Title: Blocked wp-admin – edit config.php
Last modified: September 5, 2025

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# Blocked wp-admin – edit config.php

 *  Resolved [birchs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/birchs/)
 * (@birchs)
 * [8 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocked-wp-admin-edit-config-php/)
 * My access to [https://naverhulen.dk/wp-admin](https://naverhulen.dk/wp-admin)
   has been blocked – (HTTP response code 403) – “A potentially unsafe operation
   has been detected in your request to this site.”
   Probably because I changed config.
   php regarding cron jobs.I need to contact the owner, which is myself. There is
   no way to request unblocking via email. I am the only administrator.What do I
   do?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fblocked-wp-admin-edit-config-php%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * (@wfpeter)
 * [8 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocked-wp-admin-edit-config-php/#post-18632722)
 * Hi [@birchs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/birchs/), thanks for reaching
   out.
 * If the site is entirely inaccessible when Wordfence is enabled, use FTP or your
   hosting control panel’s file management tool to rename the **/wp-content/plugins/
   wordfence** folder to “**wordfence_bak**” (without quotes). This should let you
   access and log into your site normally.
 * You can then rename the folder back to “**wordfence**”, but **if you become blocked
   again immediately** it’s sometimes necessary to install the [Wordfence Assistant](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence-assistant/)
   plugin to **disable** the firewall before trying to reenable Wordfence. This 
   would allow you to remove your IP block from the **Wordfence > Blocking** page
   too.
 * If you were being blocked every time Wordfence was enabled, you will likely need
   to check Live Traffic for the reason why (given in red text when you expand an
   event) to address it.
 * Thanks,
   Peter.

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 * Last reply from: [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * Last activity: [8 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocked-wp-admin-edit-config-php/#post-18632722)
 * Status: resolved