How To Install WordFence in AI Herobuilder
WordFence is a WordPress plugin that helps to protect your website from attacks and malware. Your AI Herobuilder website is protected, but this will add an extra layer of protection by enabling captcha on your login screens to protect you from bots.
This tutorial assumes you have already created a mailbox, you have setup WP SMTP plugin and WP Forms captcha.
This tutorial primarily concerned with the installation process and configuring captcha to protect your login screens and prevent bots from submitting your forms.
You can follow the instructions in this link to get your site key and secret key (steps 2 & 3).
STEP 1: Click on install new plugin, search for WordFence, then click Install Now.
STEP 2: Once installed, click Activate.
STEP 3: When you do that, you will be taken to WordFence website. You can examine the paid versions but for this tutorial we will be using the free license. Click on 'get free license'.
STEP 4: With the 'free' version your protection is delayed. It's ok for now. The important feature we are focusing on is the 'captcha' configuration!
STEP 5: Enter in your email address. Probably good idea to get the security notifications, tik TOS box and then click register.
STEP 6: Check your email and click on the link!
STEP 7: Click on install license button.
STEP 8: You will be presented with a success notification! Click go to dashboard.
STEP 9: It is a good idea to keep WordFence updated. Click the link!
STEP 10: Now on the left menu, click on WordFence and Login Security.
STEP 11: Click on Settings tab at top.
STEP 12: Scroll down that page and paste your Site Key and Secret Key and click Save.
STEP 13: If you have WooCommerce installed, scroll up on that same page and check the box for WooCommerce Integration! Click Save. You are done.
STEP 14: You can now go look at your login and see if the captcha icon appears. If it does, you are done! (but do please go read up on WordFence and how to configure the rest of the settings. There are too many for this tutorial.
This tutorial assumes you have already created a mailbox, you have setup WP SMTP plugin and WP Forms captcha.
This tutorial primarily concerned with the installation process and configuring captcha to protect your login screens and prevent bots from submitting your forms.
You can follow the instructions in this link to get your site key and secret key (steps 2 & 3).
STEP 1: Click on install new plugin, search for WordFence, then click Install Now.
STEP 2: Once installed, click Activate.
STEP 3: When you do that, you will be taken to WordFence website. You can examine the paid versions but for this tutorial we will be using the free license. Click on 'get free license'.
STEP 4: With the 'free' version your protection is delayed. It's ok for now. The important feature we are focusing on is the 'captcha' configuration!
STEP 5: Enter in your email address. Probably good idea to get the security notifications, tik TOS box and then click register.
STEP 6: Check your email and click on the link!
STEP 7: Click on install license button.
STEP 8: You will be presented with a success notification! Click go to dashboard.
STEP 9: It is a good idea to keep WordFence updated. Click the link!
STEP 10: Now on the left menu, click on WordFence and Login Security.
STEP 11: Click on Settings tab at top.
STEP 12: Scroll down that page and paste your Site Key and Secret Key and click Save.
STEP 13: If you have WooCommerce installed, scroll up on that same page and check the box for WooCommerce Integration! Click Save. You are done.
STEP 14: You can now go look at your login and see if the captcha icon appears. If it does, you are done! (but do please go read up on WordFence and how to configure the rest of the settings. There are too many for this tutorial.
Updated on: 14/01/2025
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