After going through a few support requests, and seeing that the wrong settings can impact website performance and even Google rankings, plugin disabled and binned until documentation is released explaining this and any solutions.
@steveraven
You’ve probably been hacked by everyone in the world except me …;-)
Just kidding.
There is no need to disable the plugin. Just disable the settings that may impact the site adversely or that you are unsure about until you have a better understanding of how to apply/control those settings properly. It would be even better to first test drive the plugin in a test env.
Anyway the data as displayed under the Details link of the File Changes Detected log entries is as expected. The data is not understandable for an average person using the plugin, but if you switch to the “File Change History” Select Filter: at the top of the log and then click on a Details link you’ll find that the data is displayed in a proper format.
Note the first time the iTSec plugin runs a File Change Detection scan there is no data (stored in the database) to compare with and thus all files are listed as Added. Very normal behavior of the plugin. Nothing to worry about.
Finally a link to some (7) highly recommended video’s.
Skip the actual video offered on this page and scroll to the bottom of the page to find 7 very usefull in-depth video tutorials.
dwinden
Thanks for the reply.
My main concern now however, is not those ‘settings I might not be sure about’, but those settings that impact site performance and Google rankings.
In particular the Google rankings.
Is there any documentation that explains adverse impacts of both these factors and which settings to avoid?
@steveraven
I think the issue/question as initially raised in this topic has been dealt with/answered.
If you agree please mark this topic as ‘resolved’ and then open a new topic for the site performance and Google rankings question.
dwinden
Marked as resolved, but plugin removed nonetheless as other topics elsewhere regarding these questions are not resolved.
@steveraven
You probably forgot to tick the “Mark this topic as resolved” checkbox as the topic is not marked as ‘resolved’ in the topic title.
Create a new topic for your other concerns and who knows the community might provide you with an answer.
dwinden
‘The community might provide the answer’ hardly instills great confidence…
@steveraven
For some the bottle is half empty for others it is still half full … 😉
The community might surprise you. As to the chances of getting an answer from iThemes I think the bottle is pretty empty …
dwinden
Well my own policy is that if someone’s customer support can’t be arsed – then neither can I.
