About this plugin
php ). Very useful to process data via fail2ban.
You can activate the log for each pingback request feature and stop the user enumeration method (by redirecting to the home) with log.
If activated it remove the wordpress version number and meta generator in the head section of your site.
If activated it disable xmlrpc methods that require authentication, in order to avoid brute force attack by xmlrpc. Use this feature if you don’t need these xmlrpc methods.
If activated can kill multiple requests in a single xmlrpc call returning a 401 code on xmlrpc login error. This feature may be useful to prevent server overloading on brute force attack by xmlrpc.
You can also view your CUSTOM error log in the admin panel.
You can write error by
- SYSLOG
- APACHE ERROR_LOG
- CUSTOM a custom error log file (the used path need to be writable or APACHE ERROR LOG wil be used)
Log examples
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SYSLOG
444`
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APACHE
444`
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CUSTOM
444`
fail2ban configuration
See the FAQ section
Log viewer
Log viewer is available only in CUSTOM mode. Note: the log path and the file must exist.
Localization
- English (default) – always included
- Italian – since 1.1.3 version
Translations
- English – default, always included
- Italiano – disponibile dalla versione 1.1.3
Note: Feel free to translate this plugin in your language. This is very important for all users worldwide. So please contribute your language to the plugin to make it even more useful.
For translating I recommend the “Poedit Editor”.