isn't the point here. You seem to be first implying that "this guy" was secretly compensated by iThemes. Which is not the case, and anyone that has been on the channel knows, I have never taken 1 penny from a company to make a video. Respectfully, I will be making my videos how I choose to make my videos (keep in mind you are passing judgement on a 2+ year old video). Everyone has the right to press stop. Everyone has the right to click on the thumbs down. Everyone has the right to make their own KZbin channel.