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Shield Plugin General FAQ

Most common questions about Shield and issues.

  • The most common questions submitted by the Shield's users
  • How to export (download) the Traffic Request Logs and IP Lists
  • Shield update failed - getting error
  • Can Shield be used in Multisite WordPress (WPMS)?
  • I'm getting a blank screen on the Shield's admin page
  • How to create a backup of your ShieldPRO plugin settings
  • How can I change the 'from' email address for the Shield Security plugin?
  • How to revert Shield back to the previous version
  • Where can I find error_log file(s)?
  • What is mixed content and can Shield resolve it?
  • When I enable Shield, I get "Direct Access to this location is not allowed." error
  • Does Shield support WordPress' Application Passwords feature?
  • Can't load the Shield admin pages, "DevTools failed to load SourceMap" error

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