Title: IniLerm's Replies | WordPress.org --- # IniLerm [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 266 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replies/page/3/?output_format=md)… [16](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replies/page/16/?output_format=md) [17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replies/page/17/?output_format=md) [18](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replies/page/18/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] I see a message in my console: “…and Register the AIB Network Integration”](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-see-a-message-in-my-console-and-register-the-aib-network-integration/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [2 days, 3 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-see-a-message-in-my-console-and-register-the-aib-network-integration/#post-19021435) * hi [@stippeltje404](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stippeltje404/) * If you have a spare moment, leaving a 5-star review would be amazing. It helps us grow and reach more people who need simple, powerful security. * [👉 Rate Advanced IP Blocker here](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-ip-blocker/reviews/#new-post) - This reply was modified 2 days, 2 hours ago by [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/). * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] I see a message in my console: “…and Register the AIB Network Integration”](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-see-a-message-in-my-console-and-register-the-aib-network-integration/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [2 days, 3 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-see-a-message-in-my-console-and-register-the-aib-network-integration/#post-19021406) * Hi [@stippeltje404](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stippeltje404/), * Welcome to Advanced IP Blocker! I’m glad to hear you got the API key issue sorted out. * To answer your questions about monitoring and viewing the block details: * **1. Viewing Block Details & IPs:** To see exactly why those 6 requests from your country were blocked and to find out their IP addresses, please navigate in your WordPress dashboard to **Advanced IP Blocker -> Security -> Logs & Sessions- > Security Log**. This tab provides a complete, timestamped history of all security events and blocks. * **2. Managing Blocked IPs (False Positives):** Since you mentioned you just cloned the website, it’s possible you triggered a strict security rule by accident. You can go to **Threat Management -> Blocked IPs**. There, you will see a list of all currently active blocked IPs, and you can easily unblock them if they are false positives. * **3. Live Traffic Monitoring:** Regarding live traffic, our plugin focuses strictly on monitoring and logging _security events, attacks, and blocks_. It doesn’t log regular, safe visitor traffic (like Google Analytics would), as doing so would unnecessarily consume your server’s database and slow down your site. * **A quick tip for new users:** Since you are just getting started, I highly recommend exploring the **Settings** tab. To ensure maximum compatibility and avoid accidentally blocking legitimate users, many of our most powerful advanced features are disabled by default. You can test and enable them gradually as you get comfortable with the plugin! * For example, if you consider yourself an advanced user and want to see the exact malicious code hackers are trying to send, you can turn on **“Enable Advanced Payload Logging (Opt-in)”** in the Settings. This will add deep forensic details( like captured payloads and challenge data) directly into your Security Logs. * Let us know if you have any other questions while you explore the plugin. We’re here to help! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] /page/xx scrapers?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-xx-scrapers/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [1 week, 4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-xx-scrapers/#post-19012984) * **Hello [@ambientblog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ambientblog/),** * Dealing with aggressive scrapers and crawlers hitting pagination URLs (like `/ page/xx/`) is a very common battle! Fortunately, Advanced IP Blocker has several built-in layers specifically designed to stop this kind of automated traffic without hurting your real users. * Here is the recommended configuration to clean up your traffic: * **1. Enable the Community Defense Network** Go to **Settings > AIB Community Defense Network** and turn on all the switches. Scrapers often use the same IP ranges across multiple sites; this feature will automatically block IPs that have already been flagged as malicious by our community. * **2. Enable User-Agent Protection** Go to **Settings > User-Agent Protection** and make sure you activate: - Verify Known Bots - Verify AI Bots (CIDR) - Verify Monitoring Bots (IP List) This ensures that bots claiming to be legitimate search engines are actually real. It will drop fake bots and aggressive unverified crawlers immediately. * **3. Set up a JavaScript Challenge (The ultimate scraper killer)** If these scrapers are triggering your security rules, go to the **Attack Signature Engine** and configure the mitigation action to **JS automatic challenge / transparent** ( or use Turnstile / hCaptcha if you have them configured). _Why this works:_ Most automated scrapers and dumb crawler scripts cannot execute JavaScript. They will fail the challenge and be blocked, while your real human visitors will pass the transparent challenge seamlessly without even noticing. * **4. Block Specific Scrapers Manually** If you’ve checked your analytics and identified a specific unwanted scraper (for example, `Sogou web spider/4.0...