| Version |
Release Date |
Change Log |
| 16.1.14 |
2022-11-23 |
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| 16.1.13 |
2022-11-01 |
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| 16.1.12 |
2022-10-27 |
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| 16.1.11 |
2022-10-27 |
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| 16.1.10 |
2022-10-24 |
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| 16.1.9 |
2022-09-28 |
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| 16.1.8 |
2022-09-28 |
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| 16.1.6 |
2022-09-15 |
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| 16.1.5 |
2022-09-15 |
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| 16.1.4 |
2022-09-13 |
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| 16.1.3 |
2022-09-13 |
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| 16.1.2 |
2022-09-12 |
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| 16.1.1 |
2022-09-12 |
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| 16.1.0 |
2022-09-11 |
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| 16.0.9 |
2022-09-07 |
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| 15.1.9 |
2022-08-04 |
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| 15.1.8 |
2022-08-02 |
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| 15.1.7 |
2022-07-24 |
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| 15.1.6 |
2022-07-19 |
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| 15.1.5 |
2022-06-20 |
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| 15.1.4 |
2022-06-14 |
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| 15.1.3 |
2022-06-13 |
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| 15.1.2 |
2022-06-07 |
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| 15.1.0 |
2022-06-06 |
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| 15.0.13 |
2022-05-19 |
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| 15.0.12 |
2022-05-15 |
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| 15.0.9 |
2022-05-14 |
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| 15.0.8 |
2022-05-12 |
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| 15.0.6 |
2022-05-10 |
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| 15.0.5 |
2022-05-09 |
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| 15.0.4 |
2022-05-09 |
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| 15.0.3 |
2022-05-09 |
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| 15.0.2 |
2022-05-09 |
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| 15.0.1 |
2022-05-09 |
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| 15.0.0 |
2022-05-05 |
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| 14.9.11 |
2022-05-04 |
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| 14.1.7 |
2022-03-25 |
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| 14.1.6 |
2022-03-24 |
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| 14.1.5 |
2022-03-22 |
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| 14.1.3 |
2022-03-21 |
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| 14.1.2 |
2022-03-21 |
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| 14.1.1 |
2022-03-21 |
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| 14.1.0 |
2022-03-16 |
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| 14.0.3 |
2022-02-16 |
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| 14.0.2 |
2022-02-09 |
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| 14.0.1 |
2022-02-07 |
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| 14.0.0 |
2022-02-06 |
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| 13.0.6 |
2022-01-14 |
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| 13.0.5 |
2022-01-12 |
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| 13.0.4 |
2021-12-22 |
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| 13.0.3 |
2021-12-21 |
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| 13.0.2 |
2021-12-20 |
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| 13.0.1 |
2021-11-15 |
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| 13.0.0 |
2021-11-15 |
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| 12.0.13 |
2021-10-10 |
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| 12.0.12 |
2021-10-07 |
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| 12.0.11 |
2021-10-07 |
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| 12.0.9 |
2021-09-29 |
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| 12.0.8 |
2021-09-23 |
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| 12.0.7 |
2021-09-23 |
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| 12.0.6 |
2021-09-23 |
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| 11.5.6 |
2021-09-23 |
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| 12.0.5 |
2021-09-23 |
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| 12.0.4 |
2021-09-22 |
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| 12.0.3 |
2021-09-22 |
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| 12.0.2 |
2021-09-22 |
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| 12.0.1 |
2021-09-21 |
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| 12.0.0 |
2021-09-16 |
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| 11.5.5 |
2021-09-09 |
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| 11.5.4 |
2021-08-04 |
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| 11.5.3 |
2021-08-02 |
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| 11.5.2 |
2021-07-30 |
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| 11.5.1 |
2021-07-29 |
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| 11.5.0 |
2021-07-27 |
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| 11.4.5 |
2021-07-22 |
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| 11.4.4 |
2021-07-09 |
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| 11.4.3 |
2021-07-08 |
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| 11.4.2 |
2021-07-06 |
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| 11.4.1 |
2021-07-06 |
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| 11.4.0 |
2021-07-06 |
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| 11.3.0 |
2021-06-07 |
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| 11.2.4 |
2021-05-30 |
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| 11.2.3 |
2021-05-28 |
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| 11.2.2 |
2021-05-26 |
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| 11.2.1 |
2021-05-26 |
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| 11.2.0 |
2021-05-26 |
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| 11.1.1 |
2021-04-13 |
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| 11.1.0 |
2021-04-08 |
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| 11.0.3 |
2021-03-26 |
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| 11.0.2 |
2021-03-25 |
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| 11.0.1 |
2021-03-25 |
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| 11.0.0 |
2021-03-25 |
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| 10.2.6 |
2021-02-22 |
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| 10.2.4 |
2021-02-15 |
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| 10.2.3 |
2021-02-14 |
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| 10.2.2 |
2021-02-11 |
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| 10.2.1 |
2021-02-11 |
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| 10.2.0 |
2021-02-11 |
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| 10.1.6 |
2021-01-21 |
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| 10.1.5 |
2020-12-22 |
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| 10.1.4 |
2020-12-07 |
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| 10.1.3 |
2020-11-18 |
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| 10.1.2 |
2020-11-17 |
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| 10.1.1 |
2020-11-17 |
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| 10.1.0 |
2020-11-17 |
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| 10.0.3 |
2020-10-24 |
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| 10.0.2 |
2020-10-21 |
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| 10.0.1 |
2020-10-21 |
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| 10.0.0 |
2020-10-21 |
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| 9.2.1 |
2020-10-14 |
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| 9.2.0 |
2020-09-03 |
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| 9.1.0 |
2020-06-23 |
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| 9.0.4 |
2020-06-05 |
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| 9.0.3 |
2020-06-04 |
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| 9.0.2 |
2020-05-14 |
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| 9.0.1 |
2020-05-07 |
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| 9.0.0 |
2020-05-05 |
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| 8.7.0 |
2020-03-16 |
Current Release =
Released: 16th March, 2020 - Release Notes (v.0) NEW: [PRO] Traffic Rate Limiting Feature. (v.0) ADDED: Support for registration forms in plugins: Profile Builder and Paid Member Subscriptions (v.0) IMPROVED: Tweaks and changes to UI. (v.0) FIXED: Minor issues with the MFA page.
