A colleague blocked by Wordfence, let back in
When Wordfence blocks your office's address after a few wrong passwords, look at the recent lockouts and lift the block with your approval.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Time
- about 5 min
- Works with
- Wordfence
My colleague can't reach the site since [this morning]; Wordfence seems to have blocked our office address [IP address]. Show me the failed logins and lockouts of the last [2] days, then remove the Wordfence block on that address once I approve.
Already connected?
If SAR is already in your AI app, this is enough:
Remove the Wordfence block on [IP address] once I approve.
What happens
- The AI app reads Wordfence's status.
- It summarises recent failed logins and lockouts as totals, with networks shortened; it never sees full addresses or usernames, so the address to unblock comes from you.
- Removing the block on that one address waits for your approval in SAR and can be undone.
Approvals involved
Worked out from the tools this recipe uses.
wordpress_security_statusSecurity statusNonewordpress_login_activity_summaryLogin attacksNonewordpress_unblock_ipUnblock an IP addressApproval
What you get
Your colleague back in. If it keeps happening, check the saved passwords on that computer before loosening anything in Wordfence.
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Try it on your own site
Install the plugin, add SAR to your AI app and paste the prompt. Free to start.