`), you can block it directly. Go to **Blocking Rules > User Agents** and simply add a keyword like `Sogou` to your blocked list. * **A quick reminder about your stats:** Please keep in mind that seeing some crawler traffic on your `/page/xx/` URLs in your stats is completely normal. Legitimate search engines (like Googlebot or Bingbot) _need_ to crawl your pagination to index your older posts properly. As long as you have “Verify Known Bots” enabled( Step 2), the good bots will do their job safely, and the malicious scrapers will be kept out. * Hope this helps you clean up your traffic! Let us know if you need any help setting this up. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] Default blocked-UA list matches the Android platform blocking real users](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-blocked-ua-list-matches-the-android-platform-blocking-real-users/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-blocked-ua-list-matches-the-android-platform-blocking-real-users/#post-19010604) * **Hi Greg,** * Great news! We have just deployed version **8.13.4**, which addresses all the points we’ve been discussing in this thread. It usually takes around 6 hours to propagate and appear as an available update in your WordPress dashboard, but if you want to test it right now, you can download the ZIP directly here: [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/advanced-ip-blocker.8.13.4.zip](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/advanced-ip-blocker.8.13.4.zip) * Here is a breakdown of what has been implemented based on your feedback: * **1. UI / Core List Synchronization (Fixed)** You were absolutely right about the discrepancy you spotted. The hardcoded list in the admin UI has been replaced and now dynamically syncs directly with the core engine. This guarantees that what you see is exactly what the firewall is actively blocking. * **2. New Feature: User-Agent URI Exclusions** We have added a new “User-Agent URI Exclusions” text box in the plugin’s Settings. You can now specify particular URIs that will completely bypass the User-Agent blocking engine. _**⚠️ Important Warning:**_ _Please use this feature with extreme caution. Any URI added to this box will bypass UA protections globally, meaning ALL configured blocked User- Agents will be allowed to hit that specific URI._ * **3. Advanced Rules (The Recommended Approach for Complex Logic)** While the new URI Exclusion box is convenient, for advanced requests we still highly recommend using the **Advanced Rules** engine. Because Advanced Rules run at an extremely early execution hook (`init` priority `-998`), they take absolute precedence over the standard User-Agent engine. Using Advanced Rules allows you to write precise Regex conditions (e.g., allowing a _specific_ User-Agent ONLY on a _specific_ URI) rather than exposing the URI globally to all blocked bots. * Thank you again for your meticulous debugging and for working closely with us to improve the plugin! Let us know how this new version works out for your setup. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] Default blocked-UA list matches the Android platform blocking real users](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-blocked-ua-list-matches-the-android-platform-blocking-real-users/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-blocked-ua-list-matches-the-android-platform-blocking-real-users/#post-19010008) * **Hi Greg,** * First of all, thank you again for the incredibly detailed feedback and for taking the time to share your own traffic data regarding `Go-http-client`—that is exactly the kind of field intelligence that helps us improve the plugin for everyone! * Regarding your points, here is our breakdown: * **1. The Default UA Lists Divergence:** You were absolutely right. The hardcoded lists had diverged between `class-advaipbl-main.php` and `class-advaipbl-admin- pages.php`. Since version 8.13.3 was already pushed to the repository earlier today, this change isn’t in there just yet—but your catch was so good that we have immediately committed the fix for our upcoming **8.13.4** release. In 8.13.4, the UI page will dynamically call `ADVAIPBL_Main::get_instance()->get_default_user_agents()`, guaranteeing there is only one source of truth and the lists will never drift apart again. * **2. Targeting Go-http-client on specific paths:** Your reasoning is spot-on. Leaving it unblocked globally (to prevent breaking internal microservices) while blocking it on sensitive endpoints is the perfect approach. You can easily set this up right now using our **Advanced Rules** engine! Simply create a new rule with two conditions: - `User-Agent` -> `contains` -> `Go-http-client` - `URI` -> `contains` -> `/wp-json/wp/v2/users/` (You can also use regex to include `/wp-login.php`). This keeps the protection exactly where it earns its place without the global false-positive risk. * **3. Whitelisted User-Agents and Spoofing:** Since we are on the topic of User Agents, please remember that the “Whitelisted User-Agents