Full Shield Security Changelog
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| 8.6.3 |
2020-02-25 |
Current Release =
Released: 25th February, 2020 - Release Notes (v.3) IMPROVED: AJAX handling and general plugin requests have been refined to be less prone to errors. (v.3) IMPROVED: The Traffic Log Viewer will now be displayed even if it's disabled. (v.3) REMOVED: 2 options from the Automatic Updates module have been removed, that influenced translations and version control. (v.3) IMPROVED: Some minor improvements and optimisations. (v.3) IMPROVED: Adjusted how Shield stores temporary WP options to prevent duplicates. (v.3) FIXED: Login backup-code wasn't always reset after it was used. (v.3) FIXED: IP address wasn't blocked even after committing an offense in 1 particular scenario.
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| 8.5.7 |
2020-02-10 |
Current Release =
Released: 10th February, 2020 - Release Notes (v.7) ADDED: New admin notice to indicate that the plugin is currently disabled. (v.7) IMPROVED: Malware scanning for premium assets always uses hashes where possible to verify contents. (v.7) IMPROVED: Optimised loading of libraries that run for certain features, if they aren't enabled. (v.7) IMPROVED: Prevent a rare fatal error on activation.
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| 8.4.4 |
2019-12-06 |
Current Release =
Released: 6th December, 2019 - Release Notes (v.4) IMPROVED: Discovered serious conflict with SiteGround Optimizer plugin. Provided admin notice and automatic fixing. (v.4) FIXED: Protected against spurious error log notices when comparing hashes with "nothing".
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| 8.3.0 |
2019-11-18 |
Current Release =
Released: 18th November, 2019 - Release Notes (v.0) IMPROVED: Improvements to Malware scanner to now track malware results by specific lines, not just by file. (v.0) IMPROVED: Support colons (:) in IP addresses during visitor IP address detection. (v.0) IMPROVED: Ensure license lookups use the correct site URL. (v.0) IMPROVED: Attempt to ensure that if there is an interruption in the API, malware patterns are available for scanning. (v.0) IMPROVED: Added default firewall whitelist parameter for AffiliateWP requests. (v.0) IMPROVED: Spanish, French, Japanese translations.
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| 8.2.3 |
2019-10-25 |
Current Release =
Released: 25th October, 2019 - Release Notes (v.3) FIXED: Fix for reported RXSS vulnerability - more info. (v.3) FIXED: Fix for Rest API detection. (v.3) FIXED: Fix for translation of some strings.
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| 8.2.2 |
2019-10-14 |
Current Release =
Released: 14th October, 2019 - Release Notes (v.2) FIXED: Fixes for scans running under Windows/IIS. (v.2) IMPROVED: Adds a check that a site can send an HTTP request to itself before allowing scans to run. (v.2) IMPROVED: Scans clean up after themselves better, if they fail to run. (v.2) IMPROVED: Server's own IP address detection when site migrated to a new host. (v.2) UPDATED: International translations. (v.2) FIXED: PHP notices when data wasn't as expected.
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| 8.2.1 |
2019-10-07 |
Current Release =
Released: 7th October, 2019 - Release Notes (v.1) IMPROVED: Further reduce Malware false positives by also using SVN trunk data when verifying files for plugins and themes. (v.1) ADDED: Initial support for repairing Themes that have been installed from WordPress.org. (v.1) ADDED: Support for using WP Hashes.com for WordPress.org themes (already done for plugins). (v.1) FIXED: PHP notices in the logs.
