MainWP Wordfence Extension Changelog

Version 5.1 – 8-20-2025

• Fixed: Toggle UI elements now display the correct background color when disabled in Dark theme mode.
• Fixed: Multi-line input fields now properly preserve separate line entries instead of merging all values into a single line.
• Fixed: Form fields no longer add unwanted commas when saving multi-line input values.
• Fixed: Multi-line form field values are now stored as separate entries rather than being concatenated into a single string. #811
• Fixed: Form submission issues caused by placeholder text interfering with field validation.
• Fixed: Color coding display issues for scan result elements to improve readability and status indication.
• Updated: Wordfence “Overview” table styling to match current MainWP Dashboard design standards for visual consistency.
• Updated: Site column in the “Overview” table now combines WP Admin access, site name, and URL information to streamline site identification.
• Updated: Table row styling for sites with disabled Wordfence plugin changed from negative to error class for improved semantic accuracy.
• Updated: “Actions” menu styling in the “Overview” table to maintain consistency with other MainWP add-ons and enhance user interface experience.
• Updated: Knowledge base links now point to current documentation URLs to ensure users access accurate support resources.
• Dev: Resolved coding standard issues identified by SonarCloud analysis to improve code quality and maintainability.

Version 5.0.3 – 4-29-2025

• Added: Implemented progress bar element to the “Save Settings” sync modal to provide better visual feedback during synchronization. #757
• Fixed: Resolved issue where the “Disable WordPress application passwords” option was not functioning correctly.
• Fixed: Corrected the behavior of file exclusions in Advanced Scan Options to save each exclusion on a separate line rather than inline. #756

Version 5.0.2 – 3-7-2025

• Updated: Fixed CSS conflict with MainWP Dashboard 5.4

Version 5.0.1 – 5-29-2024

• Updated: Compatibility with the latest DataTables library version

Version 5.0 – 2-27-2024

• Updated: MainWP 5.0 compatibility

Version 4.0.9 – 12-14-2022

• Updated: MainWP 4.3.1 compatibility

Version 4.0.8 – 12-7-2022

• Preventative: Multiple security improvements

Version 4.0.7 – 10-28-2022

• Fixed: An issue with loading Wordfence data on the Security Scan page

Version 4.0.6 – 6-21-2022

• Added: WP Nonce verification to the Go to WP Admin request for additional security

Version 4.0.5 – 12-8-2021

• Updated: PHP 8 compatibility
• Updated: Support for new Wordfence options

Version 4.0.4 – 6-7-2021

• Fixed: An issue with displaying stats in the extension widget

Version 4.0.3 – 12-11-2020

• Updated: Support for new Wordfence options

Version 4.0.2 – 10-29-2020

• Fixed: An issue with displaying some settings options

Version 4.0.1.1 – 9-10-2020

• Updated: MainWP Dashboard 4.1 compatibility

Version 4.0.1 – 2-28-2020

• Fixed: an issue with showing live traffic data
• Fixed: JS error that occurs on showing scan results
• Fixed: an issue with scanning child sites
• Fixed: multiple cosmetic problems

Version 4.0 – 8-28-2019

• Updated: extension UI/UX redesign
• Updated: support for the MainWP 4.0

Version 2.1 – 6-29-2018

• Fixed: compatibility issues with the latest Wordfence version
• Added: new Wordfence options
• Improved: PHP 7.2 compatibility

Version 2.0 – 2-21-2018

• Fixed: Wordfence 7 compatibility issues

Version 1.3 –  8-25-2017

• Fixed: an issue with line break in some settings form fields
• Fixed: an issue with displaying scan results
• Added: support for new Wordfence options

Version 1.2 – 5-24-2017

• Fixed: an issue with displaying scan results
• Fixed: CSS conflict
• Added: support for new the Wordfence plugin options
• Added: the Save General Settings feature to the child site individual settings page
• Added: the Country Blocking feature
• Added: the Help tab
• Updated: the Blocking tab layout
• Updated: general layout
• Removed: the Performance section
• Removed: unreferenced images

Version 1.1 – 8-2-2016

• Fixed: a couple of minor bugs
• Added: new Wordfence options
• Added: missing options from earlier versions of the Wordfence plugin
• Updated: minor CSS update

Version 1.0 – 3-10-2016

• Fixed: Error popup loop issue on the Security Scan page
• Fixed: Translation issue
• Fixed: Bug with the call to a member function get_child_file() on a non-object
• Fixed: Strip slashes in file name issue
• Fixed: Bug with incorrect “last scan” timestamp
• Added: Support for WP-CLI
• Added: Support for the new Add Site process
• Added: An auto update warning if the extension is not activated
• Added: Support for the new API management
• Added: Bulk import settings feature
• Added: Export/Import settings for individual site
• Added: Missing options
• Updated: “Check for updates now” link is not visible if extension is not activated
• Updated: Set default value for individual settings
• Updated: Refactored code to meet WordPress coding standards
• Updated: WordFence options in separate tab for individual site

Version 0.0.7 – 9-4-2015

• Fixed: Bug with saving IP addresses to the ignore rule for the Live Traffic View feature

Version 0.0.6 (6-19-2015)

• Fixed: Endless loop bug on the individual site security page in case the Wordfence plugin is not installed on the child site

Version 0.0.5

• Updated: Quick Start Guide layout

Version 0.0.4

• Added: Support for the API Manager

Version 0.0.3

• Fixed: Bug for extension showing a white screen after activation

Version 0.0.2

• Added: Network Live Traffic feature
• Added: Support for Premium (paid) Wordfence features
• Added: Block/Unblock IP across entire MainWP network feature
• Changed: Licence options, updated to allow to add different API keys to child sites
• Updated: CSS and layout

Version 0.0.1

• Initial Release