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Getting started with Wordfence is easy, and free.

Wordfence is the most popular WordPress firewall and security scanner, protecting over 4 million websites worldwide from attackers targeting WordPress. Wordfence Free includes an endpoint firewall and malware scanner built from the ground up to protect WordPress. Wordfence Free receives firewall rules and malware signatures created by the industry-leading Wordfence Threat Intelligence team after a 30 day delay.

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  • Endpoint Web Application Firewall

    Identify and block malicious attackers targeting WordPress.

  • Firewall Rules & Malware Signatures

    Wordfence Free receives the Wordfence Threat Defense Feed after a 30 day delay. The free version of Wordfence does not include the IP blocklist.

  • Robust Security Tools

    Malware scanning, two-factor authentication, rate limiting, brute force protection, vulnerability alerts, and more.

Free Forum Support

Wordfence Free is the most comprehensive free WordPress security solution, great for hobbyists and to try out Wordfence before buying.

Wordfence Customer Support Engineers provide free WordPress.org forum support to help our new community users become power users.

Includes Free Centralized Management

Wordfence Central is a powerful and efficient way to manage the security of multiple WordPress sites from a single console. Rapidly assess the security status of all your websites on a single page. View detailed security findings without leaving Wordfence Central and receive notifications when one of your sites experiences a security event. Powerful templates make configuring the security of all your WordPress sites a breeze.

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