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| 8.2.0 |
2019-10-01 |
Current Release =
Released: 1st October, 2019 - Release Notes (v.0) IMPROVED: [PRO] Malware scanner now uses network intelligence to the gather information on malware results. (v.0) NEW: Traffic Watcher feature is now free for all users (no longer Pro-only). (v.0) IMPROVED: Scanning cron is improved and more efficient. (v.0) ADDED: Bulk Delete/Repair/Ignore actions now available for Malware scan results. (v.0) IMPROVED: Malware scan results now provide details of affected line numbers and patterns discovered. (v.0) IMPROVED: Malware scanner only scans wp-admin, wp-includes, wp-content folders, and files in top-level directory. (v.0) IMPROVED: Malware scanner now excludes wp-content/cache/ directory. (v.0) IMPROVED: Malware scanner performance improved with caching. (v.0) IMPROVED: Malware auto-repair now works more consistently. (v.0) IMPROVED: Updated default firewall whitelist rules. (v.0) IMPROVED: If the PWNED Passwords API request fails entirely, the password check is skipped. (v.0) ADDED: Japanese translations are at 100%. (v.0) IMPROVED: Dutch translations are greatly improved (a huge thank you to Fred!). (v.0) FIXED: Audit Trail correctly logs multiple occurrences for the same type of event on the same page request. (v.0) FIXED: Audit Trail now correctly logs Google reCAPTCHA failure events. (v.0) FIXED: PHP error when firewall was set to kill response without a user message.
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| 8.1.1 |
2019-09-18 |
Current Release =
Released: 18th September, 2019 - Release Notes (v.1) FIXED: Error for sites pre-5.0 that don't have function determine_locale() (v.0) IMPROVED: Massive improvements to asynchronous scans in performance and reliability. (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Possible to supply multiple email addresses for Administrator login notifications. (v.0) ADDED: New firewall whitelist rule to prevent firewall blocks when activating certain plugins. (v.0) IMPROVED: Prevent errors caused by other plugins not passing correctly-formatted data through WP filters. (v.0) ADDED: Japanese translations (14%). (v.0) IMPROVED: Plugin locale now respects user profile locale setting. (v.0) IMPROVED: Audit Trail filter for specific events. (v.0) IMPROVED: Lots of cleanup of deprecated PHP code following the the v7-v8 upgrade.
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| 8.1.0 |
2019-09-18 |
Current Release =
Released: 18th September, 2019 - Release Notes (v.0) IMPROVED: Massive improvements to asynchronous scans in performance and reliability. (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Possible to supply multiple email addresses for Administrator login notifications. (v.0) ADDED: New firewall whitelist rule to prevent firewall blocks when activating certain plugins. (v.0) IMPROVED: Prevent errors caused by other plugins not passing correctly-formatted data through WP filters. (v.0) ADDED: Japanese translations (14%). (v.0) IMPROVED: Plugin locale now respects user profile locale setting. (v.0) IMPROVED: Audit Trail filter for specific events. (v.0) IMPROVED: Lots of cleanup of deprecated PHP code following the the v7-v8 upgrade.
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| 8.0.2 |
2019-09-05 |
Current Release =
Released: 5th October, 2019 - Release Notes (v.2) IMPROVED: Password strength metering now better aligns with WordPress library (PHP 5.6+) (v.2) IMPROVED: Dutch translations have been adjusted. (v.2) FIXED: Setting 'Month' for IP block duration wasn't being applied. (v.2) FIXED: Certain admin notices not displayed when they should be.
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| 8.0.1 |
2019-08-29 |
Current Release =
Released: 29th September, 2019 - Release Notes (v.1) FIXED: Comment SPAM blocking wasn't working if set to "Detect and Reject". (v.1) FIXED: Shield Widget/Badge broken in some cases. (v.1) ADDED: You can force Shield to operate in any locale, regardless of site locale. (v.1) ADDED: Russian translations are now at 100% and some Dutch translations have been adjusted.
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| 8.0.0 |
2019-08-27 |
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| 7.4.2 |
2019-05-30 |
Current Release =
Released: 30th May, 2019 - Release Notes (v.2) NEW: Options finder/jumper menu lets you find and jump to any option in the plugin instantly. (v.2) NEW: Help/explainer videos for a few sections - more to come. (v.2) FIXES: Fixes for a few problems introduced with the recent UI changes. (v.2) FIXED: Welcome wizard launching was broken.
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| 7.4.1 |
2019-05-20 |
Current Release =
Released: 20th May, 2019 - Release Notes (v.1) NEW: Adjustments and redesign of Shield options pages. (v.1) IMPROVED: Further prep for better internationalization.
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| 7.4.0 |
2019-05-13 |
Current Release =
Released: 13th May, 2019 - Release Notes (v.0) NEW: [PRO] Manual/Automatic User Suspension (v.0) NEW: Comment SPAM - Increase minimum number of approved comments before scanning is skipped (v.0) NEW: [PRO] Comment SPAM - Trusted user roles where comments scanning is skipped (v.0) IMPROVED: AntiBot JS was improperly included when not required. (v.0) IMPROVED: Added a GeoIP caching table and removed bundled GeoIP database - greatly reduces download size. (v.0) FIXED: Inconsistent behaviour when PWA plugin is active and it infinitely reloads pages. (v.0) FIXED: Inconsistent behaviour with Anonymous API blocking. (v.0) IMPROVED: Code improvements and refactoring. (v.0) ADDED: Prep for upcoming malware scanner.
