WordPress Security - How To Install 8G Firewall

In this video, I dive into the world of WordPress security by showing you how to set up the 8G Firewall on your website.
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If you're looking to harden the security of your WordPress site, this tutorial is a must-watch.
I take you through a step-by-step process on downloading, installing, and configuring the 8G Firewall to protect your site from common vulnerabilities and attacks.
🔒 What You'll Learn:
- The importance of WordPress security and how the 8G Firewall can help.
- How to download the 8G Firewall files.
- Understanding the basic functions of the firewall's rules.
- How to integrate the firewall rules into your site's .htaccess file.
- Tips for ensuring your site functions correctly after installation.
- Alternative methods to access and edit your .htaccess file via cPanel.
- A plugin alternative for those who prefer a simpler setup process.
📥 Download Links & Resources:
- 8G Firewall file: perishablepres...
- BBQ Firewall Plugin: en-gb.wordpres...
🛠️ How to Implement:
1. Download the 8G Firewall text file.
2. Open the file and copy the firewall rules.
3. Access your site's .htaccess file via FTP or hosting panel.
4. Paste the firewall rules at the top of the .htaccess file.
5. Save the changes and test your WordPress site for functionality.
6. Explore cPanel access for file editing if needed.
7. Learn about the BBQ Firewall plugin as an alternative method.
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[@HKKHPR]

That was such a fast turnover Paul! Incredible! Thanks for walking us trough yet again!

[@stefanpfadt4353]

Thanks for listening to your audience, Paul! Really appreciate you doing this video right the next day ;)

[@theunwrittenwpexperience]

Same here! That is really incredible 😁

[@WPTuts]

No problem at all - I hope its been helpful. :)

[@Photoshopuzr]

finally, a solid protection without high sub fees, thanks man.

[@whatznext28]

Thanks for posting this so fast!

[@quentinvanoycke723]

Thank you Paul ! Nice new level of security for all my websites

[@tristank1993]

Thanks for the video! Appreciate it.

[@abhishekm6703]

If the hosting supports Lightspeed server, then is this 8G firewall needed? Or only for Apache or Nginx based server?

[@NOALNOM]

3:21 Paul another good practice is delete the wp-config-sample file. Thanks for the video great script! #8GFirewall #WebsiteProtection

[@WPTuts]

And also move your wp-config.php file up a level for an additional layer of security. :)

[@rogerio8710]

Muito obrigado por essa aula.

[@larsbregendahlbro1170]

Thanks from Copenhagen

[@eekeek433]

thank you for doing this paul, I have set it up on my own site. Keep up the great content :)

[@markuserikssen]

Thanks for the tutorial, great info! I wonder why tools like Solid Security and Wordfence don't have this feature included (as far as I'm aware)? It seems like another good layer of protection.

[@user-yr5zj7ux5s]

How is it different from wordfence's firewall ?

[@RobCooper]

I was just looking at the new 8G a week ago

[@HarryThomas_HMT3design]

How do you edit it so that it doesn't block access to /wp-admin? I tried it on one site, then tried to use my MainWP admin access and got a 403. Then I tried /wp-admin myself, and got the same error.

[@jadens9569]

This is why I'm hesitant to add it because things like this can/will happen if you don't understand what each rule does. I guess you can always ask ChatGPT, so I suggest you ask your question there. 😂

[@derekshort]

Good video!

[@michaelahanti9189]

great one Paul. Would this cause conflicts with Wordfence or other security plugins?

[@WPTuts]

It shouldn’t do, no. I use it with Solid Security and everything seems to work fine.

[@michaelahanti9189]

@@WPTutsCheers for that

[@Jim.Hummel]

@@WPTuts - I use Wordfence (free) and can confirm that it's not caused any headaches on the one site that I've configured so far.

[@Shortisenough]

❤❤❤thanks

[@farhan-app]

Great video! Can I ask which FTP application are you using? It's looks great!

[@WPTuts]

It's what's built into InstaWP, which is what I'm using to demo things in the video. :)

[@farhan-app]

@@WPTuts Ah thought it looked really clean! Thanks :)

[@AndyTate-1]

Paul thanks for the video, but 8G Firewall just seems too good to be true!? 🙂

[@WPTuts]

It’s one of those things I recently became aware of and doing a little research shows it’s from a very well respected dev (Jeff Star). It’s been evolving for years and as mentioned in my other security video, it’s one cog in your security machine.

[@Jakerlund]

Thank you Paul for this info!👍 Do you know if the 8G code is comparable with "Plugin Vulnerabilities Firewall" which also seems interesting?

[@christianmagill3829]

Any thoughts on how this compares with something like WAF through Cloudflare or doing something similar through Cloudflare and the pros/cons?

[@airostores2145]

Will it work in code snippets plugin?

[@carlosgouveia]

Whats the performance hit that all these rules cause on htaccess?

[@WPTuts]

Should be minimal. It’s a 17kb file and for the added security, I’d say it’s worth it.

[@yangyu2629]

Hello, how do you configure the 8G firewall for nginx servers?

[@k4znIm]

What about nginx servers?

[@WPTuts]

My understanding is 7G Firewall has been modified to work with NGINX and I would imagine 8G will follow suit.

[@TakuapaFriends]

Does the rules in some way maybe be bad for SEO? Does it block crawlers etc?

[@WPTuts]

I can't see why. They are more focused on bad actors using query strings to tet for vulnerabilities. Normal strings/URLs should be fine.

[@frankstone]

By installing in htaccess, the updates would not be automatic vs. using the plugin. Correct?

[@WPTuts]

Yes, that is correct. But, I'm not sure how many updates would be brought out over time as this is more of a continuation of the previous versions (i.e. 6G Firewall, 7G Firewall, etc.)