WayneM replied to the topic Login Attempts – Login 301 and 302 Errors logged...
…after X number of failed login attempts lock the user account… Wouldn’t this action put any real user account at risk of being locked out if the bot or bad person is attempting to access the site...
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WayneM replied to the topic Login Attempts – Login 301 and 302 Errors logged...
Right. Got it. I’ve made the stupid mistake of not using “Admin” and thinking that was good enough. Yes, my username and display name are the same – Doh! Looks like I’ll need to correct that in...
View ArticleWayneM replied to the topic Login Attempts – Login 301 and 302 Errors logged...
I just took a look at one of my WP admin sites. In the user panel under the option to edit profile I see the phrase “Usernames cannot be changed.” Do you have any tips on a good way to change a...
View ArticleWayneM replied to the topic Login Attempts – Login 301 and 302 Errors logged...
Thanks again – You are the best. The reason I came here today was because of a news article I saw today about how WP sites are under a recent intense bonet brute force login attack. Then I saw that...
View ArticleWayneM replied to the topic Login Attempts – Login 301 and 302 Errors logged...
Regarding all that obscure username stuff…. If I hover over your username in the forum here, it looks like I might be seeing the username part of the login credentials needed before guessing at the...
View ArticleWayneM started the topic WordPress 3.7 Auto Updates in the forum BulletProof...
As WP rolls out the new auto updating feature for the WP core, I expect that when auto updates are made the file permissions on the WordPress files “wp-blog-header.php” and “index.php” will be changed...
View ArticleWayneM replied to the topic WordPress 3.7 Auto Updates in the forum...
Okay. Thanks for that response. Does this mean that if I’m using the free version of BPS, that once WP does an auto update the file permissions that have been changed back to the default 0644 will just...
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Yes, using BPS free. Here’s some more info. Looks like one of my websites auto updated to WP 3.7.1 last night. I had previously set “wp-blog-header.php” and “index.php” to 0400. Looks like after the...
View ArticleWayneM started the topic Is Custom Code permanently saved? in the forum...
I just viewed your really helpful Custom Code video. Followed your instructions and managed to get everything working as expected – Thanks! I changed part of the BPSQSE BPS QUERY STRING EXPLOITS to...
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WayneM replied to the topic Is Custom Code permanently saved? in the forum...
Great, that’ll work for me. I’ve made a note in the notes section of my BPS as reminder. But it’s good to know that BPS will notify as you indicated.
View ArticleWayneM replied to the topic Login Security feature request - independent...
I’d like to request an escalation to get this option included ASAP. I love the free BPS, but consider this issue to be a “bug fix” not a new option. I’m pretty sure this is a new issue, unless it’s...
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WayneM replied to the topic Login Security feature request - independent...
Wow! You are good. Modified login-security.php file as indicated above – users can now access the password reset feature. And, the rest of my site still works as before Awesome. Thanks for such great...
View ArticleWayneM replied to the topic 403 GET / HEAD Request Security Log error in the...
[Topic has been merged into this relevant Topic] Looks like I might need a SBR for the “Event List” plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/event-list/ Got a 403 error. Trying to add a new event to the...
View ArticleWayneM replied to the topic 403 GET / HEAD Request Security Log error in the...
Thanks for your reply. I did as instructed in the post you linked to. However, when trying to save the Root htaccess custom code, I get a 403 error. I’m wondering if the fix needs to be applied to the...
View ArticleWayneM started the topic Is Custom Code permanently saved? in the forum...
I just viewed your really helpful Custom Code video. Followed your instructions and managed to get everything working as expected – Thanks! I changed part of the BPSQSE BPS QUERY STRING EXPLOITS to...
View ArticleWayneM started the topic InfiniteWP - WordPress login in the forum...
Just wanted to make note of something interesting and handy to know. I use BPS Free on all my websites, and I use InfiniteWP to help manage them. One of my websites has recently been hammered with...
View ArticleWayneM started the topic PHP Warning: filesize(): stat failed for...
Many of my WordPress sites have recently started logging this in error_log: [21-Apr-2017 11:19:36 UTC] PHP Warning: filesize(): stat failed for...
View ArticleWayneM replied to the topic PHP Warning: filesize(): stat failed for...
I just double checked all the parameters you indicated above, and everything meets the required settings. The Security Log page indicates: “File Open and Write test successful! Your Security Log file...
View ArticleWayneM replied to the topic PHP Warning: filesize(): stat failed for...
To the best of my limited abilities and guesswork, I’m pretty sure I’ve confirmed that what I proposed in my “follow-up thought” is correct. I run an hourly check of file changes on all my sites by...
View ArticleWayneM replied to the topic PHP Warning: filesize(): stat failed for...
The BPS Security Log page has an option to “Delete Log File” when it reaches x size. That’s the option I’m using on all my websites. It clearly works. But, BPS does not create a new log file until a...
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