Does Wordfence modify core files?

  • PL

    (@paris3)


    9 years, 11 months ago

    In the WordPress Tools/Automatic Updates in my hosting cpanel, I noticed red tabs that that wouldn’t let me do updates. It says ‘Your Core Files Have Been Modified’. The only change I made to my site was to add the Wordfence plug in a few days ago. Everything was fine before then. Does Wordfence modify core files and that’s why I’m getting this message?

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/

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  • WFBrian

    (@wfbrian)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    Hi,

    Thanks for the question! Wordfence does not change files or permissions outside of the Wordfence directory.

    I hope that helps!
    -Brian

    Thread Starter PL

    (@paris3)

    9 years, 11 months ago

    Thanks. Any idea what else can cause core files to be modified if I didn’t make any changes? I have the Wordfence free version and the latest scan doesn’t show any problems with my site. I also don’t see any changes or issues besides that message in my hosting panel.

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