Hello @cj86,
Thanks for sharing those log entries. I can understand why seeing hundreds of errors would be alarming.
From the examples you posted, these messages usually indicate that your server security configuration is successfully blocking direct access attempts to plugin files. In other words, the server is denying access intentionally rather than Jetpack itself failing internally.
The requests are often generated by bots or automated scanners probing common plugin paths, and similar entries can happen with other plugins too, including the WooCommerce Payments example you shared.
A few things worth checking:
- Review whether your
.htaccess rules or server security tools (such as ModSecurity or Imunify360) are configured to log all blocked requests very aggressively.
- Make sure Jetpack, WooCommerce Payments, and all other plugins/themes are fully updated.
- Confirm with your hosting provider whether these entries are expected security blocks or whether a specific rule may be generating excessive logging.
It would also help to know whether there are any actual site issues occurring alongside the log entries, such as:
- slow performance,
- broken functionality,
- REST API errors,
- connection problems with Jetpack services,
- or visitor-facing issues.
If the site itself works normally and the main issue is the volume of log entries, this may be more related to the hosting/security logging configuration than to Jetpack itself – you may want to reach out to the host to see if they can provide more info on that.
If you can share a bit more about the following, we’d be happy to take a closer look.:
- which Jetpack features you’re using,
- whether there are any visible site problems,
- and which hosting/security setup the site uses,
Hope that’s all clear! Let me know how you get on.