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| 7.3.2 |
2019-04-18 |
Current Release =
Released: 18th April, 2019 - Release Notes (v.2) IMPROVED: Provided inline links for new Bot Signals options. (v.2) CHANGED: Added a workaround for WPML plugin using old, buggy version of TWIG library. (v.1) FIX: Protection against 404 tracking blocking visitors in some cases. (v.0) NEW: [PRO] 7x New Bot Signals - rules to catch and block bad bots. (v.0) ADDED: Date picker for filtering Audit Log entries. (v.0) IMPROVED: Audit Log viewer now combines entries from the same request into 1 for better readability. (v.0) CHANGED: Use a more refined clearing of WP Fastest Cache. (v.0) FIX: Error displayed when deleting plugins in some cases. (v.0) UPDATED: Translations for Chinese, Finnish, Turkish, Dutch, Italian, and German.
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| 7.2.3 |
2019-03-25 |
Current Release =
Released: 25th March, 2019 - Release Notes (v.3) FIX: Unable to turn off the Abandoned Plugin scanner. (v.3) FIX: Fix bug with some DNS lookup failures for some ISPs. (v.3) FIX: Fix display notice for 'disallow file editing' setting when IP is whitelisted.
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| 7.1.2 |
2019-02-28 |
Current Release =
Released: 27th February, 2019 - Release Notes (v.2) IMPROVED: Firewall email notification content now better reflect the information in the audit trail. (v.2) FIX: Firewall email notification was breaking in some instances.
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| 7.1.1 |
2019-02-21 |
- Current Release =
Released: 21st February, 2018 - Release Notes
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| 7.1.0 |
2019-02-21 |
- Current Release =
Released: 21st February, 2018 - Release Notes
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| 7.0.4 |
2019-02-12 |
Current Release =
Released: 12th February, 2018 - Release Notes (v.4) IMPROVED: Refactored IP address blocking with improved audit trail messages. (v.4) CHANGED: Expanded anonymous REST API whitelist to include 'wpstatistics' namespace. (v.4) IMPROVED: Access protection for shield temp/caching dir. (v.4) IMPROVED: Clarification on reCAPTCHA - v3 is not supported. (v.4) IMPROVED: Clarification on user sessions timeout - Shield sets an absolutely session maximum. (v.4) IMPROVED: Options form submission is adjusted to work around poorly restrictive webhosts. (v.4) FIX: Various tweaks and fixes across the plugin. (v.4) FIX: Error with ClassicPress.
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| 7.0.3 |
2019-02-07 |
Current Release =
Released: 7th February, 2018 - Release Notes (v.3) NEW: Automatically whitelist anonymous REST API Access for 3 plugins: Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, JetPack. (v.3) IMPROVED: Security admin login failure messages are clearer. (v.3) IMPROVED: Admin notification for email sending 2FA verification easily lets you resend email. (v.3) IMPROVED: File download code for WordPress Core file scanner repairs. (v.3) IMPROVED: Attempt to also capture B/CC email addresses included in outgoing emails in Audit logs. (v.3) FIX: Allow use of IPv4 ranges in whitelist again. (v.3) CHANGED: Numerous code refactoring and improvements building upon the major v7 release and prepping for v7.1.
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| 7.0.2 |
2019-01-28 |
- Current Release =
Released: 28th January, 2018 - Release Notes
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| 7.0.1 |
2019-01-28 |
- Current Release =
Released: 28th January, 2018 - Release Notes
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| 7.0.0 |
2019-01-28 |
- Current Release =
Released: 28th January, 2018 - Release Notes
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| 6.10.9 |
2018-12-07 |
Current Release =
Released: 7th December, 2018 - Release Notes (v.9) FIXED: Admin notices displaying to non-admins. (v.7) ADDED: [PRO] New option to specify usernames for Security Admin role. (v.7) IMPROVED: Idle user detection. (v.7) IMPROVED: Support for redirect/cancel URLs in 2FA login page. (v.7) CHANGED: Final release before Shield v7. Small warning shown on plugins page if PHP < 5.4
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| 6.10.4 |
2018-11-06 |
Current Release =
Released: 5th November, 2018 - Release Notes (v.4) FIXED: Couldn't deactivate plugin. (v.3) ADDED: Support for Ultimate Member forms (v.3) ADDED: Support for LearnPress login/registration forms (v.3) FIXED: Security Admin now correctly honours the WordPress Options zone setting. (v.3) IMPROVED: Distinguish which sub-site (sub-domain) for WPMS installations on Traffic Watcher. (v.3) IMPROVED: Server's own IP lookup is only attempted once. (v.3) ADDED: Experimental feature to help with some custom 3rd party login/registration forms
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| 6.10.3 |
2018-11-05 |
Current Release =
Released: 5th November, 2018 - Release Notes (v.3) ADDED: Support for Ultimate Member forms (v.3) ADDED: Support for LearnPress login/registration forms (v.3) FIXED: Security Admin now correctly honours the WordPress Options zone setting. (v.3) IMPROVED: Distinguish which sub-site (sub-domain) for WPMS installations on Traffic Watcher. (v.3) IMPROVED: Server's own IP lookup is only attempted once. (v.3) ADDED: Experimental feature to help with some custom 3rd party login/registration forms
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| 6.10.2 |
2018-10-23 |
Current Release =
Released: 23rd October, 2018 - Release Notes (v.2) IMPROVED: Visitor IP address detection (v.2) IMPROVED: Automatic whitelisting of Manage WP IP addresses (v.2) IMPROVED: SPAM Comments code enhanced and optimised (v.2) IMPROVED: IP Whitelisting code enhanced and optimised (v.2) IMPROVED: Code cleaning and refactoring.
