Uptime Robot and Cloudflare are used together on many websites. But Cloudflare provides some protection to downtime, so do you need the two services? This article discusses why it’s a good idea to use both. Do you need to do anything special to make Uptime Robot work well with Cloudflare? Usually not, but we have … Read more
Is your website up and running but your new Uptime Robot monitor is sending alerts that it’s down? These alerts are known as false positives. Uptime Robot has detected a problem that does not exist. Something isn’t working, and it’s not your website! There is usually a very simple fix. The Uptime Robot IP addresses … Read more
This tutorial shows you how to use Uptime Robot to create a monitor that alerts you if your home page isn’t loading for visitors. When you create your free account, you can start monitoring a website immediately. There are several types of monitoring to choose from, but you’ll probably start with checking the availability of … Read more
Uptime Robot offers a free service that regularly checks your websites are up and available for visitors. It can alert you when your website is down or badly affected by issues such as hosting problems, high bot traffic, or hacking. This guide is for people with smaller websites who are looking for a reliable service … Read more
The Uptime Robot Keyword Monitor is part of the free features with this website monitoring service. It’s a great choice to catch some downtime scenarios that won’t get picked up by standard website monitoring. You can use The Keyword Monitor in conjunction with other monitoring so you get wider protection from problems with your website. … Read more
If you’re wondering how to turn off Wordfence email alerts, you’ve probably got a new installation with all the defaults. The number of emails can be a little overwhelming. Wordfence keeps you informed of nearly everything, which may not be necessary. This is a quick guide to accessing the Wordfence email alerts settings, and some … Read more
This article is brief, but I want to clear up confusion about whether Wordfence stops spam comments. You may find articles and forums that mention a Wordfence comment spam filter. But don’t waste your time looking for it within the tool’s settings. Does Wordfence Have A Comment Spam Filter? Early versions of Wordfence had a … Read more
Both the free and premium versions of Wordfence will limit login attempts to help protect your WordPress site. The default options are good for many small websites, but it’s worth reviewing and tweaking them for your own needs. This article runs through every option and gives tips on the best settings for different scenarios. How … Read more
Has a service asked you to whitelist an IP address in Wordfence? Or perhaps you want to whitelist your own IP to avoid being blocked from your site. This article walks step by step through real examples of whitelisting one or more IP addresses in Wordfence. We’ll also look at why it may be difficult … Read more
You can block specific IP addresses with the free version of the Wordfence plugin. The paid version gives you some extra options for handling unwanted traffic. This article gives you a step-by-step walkthrough on how to block an IP Address with Wordfence. If you know the exact deatils, you can jump to the section on … Read more