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Removing the ability to disable XML-RPC in emergency release 5.0.3

We screwed up. Wordfence 5 was a very big release for us and in our haste to get it out the door we didn’t sufficiently test one of the features we added towards the end of the development cycle: The ability to disable XML-RPC.

Wordfence 5 with Falcon Engine Released!

This is a big day for us. We’ve been quietly working on a release that will fundamentally improve the amount of protection that Wordfence provides for your site and your online presence.

We’re hiring

Updated November 20th, 2014. We’re looking for talented, motivated team members to fill the following roles.

Why is Wordfence flagging a popular theme or plugin as containing malware?

A couple of weeks ago a popular theme started showing up in Wordfence scans as containing a malcious URL.

Wordfence Issues with Rackspace and a few other hosts now resolved

This has been a thorn in my side for some time now and I’m glad to report it’s 100% resolved.

Cellphone SMS delivery issues resolved

We had a handful of reports from customers who have enabled cellphone sign-in that their SMS’s weren’t getting delivered at all.

Got a persistent scraper? Here’s how to deal with them, permanently!

I received an email from one of my favorite Wordfence users who runs a popular blog and creates really great original content.

Delivery Reports now available for Cellphone Sign-in

For most of our customers, Cellphone Sign-in, otherwise known as Two Factor Authentication, works flawlessly.

Wordfence Bug Bounty: Get a $146 Wordfence Premium 5 year license per bug.

Update: Please note that this program has ended. Thank you to all who participated.