Title: “Manually Refresh Rules”
Last modified: August 3, 2026

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# “Manually Refresh Rules”

 *  [WebTeamAdmin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/varsitysports/)
 * (@varsitysports)
 * [6 days, 13 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-refresh-rules-7/)
 * I am getting this message in my WP console:
 * > `The last rules update for the Wordfence Web Application Firewall was unsuccessful.
   > The last successful update check was 23 July 2026 16:48, so this site may be
   > missing new rules added since then. You may wait for the next automatic attempt
   > at 6 August 2026 16:48 or try to Manually Update by clicking the "Manually 
   > Refresh Rules" button below the Rules list.`
 * So where, exactly, is “the Manually Refresh Rules button below the Rules list”?
   I’ve gone through every menu option on Wordfence and I can’t find it. 😬

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 *  [dantata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dantata/)
 * (@dantata)
 * [4 days, 18 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-refresh-rules-7/#post-18982548)
 * /wp-admin/admin.php?page=WordfenceWAF&subpage=waf_options#wf-option-wafRules
 * underneath the “Rules” table:
 * MANUALLY REFRESH RULES (all caps)
 * I’m running into the same issue on two websites, though.
    -  This reply was modified 4 days, 18 hours ago by [dantata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dantata/).
 *  Thread Starter [WebTeamAdmin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/varsitysports/)
 * (@varsitysports)
 * [4 days, 14 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-refresh-rules-7/#post-18982808)
 * Outstanding – thank you very much, [@dantata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dantata/)!
   🏆

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 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [WebTeamAdmin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/varsitysports/)
 * Last activity: [4 days, 14 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-refresh-rules-7/#post-18982808)
 * Status: not resolved