Hi @peter1777,
Can you go into Wordfence -> All Options -> How does Wordfence get IPs, verify that Detected IP(s) is your IP address?
Find your IP: https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+my+ip -> compare it to the one in Detected IP(s)
Can you also take a look within Wordfence -> Tools -> Live Traffic? Compare the IP address detected in the row to your blocking list found in Wordfence -> Firewall -> Blocking.
Dave
Hello Dave,
Thank you for your prompt response! Yes, Detected IP shows my IP. Yes, I cross-referenced the IPs in Live Traffic and Blocking, and the IPs are being blocked.
But I also have blocked some domains using Wordfence -> Firewall -> Blocking -> Custom Pattern -> Hostname
Wordfence doesn’t seem to block these.
Hi again,
Can you take a screenshot of the row in live traffic that is supposed to be blocked (but isn’t getting blocked)?
It may be the referrer and not the hostname, also you may need to use * at the beginning and end of the hostname to capture all similar hostnames.
Try:
– putting the block in referrer
– putting * around the hostname/referrer
For example:
– Hostname: *example.com*
– Referrer: *example.com*
Put them as separate patterns.
Dave
Hi again,
I don’t see anything related to the domain you mentioned in the screenshot.
Are you saying that you blocked 137.74.4.69 in your firewall, and that it’s still showing up in live traffic?
Can you take a screenshot of your firewall blocking rules?
Dave
