Disable WP File Editing
Prevent Editing Of Any WordPress File From Within WordPress Itself
By default WordPress allows admins to edit plugin and theme files directly from within the WordPress admin. This feature blocks all access to this WordPress functionality.
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Available in ShieldFREE and enhanced in ShieldPRO where applicable.
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ShieldFREE and ShieldPRO
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Lockdown
Automation
Runs automatically with Shield defaults
Setup
Enable Shield and tune options when needed
While this is convenient, it is a security risk where if someone gains unauthorized access to the WordPress dashboard, they can edit your plugin / theme files and add arbitrary code. Restrict access to file editing and block access to file editing capabilities.
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This is one of the founding tenets of Shield - to never edit core WordPress files, like the .htaccess file. Part of our motivation to build Shield was because so many other security plugins didn't take the due care required when modifying critical files like this, and they took down websites when they got it wrong.
Shield Security is a big WordPress plugin with lots of features and options. It can be overwhelming if you're not familiar with it. But don't worry, you don't have to do everything all at once. Take your time, work through it, explore features, read the help articles and of course, reach out to our support team who can help guide you.
Shield doesn't play favourites - it assumes all visitors could be a potential threat. This means that if you accidentally trigger Shield's defenses, and you do it repeatedly, you may get locked out. But don't worry, Shield also offers ways to unblock your IP. This is all documented in our helpdesk portal, and with ShieldPRO you'll have access to our team who can guide you every step of the way.
Simply put, no, it wont. Any plugin added to a WordPress site adds to the load, but with Shield being so big, we've had to design it to be as efficient and performant as possible. We use it on all our sites too, so the last thing we want is to slow down our sites, nevermind those of our customers. We take performance seriously and have optimised Shield functionality to operate in the background, or after pages have loaded, except when it's a bad bot - then we kill it early!
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