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| 6.10.1 |
2018-10-16 |
- Current Release =
Released: 15th October, 2018 - Release Notes
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| 6.10.0 |
2018-10-16 |
- Current Release =
Released: 15th October, 2018 - Release Notes
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| 6.9.4 |
2018-09-13 |
Current Release =
Released: 13th September, 2018 (v.4) FIXED: Bug where 2FA by email user roles get reset in some cases. (v.3) ADDED: Support for AppleBot in the Traffic Watcher. (v.3) FIXED: Plugin/Theme Guard bug not capturing updates correctly. (v.3) FIXED: Google Authenticator could not be removed from profile.
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| 6.9.3 |
2018-09-11 |
Current Release =
Released: 11th September, 2018 (v.3) ADDED: Support for AppleBot in the Traffic Watcher. (v.3) FIXED: Plugin/Theme Guard bug not capturing updates correctly. (v.3) FIXED: Google Authenticator could not be removed from profile.
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| 6.9.2 |
2018-09-10 |
Current Release =
Released: 10th September, 2018 (v.2) FIXED: Prevent crashing on sites with PHP < v5.4 (v.1) ADDED: Support for Yandex search engine in the Traffic Watcher. (v.1) IMPROVED: WooCommerce checkout handling with reCAPTCHA.
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| 6.9.1 |
2018-09-09 |
Current Release =
Released: 9th September, 2018 (v.1) ADDED: Support for Yandex search engine in the Traffic Watcher. (v.1) IMPROVED: WooCommerce checkout handling with reCAPTCHA.
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| 6.9.0 |
2018-09-07 |
Series =
Released: 6th September, 2018 - Release Notes (v.0) NEW: [PRO] Traffic Watcher - live tracking of all requests to your site. (v.0) NEW: [PRO] Yubikey - Allows for multiple Yubikeys on the same user profile. (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Option to include listing of affected files within Hack Guard notification emails. (v.0) ADDED: Option to delete the Security Admin Access Key (v.0) ADDED: Option to add WooCommerce roles to 2FA-Email setting. (v.0) CHANGED: Basic Stats system now requires minimum PHP v5.4. (v.0) CHANGED: Password Policies now requires minimum WordPress v4.4. (v.0) IMPROVED: Password expiration now redirects to the 'set password' screen, instead of the user profile. (v.0) IMPROVED: Password capture for purposes of password policies is improved. (v.0) IMPROVED: You can now delete the 'forceoff' file from inside the WP Admin. (v.0) IMPROVED: Audit Trail entries for emails will identify the file that's calling the wp_mail function. (v.0) IMPROVED: Audit Trail entries for post editing will identify the post type wherever possible. (v.0) IMPROVED: Audit Trail entries will try to display all message text correctly. (v.0) IMPROVED: Login/Register/Password forms are only checked when visitor is not logged-in. (v.0) IMPROVED: Major database code refactoring and other code improvements. (v.0) IMPROVED: User sessions handling. (v.0) IMPROVED: Security Admin UX - ajax session checking, with admin notifications and auto-page reload. (v.0) IMPROVED: Security Admin password setting now requires a confirmation password entry. (v.0) IMPROVED: Refined Cooldown timing system. (v.0) IMPROVED: Refined Bot checkbox Javascript. (v.0) IMPROVED: Cron entry cleanup after deactivation. (v.0) UPDATED: Bootstrap libraries to latest release v4.1.3. (v.0) FIXED: Potential bug with Plugin/Themes guard scanning. (v.0) FIXED: PHP Warning(s).
Full Changelog
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| 6.8.2 |
2018-06-22 |
Current Release =
Released: 22nd June, 2018 - Release Notes (v.2) FIXED: Bug with multi-factor authentication verification. (v.2) FIXED: Bug with chosen reCAPTCHA style not being honoured on login pages (v.2) FIXED: Bug with Invisible reCAPTCHA + WooCommerce (v.2) FIXED: Bug with Pwned passwords always being checked even if setting turned off.
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| 6.8.1 |
2018-06-14 |
Current Release =
Released: 14th June, 2018 - Release Notes (v.1) FIXED: A couple of bugs with WooCommerce reCAPTCHA processing. (v.1) FIXED: A bug with user sessions cleaning
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| 6.8.0 |
2018-06-11 |
Current Release =
Released: 11th June, 2018 - Release Notes (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] White Label - ability to re-brand the entire Shield Security plugin to your company brand. (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Option for all users to receive notification email upon login to their accounts. (v.0) IMPROVED: Completely rebuilt the bot and reCAPTCHA login protection system. (v.0) IMPROVED: Import/Export system hugely improved with respect to automated push of options from Master sites. (v.0) IMPROVED: A different approach to sessions management that should handle sessions a bit better. (v.0) IMPROVED: Expired user sessions are cleaned from the DB using a cron, and on Insights Dashboard load.
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| 6.7.2 |
2018-05-30 |
Current Release =
Released: 30th May, 2018 - Release Notes (v.2) ADDED: [PRO] Admin Notes feature - Notes can now be easily deleted (editing will not be possible). (v.0) UPDATED: Some translations. (v.2) FIXED: A few bugs with the Insights Dashboard. (v.2) FIXED: Removed the dependency on jQuery with Invisible reCAPTCHA.
