Overview of the Shield Security Dashboard & Navigation Menu

Shield Security Dashboard is designed to be 1st place any site administrator will go to, in order to

learn of any issues that they need to take care of
fix security issues before they impact the site
easily go through the information they need, and take steps and actions based on that information

Dashboard: Security Overview

Search Section

Use Search to find any option within the entire plugin.

The Main Navigation Menu

The main navigation menu is divided into various security zones, sections and tools and each one of them has a certain purpose.

Dashboard section - your entire WordPress site security at a glance and general plugin settings that apply across the entire plugin operation.

Security Zones

Here you can setup the following security zones:
- Security Admin system - add an additional WP admin layer to protect core WordPress settings.
- Firewall Zone - WAF that automatically blocks malicious HTTP requests and data sent to your site.
- Bots & IPs Blocking Zone - detect malicious bots and visitors, and block them from accessing the site.
- Scans & Integrity Zone - automatically detect & repair vulnerable and suspicious files, plugins and themes.
- Login Protection Zone - add protections to your WordPress login forms and protect user accounts with 2-Factor Authentication.
- User Protection Zone - control user sessions, duration, timeouts and account sharing.
- SPAM Protection Zone - block Comment SPAM and Contact Form SPAM while retaining your privacy.
- HTTP Headers Protection Zone - control HTTP Security Headers.
Third Party Integrations - Shield automatically integrates with 3rd party plugins including MainWP. Protects your user and contact forms from automatic bots.
Bots & IP Rules section - tool you can use to view and manage IP rules that block malicious visitors and bots.
Scans section - run, view and manage all scan results.
Activity Logs section (tools)
Custom Rules Builder - view, edit and remove custom security rules
Tools section - security tools, such as Import/Export, Site Lockdown, White Label, Guided Setup Wizard etc..
ShieldPRO section - ShieldPRO license management.