Maintenance & Tools

Backups, database cleanup, migration, and utility tools.

8 articles

  • Comments Management

    Turn off comments site-wide or by post type, strip URL fields and external links, and bulk delete all, spam, unapproved or trashed comments.

    2 min read

  • Backup & Restore Updated

    Export selected plugin settings to a JSON file or copy them as text, and import a saved file to restore settings on this or another site.

    2 min read

  • Security Tools

    Check which REST API methods are active, view memory and execution time limits, and see or manually run the plugin's scheduled tasks.

    2 min read

  • Advanced Settings

    Choose whether uninstalling removes plugin data, regenerate your emergency access URL, reset settings to defaults, or clear the plugin cache.

    2 min read

  • Database Cleanup

    Check database size and growth, turn on automatic cleanup with archiving, set retention periods per table, and review archived records.

    3 min read

  • Self Defense

    Require verification before the plugin can be deactivated, watch its own files for changes, and get alerts when someone tries to turn it off.

    2 min read

  • Migration

    Import 2FA users and reCAPTCHA settings from Wordfence Login Security in four steps, check the results, and roll back if something is wrong.

    3 min read

  • AI Providers New

    The AI Providers page is where you connect external artificial intelligence services to power smart features in your plugin, such as the AI Assistant…

    2 min read

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