Note: The Insights Dashboard is only available on sites with PHP v5.4.0 and above.
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| 6.7.1 |
2018-05-22 |
Current Release =
Released: 22nd May, 2018 - Release Notes (v.1) ADDED: [PRO] Admin Notes feature - you can add notes to the Shield plugin in the Insights Dashboard. (v.1) FIXED: A few bugs with the Insights Dashboard. (v.0) ADDED: A simple test cron to demonstrate whether your site crons are running. (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Full support for new WordPress GDPR Privacy Policy controls for exporting and erasing data. (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] New GDPR guided wizard for exporting/erasing particular data based on custom search results. (v.0) CHANGED: Guided Wizards now load through WP admin to fix ajax problems for poorly configured SSL on some sites (v.0) IMPROVED: Upgraded Bootstrap library to 4.1.1. (v.0) IMPROVED: Compatibility with AIO Events Cal - they like to force their old Twig libraries on everyone else.
Note: The Insights Dashboard is only available on sites with PHP v5.4.0 and above.
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| 6.7.0 |
2018-05-21 |
Current Release =
Released: 21st May, 2018 - Release Notes (v.0) ADDED: All-New Insights Dashboard providing a high-level overview of your site security, with recommendations. (v.0) ADDED: Helpful, explanatory videos directly into the Guided Welcome Wizard. (v.0) ADDED: A simple test cron to demonstrate whether your site crons are running. (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Full support for new WordPress GDPR Privacy Policy controls for exporting and erasing data. (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] New GDPR guided wizard for exporting/erasing particular data based on custom search results. (v.0) CHANGED: Guided Wizards now load through WP admin to fix ajax problems for poorly configured SSL on some sites (v.0) IMPROVED: Upgraded Bootstrap library to 4.1.1. (v.0) IMPROVED: Compatibility with AIO Events Cal - they like to force their old Twig libraries on everyone else.
Note: The Insights Dashboard is only available on sites with PHP v5.4.0 and above.
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| 6.6.8 |
2018-05-04 |
Current Release =
Released: 4th May, 2018 (v.8) IMPROVED: Add GDPR-compliant Privacy Policy checkboxes to mailing list sign-up forms. (v.8) ADDED: Introduction video to the Guided Setup Wizard.
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| 6.6.7 |
2018-05-02 |
Current Release =
Released: 2nd May, 2018 (v.7) IMPROVED: reCAPTCHA JS is only included on pages where it's actually used by Shield. (v.7) IMPROVED: Upgrade Bootstrap library to 4.1.0. (v.7) IMPROVED: Include jQuery for the plugin badge as required
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| 6.6.6 |
2018-04-19 |
Current Release =
Released: 19th April, 2018 - Release Notes (v.6) ADDED: Small exclusion in the firewall for a jetpack parameter. (v.6) ADDED: SVGs to the default list of files scanned by the plugin guard. (v.6) ADDED: Workaround for a ridiculous NGG bug.
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| 6.6.4 |
2018-04-07 |
Current Release =
Released: 6th April, 2018 - Release Notes (v.1-4) FIXED: Various small fixes and improvements (v.4) FIXED: PHP Fatal Error on wp object cache. (v.0) NEW: [PRO] Keyless Activation of Pro licenses. (v.0) ADDED: WordPress Password Policies. (v.0) ADDED: Pwned Passwords Detection. (v.0) IMPROVED: Major rewrite of plugin AJAX handling. (v.0) IMPROVED: Notices to indicate the time of the last scans. (v.0) FIXED: A few bugs
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| 6.6.3 |
2018-03-30 |
Current Release =
Released: 30th March, 2018 - Release Notes (v.1-3) FIXED: Various small fixes and improvements (v.0) NEW: [PRO] Keyless Activation of Pro licenses. (v.0) ADDED: WordPress Password Policies. (v.0) ADDED: Pwned Passwords Detection. (v.0) IMPROVED: Major rewrite of plugin AJAX handling. (v.0) IMPROVED: Notices to indicate the time of the last scans. (v.0) FIXED: A few bugs
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| 6.6.2 |
2018-03-22 |
Current Release =
Released: 22nd March, 2018 - Release Notes (v.1-2) FIXED: Various small fixes and improvements (v.0) NEW: [PRO] Keyless Activation of Pro licenses. (v.0) ADDED: WordPress Password Policies. (v.0) ADDED: Pwned Passwords Detection. (v.0) IMPROVED: Major rewrite of plugin AJAX handling. (v.0) IMPROVED: Notices to indicate the time of the last scans. (v.0) FIXED: A few bugs
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| 6.6.0 |
2018-03-19 |
Current Release =
Released: 19th March, 2018 - Release Notes (v.0) NEW: [PRO] Keyless Activation of Pro licenses. (v.0) ADDED: WordPress Password Policies. (v.0) ADDED: Pwned Passwords Detection. (v.0) IMPROVED: Major rewrite of plugin AJAX handling. (v.0) IMPROVED: Notices to indicate the time of the last scans. (v.0) FIXED: A few bugs
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| 6.5.0 |
2018-03-05 |
Current Release =
Released: 5th March, 2018 - Release Notes (v.0) IMPROVED: Plugin Guard better handles the case where a plugin/theme has been entirely renamed/removed. (v.0) IMPROVED: Attempts to access the XML-RPC system when it's disabled will now trigger the blacklist transgressions counter. (v.0) IMPROVED: Try to prevent black listing the server's own public IP address where visitor IP address detection is not correctly configured. (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Provisional support for not processing 2FA logins for Woocommerce Social Login plugin. (v.0) FIXED: Plugin Guard better handles ignoring non-WordPress.org Plugins/Themes (v.0) FIXED: A few small bugs
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| 6.4.4 |
2018-02-27 |
Current Release =
Released: 26th February, 2018 - Release Notes (v.1-4) FIXED: Various Fixes (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] New Scanner to detect file changes for active plugins and themes (v.0) IMPROVED: Automatic updates for vulnerable plugins ignores automatic updates delay setting (v.0) CHANGED: Email notifications for scanners will now link to the Wizard where possible, instead of listing files.
