WP Cerber Documentation
Learn how to use WP Cerber to protect WordPress and information on your website
To install the last version of WP Cerber on your WordPress, follow these steps.
After installing and activating the plugin, follow the Getting Started Guide.
If you come across an issue, see quick answers on this page: Quick Help.
Get information about the latest stable release: Releases.
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How to
- Changing the location of the WP Cerber directory
- How to enable automatic updates for WP Cerber
- How to view spam form submissions
- Strong login security with WP Cerber
- Removing malware without paying a dime
- Optimizing export performance
- How to safely reinstall WordPress
- How to block a WordPress user
- Restrict access to the WordPress REST API
- How to stop spam user registrations on your WordPress
- How to clean up the activity and live traffic logs
- How to protect WordPress against CVE-2018-6389 DoS attacks
- Traffic Logging for WordPress
- Instant mobile and browser notifications with Pushbullet
- WordPress notifications and alerts made easy
- How to change date format on Activity page
- How to stop bots and robots with a list of prohibited logins
- How to set up reCAPTCHA
Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting login issues with WP Cerber
- How to get User Switching working with WP Cerber
- My custom 404 page does not work
- What is RID and how to use it
- Troubleshooting malware scanner issues
- PHP Warning: Cannot modify header information
- The size of database is big and it keeps growing
- Contact Form 7 are not working
- How to avoid blocking of legitimate requests
- Configuring exceptions for the anti-spam engine
- I'm getting "Probing for vulnerable code"
- Configuring IP address detection
- How to fix errors with database tables
Security Blog
- WP Cerber Bug Bounty Program
- WP Cerber Software Repository
- Update to the Cloudflare add-on
- Managing WordPress application passwords a hassle-free way
- How to limit the number of concurrent user sessions in WordPress
- WordPress 5.4.1. A security update fixes seven XSS vulnerabilities
- Cloudflare add-on for WP Cerber
- Browser cookies set by WP Cerber
- Deleting personal data
- Exporting personal data from logs
- Two-Factor Authentication for WordPress
- How to protect WordPress effectively: a must-do list
- Manage multiple WP Cerber instances from one dashboard
- Registered users only mode
- Automatic cleanup of malware and suspicious files
- Get WordPress protected: rename the plugins folder
- What the WP Cerber scanner scans and detects
- Automated recurring scans and email reporting for WordPress
- Configuring the WP Cerber scanner settings
- The WP Cerber scanner for WordPress
- Traffic Inspector in a nutshell
- Cerber Security Professional
- WordPress 4.9.1 Security and Maintenance Release
- What's new in WordPress 4.9
- How to stop spam form submissions on your WordPress
- Brute-force, DoS, and DDoS attacks - what's the difference?
- Best WordPress Plugins for Two-Factor Authentication
- WordPress 4.7.3 – six security issues has been fixed
- Do not trust those fake domain confirmation emails
- WordPress 4.7.1 - eight security issues have been fixed
WordPress security explained
- Why reCAPTCHA does not protect WordPress against bots and brute-force attacks
- Why you need to use Custom login URL for your WordPress
- Why it's important to restrict access to the WP REST API
Releases
I'm a software engineer and team lead at Cerber Tech. I started coding in 1993 on IBM System/370 and today software engineering at Cerber Tech is how I make my living.