Title: Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)'s Replies | WordPress.org --- # Bit51 (part of the iThemes family) [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 533 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/replies/page/3/?output_format=md) … [34](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/replies/page/34/?output_format=md) [35](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/replies/page/35/?output_format=md) [36](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/replies/page/36/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Multi-Site Site List Shortcode] Error Activating in 3.6](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-activating-in-36/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-activating-in-36/#post-4114349) * Fixed in 5.4.2 * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection] Suggestions and BWPS 4.0](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/suggestions-and-bwps-40/) * Thread Starter [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/suggestions-and-bwps-40/page/3/#post-3473087) * Hi viktorix, * I would love the help on this (and would of course offer proper credit). Please email me via the contact form at bit51.com and we can discuss it further. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection] Broke my site – twice](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broke-my-site-twice/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broke-my-site-twice/#post-3468393) * Hi Martin, * I would bet the issue is lack of RAM on your host. Unfortunately that isn’t something you can probably change. Try reinstalling and leave file checking off. If you still have issues email me at info [at] bit51 [dot] com and we’ll get you moving. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection] Keep getting "Error" screen](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/keep-getting-error-screen/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/keep-getting-error-screen/#post-3472353) * Turn off intrusion detection and you should be ok. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection] [Plugin: Better WP Security] Reset Password URL triggers 404](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-better-wp-security-reset-password-url-triggers-404/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-better-wp-security-reset-password-url-triggers-404/page/2/#post-2927665) * Thanks bobbinson and lukesnowden. Other had reported the issue fixed. I will add this line to take care of it. to the next version. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection] Unable to rename the wp-content folder. Operation cancelled.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-rename-the-wp-content-folder-operation-cancelled/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-rename-the-wp-content-folder-operation-cancelled/#post-3472667) * Email me offline at info [at] bit51 [dot] com and we can take a look. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection] [Plugin: Better WP Security] Suggestion](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-better-wp-security-suggestion/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-better-wp-security-suggestion/page/2/#post-2829416) * While I’m sorry you had a bad experience cuteandbronzed perhaps next time you should try emailing me if you get stuck or read one of the two articles referenced on how to completely remove the plugin should you activate a feature that conflicts with your installation. No, I don’t often post in these forums, I have however been responding to anyone who contacts me for help through any other method. In addition, your accusation that this plugin changes core files is simply wrong. It only modifies the wp-config.pho and .htaccess which are in fact considered settings files and are modified by many plugins in this repository. Both of these changes are in fact documented in the FAQ section on this site under the title“ What Is Changed By Better Wp Security.” Finally, I am quite clear that not all the changes in this plugin will work for every site and therefore you must be careiful of what you turn on. With over 400,000 downloads and only 32 total negative reviews and a “working” status over the majority of its history it is clear that the plugin is helping a number of folks and that, as with all plugins of this complexity, it’s problems are rare but possible. For those who do encounter problems and reach out to me however for help not a single site has ever been harmed and in each case the plugin was configured with the options required for the site in question. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection] WordFence incompatibility?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordfence-incompatibility/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordfence-incompatibility/#post-3422416) * In all honesty BWPS is designed to be used in lieu of Wordfence, not with it. By design many of the security plugins will interfere as they both tend to see the other’s security measures as a sign of a problem. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection] Deactivation- Downsides?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivation-downsides/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deactivation-downsides/#post-3435354) * Hi Michael, * You should be able to deactivate without issue (I do this for troubleshooting myself all the time). * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection] Filter Suspicious Query Strings blocks timthumb images](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-suspicious-query-strings-blocks-timthumb-images/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-suspicious-query-strings-blocks-timthumb-images/#post-3425817) * You should turn off “filter suspicious query string” if you intend to use timthumb. I will not correct this in the plugin due to the number of sites I still fix that were compromised via timthumb. This is definitely one of those features that might need to be turned off in some sites. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection] Database backup stopped working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-stopped-working/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-stopped-working/#post-3433663) * Are you on 3.4.7 or 3.4.8? The former might have been causing an issue depending on how your server was configured to handle errors. The latter should work just fine. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection] Undefine variable iwp_action in WPBS V3.4.7](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undefine-variable-iwp_action-in-wpbs-v347/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/undefine-variable-iwp_action-in-wpbs-v347/#post-3407387) * This should be fixed in 3.4.8 * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Better WP Varnish] Why?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-12/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-12/#post-3323819) * I’ve found a number of cases where something sticks there, particularly when using heaving caching (it helps a lot with AWS micro instances). This is just a quick way to clear those pesky pages when needed. * It’s admittedly a VERY niche market but hopefully a few people can make use of it. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Share Center Pro] Is there a short code for the Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-short-code-for-the-plugin/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-short-code-for-the-plugin/#post-3290357) * Well, it’s been a quiet night. As of version 2.4 you can select above the content, below the content, or both. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Share Center Pro] Is there a short code for the Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-short-code-for-the-plugin/) * [Bit51 (part of the iThemes family)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bit51/) * (@bit51) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-there-a-short-code-for-the-plugin/#post-3290356) * Sorry, there is no short-code. Currently the only options are the widget or the bottom of the post. 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