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| 6.4.3 |
2018-02-26 |
Current Release =
Released: 26th February, 2018 - Release Notes (v.3) FIXED: Various Fixes (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] New Scanner to detect file changes for active plugins and themes (v.0) IMPROVED: Automatic updates for vulnerable plugins ignores automatic updates delay setting (v.0) CHANGED: Email notifications for scanners will now link to the Wizard where possible, instead of listing files.
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| 6.4.2 |
2018-02-26 |
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| 6.4.1 |
2018-02-26 |
Current Release =
Released: 26th February, 2018 - Release Notes (v.1) ADDED: [PRO] New Scanner to detect file changes for active plugins and themes (v.1) IMPROVED: Automatic updates for vulnerable plugins ignores automatic updates delay setting (v.1) CHANGED: Email notifications for scanners will now link to the Wizard where possible, instead of listing files.
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| 6.4.0 |
2018-02-26 |
Current Release =
Released: 26th February, 2018 - Release Notes (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] New Scanner to detect file changes for active plugins and themes (v.0) IMPROVED: Automatic updates for vulnerable plugins ignores automatic updates delay setting (v.0) CHANGED: Email notifications for scanners will now link to the Wizard where possible, instead of listing files.
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| 6.3.3 |
2018-02-21 |
Current Release =
Released: 21st February, 2018 - Release Notes (v.3) FIXED: Bug with automatic updates delay processing
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| 6.3.2 |
2018-02-19 |
Current Release =
Released: 19th February, 2018 - Release Notes (v.2) CHANGED: Changed text that seems to cause servers to swallow-up emails. See here for more reliable email
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| 6.3.1 |
2018-02-12 |
Current Release =
Released: 12th February, 2018 - Release Notes (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Automatic updates stability delay (v.0) IMPROVED: Complete plugin UI rebuild, using the new Bootstrap 4. (v.0) FIXED: A few bugs with Google Authenticator. (v.1) FIXED: Options page javascript to work around conflicts.
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| 6.3.0 |
2018-02-12 |
Current Release =
Released: 12th February, 2018 - Release Notes (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Automatic updates stability delay (v.0) IMPROVED: Complete plugin UI rebuild, using the new Bootstrap 4. (v.0) FIXED: A few bugs with Google Authenticator.
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| 6.2.2 |
2018-02-02 |
Current Release =
Released: 2nd February January, 2018 - Release Notes (v.2) FIXED: Fix for IP Manager PHP error. (v.2) IMPROVED: Two-factor verification email.
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| 6.2.1 |
2018-02-01 |
Current Release =
Released: 1st February January, 2018 - Release Notes (v.1) FIXED: Bug where administrator login email notification setting is not being honoured. (v.1) IMPROVED: If a site is having trouble with database creation, User Sessions wont lock you out. (v.0) IMPROVED: Major overhaul of the Shield User Sessions system. (v.0) IMPROVED: Link the Security Admin authentication with the new Sessions system. (v.0) IMPROVED: Major overhaul to plugin's user meta data storage, limiting to a single DB entry for all data. (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Ability to increase frequency of file system scans up to once every hour. (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Add a remember me option, allowing users to skip Multi-factor authentication for a set number of days.
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| 6.2.0 |
2018-01-31 |
Current Release =
Released: 31st January, 2018 - Release Notes (v.0) IMPROVED: Major overhaul of the Shield User Sessions system. (v.0) IMPROVED: Link the Security Admin authentication with the new Sessions system. (v.0) IMPROVED: Major overhaul to plugin's user meta data storage, limiting to a single DB entry for all data. (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Ability to increase frequency of file system scans up to once every hour. (v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Add a remember me option, allowing users to skip Multi-factor authentication for a set number of days.
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| 6.1.1 |
2018-01-17 |
Latest Release =
Released: 17th January, 2018
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(v.1) FIXED: Verify link missing from the two-factor authentication verification email.
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| 6.1.0 |
2018-01-15 |
Latest Release =
Released: 15th January, 2018 Release Notes
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(v.0) ADDED: 3x more Shield Wizards: Multi-factor Authentication, Core File Scanning, Unrecognised File Scanning.
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(v.0) ADDED: You can now use regular expressions for file exclusions in the 'Unrecognised File Scanner'.
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(v.0) CHANGED: File Scanner email notifications now link to the appropriate scanner wizard directly.
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(v.0) IMPROVED: Plugin options pages restyling.
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(v.0) IMPROVED: Plugin refactoring and improvements.
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| 6.0.0 |
2017-12-18 |
Latest Point Release =
Released: 18th December, 2017
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(v.0) ADDED: All-new Shield Welcome and Setup Wizard - more helpful guided wizards to come.
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(v.0) ADDED: [PRO] Shield options import and export
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(v.0) ADDED: [PRO] In conjunction with import/export - Shield Security Network: automated options syncing.
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(v.0) CHANGED: Going forward, new features and options will support only PHP 5.4+. Existing features will remain unaffected.
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| 5.20.1 |
2017-12-11 |
Latest Point Release =
Released: 11th December, 2017
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(v.1) FIXED: File include error.
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(v.0) IMPROVED: [PRO] Audit Trail length is configurable. Length for free is 50 entries (the original unpaginated limit)
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(v.0) IMPROVED: Large redesign of options sections to be more intuitive and cleaner
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(v.0) IMPROVED: Added dedicated help section for each module.
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(v.0) IMPROVED: Certain modules have an new Actions centre, such a Audit Trail viewer and User Sessions manager
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(v.0) IMPROVED: Audit Trails are now ajax-paginated. You can browse through all your audit trail entries
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(v.0) IMPROVED: User session tables are also ajax-paginated.
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| 5.0.0 |
2016-03-01 |
Latest Point Release =
Released: 1st March, 2016
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(v.0) NEW: WordPress Simple Firewall plugin has been re-branded and is called Shield
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(v.0) ADDED: Support for this plugin is now Premium. Added Premium Support page that links to Helpdesk.
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(v.0) ADDED: NEW feature - Google ReCaptcha for Comment SPAM and Login protection.
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(v.0) CHANGED: Refactor of comment spam code.
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(v.0) CHANGED: Core File Scanner now handles the odd Hungarian distribution.
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| 4.17.0 |
2016-02-17 |
Latest Point Release =
Released: 1st February, 2016
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(v.0) ADDED: NEW feature - Google Authenticator Login option.
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(v.0) ADDED: Core File Scanner now includes an automatic link to repair files (you must be logged in as admin for this link to work!).
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(v.0) ADDED: NEW - if you already have a logged-in session and you open the login screen, you'll be provided with a link to go straight to the admin area.
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(v.0) CHANGED: Email-based Two-Factor Authentication is now stateless/session-less - it will not check validity per-page load.
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(v.0) CHANGED: Changes to the email-based authentication system - now only 1 option and it no longer locks to IP or browser.
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(v.0) CHANGED: Various efficiency improvements including reduced SQL updates.
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(v.0) CHANGED: Email system is improved and now send emails from the default WordPress sender. This may be changed with filter.
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| 4.0.0 |
2014-09-30 |
- ADDED: New Feature - Audit Trail
- ADDED: Audit Trail options include: Plugins, Themes, Email, WordPress Core, Posts/Pages, WordPress Simple Firewall
- FIXED: Full and proper cleanup of plugin options, crons, and databases upon deactivation.
- REMOVED: Firewall Log. This is no longer an option and is instead integrated into the "WordPress Simple Firewall" Audit Trail.
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| 3.5.5 |
2014-09-22 |
- ADDED: Better admin notifications for events such as options saving etc.
- CHANGE: Some plugin styling to highlight features and options better.
- FIXED: Small bug with options default values.
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| 3.0.0 |
2014-06-26 |
- FEATURE: User Management. Phase 1 - create user sessions to track current and attempted logged in users.
- CHANGED: MASSIVE plugin refactoring for better performance and faster, more reliable future development of features
- ADDED: Obscurity Feature - ability to remove the WP Generator meta tag.
- ADDED: ability to change user login session length in days
- ADDED: ability to set session idle timeout in hours
- ADDED: ability to lock session to a particular IP address (2-factor auth by IP is separate)
- ADDED: ability to view active user sessions
- ADDED: ability to view last page visited for active sessions
- ADDED: ability to view last active time for active sessions
- ADDED: ability to view failed or attempted logins in the past 48hrs
- ADDED: Support for GASP login using WooCommerce
- CHANGED: Admin Access Restriction now has a separate options/feature page
- CHANGED: Admin styling to better see some selected options
- ADDED: Support for WP Wall shoutbox plugin (does no GASP comment checks)
- CHANGED: Removed support for upgrading from versions prior to 2.0
- CHANGED: Removed support for importing from Firewall 2 plugin - to import, manually install plugin v2.6.6, import settings, then upgrade.
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| 2.6.6 |
2014-06-17 |
- FIX: Improved compatibility with bbPress.
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| 2.0.0 |
2013-11-05 |
- ADDED: Localization capabilities. All we need now are translators! Go here to get started.
- ADDED: Option to mask the WordPress version so the real version is never publicly visible.
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| 1.9.2 |
2013-11-03 |
- CHANGED: Simplified the automatic WordPress Plugin updates into 1 filter for consistency
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| 1.0 |
2013-07-09 |
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