List” takes absolute precedence and allows all traffic if a match is found. Because UAs are trivially easy to spoof (attackers often impersonate Googlebot), we recommend using this whitelist very sparingly. Instead, to ensure official services aren’t blocked, we highly recommend keeping the verification options enabled under **Security- > Core Protections -> User-Agent Protection**: - Verify Known Bots - Verify AI Bots (CIDR) - Verify Monitoring Bots (IP List) These checks perform reverse DNS/IP lookups to cryptographically prove the bot is legitimate before allowing it through. * **4. New WAF Features in 8.13.3:** Since you are likely updating to 8.13.3 today, we want to gently remind you to check your **Security -> Core Protections -> Web Application Firewall (WAF)** settings and ensure the newest engines are active: - Enable WAF - Intelligent Zero-Day Sync - Cloud Advanced Rules Sync These active syncs will automatically pull down our latest JSON zero-day rules (like the recent critical Gravity Forms and Elementor Pro patches). * **5. Exclusion Box for UA Scoring:** This is a brilliant suggestion! We completely agree that a dedicated URI exclusion box for User-Agent scoring (similar to the 404/403 exclusions) would be very useful for the exact platform endpoints you described. We have added this to our roadmap and will implement it alongside the UA list fix in the upcoming **8.13.4** release. * Thank you once again for your fantastic collaboration! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] Plugin initialization failed. The following required files are missing from the](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-initialization-failed-the-following-required-files-are-missing-from-the/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [2 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-initialization-failed-the-following-required-files-are-missing-from-the/#post-19009485) * Hi [@sawontheboss4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sawontheboss4/), Have you managed to resolve the issue with the antivirus (CPGuard – from your hosting service) and get the `class-advaipbl-fim-engine.php` file out of quarantine?And have you tried reinstalling version 8.13.2 or 8.13.3 since then?We would appreciate your feedback so we can mark this case as resolved.If the problem persists, you should have received another email from your hosting provider with a new alert from the CPGuard antivirus…With the changes we mentioned earlier, the `class- advaipbl-fim-engine.php` file no longer contains the malware signatures (FIM); these are now managed via the cloud and the database to resolve this issue, so everything should work correctly.Since you are the only user who has reported this problem, we are keen to hear back from you so we can mark it as resolved. * Best regards, Advanced IP Blocker Support Team * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] Default blocked-UA list matches the Android platform blocking real users](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-blocked-ua-list-matches-the-android-platform-blocking-real-users/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [2 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-blocked-ua-list-matches-the-android-platform-blocking-real-users/#post-19008840) * Hi Greg (@thewatchman3), * Thank you so much for this detailed and excellent bug report. You are absolutely right. * okhttp and Dalvik/ are legitimate Android platform signatures and should never have been active by default. While they can occasionally be spoofed by scrapers, the risk of blocking legitimate users (especially with automated background requests like App Links verification) is too high and goes against our core philosophy of avoiding false positives. * We have reviewed the entire default User-Agent list and made the following changes: * Commented out okhttp and Dalvik/ (they are now #okhttp and #Dalvik/ in the default list). We also took the opportunity to comment out Go-http-client and PostmanRuntime, as these are frequently used by legitimate microservices and developers.These changes are already committed and will be included in our upcoming 8.13.3 release. * As you correctly pointed out, if an administrator notices a specific malicious bot abusing okhttp against a specific endpoint (like a login page), they can always create a targeted Advanced Rule just for that route rather than relying on a global UA block. * Thank you again for helping us make Advanced IP Blocker better! - This reply was modified 2 weeks, 2 days ago by [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/). - This reply was modified 2 weeks, 2 days ago by [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/). * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] Plugin initialization failed. The following required files are missing from the](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-initialization-failed-the-following-required-files-are-missing-from-the/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [2 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-initialization-failed-the-following-required-files-are-missing-from-the/#post-19006394) * **Hi [@sawontheboss4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sawontheboss4/)**, * Thank you for the screenshot and the follow-up. I know exactly what is happening here. * The error you are seeing (“file are missing from the initialization: class-advaipbl- fim-engine.php”) happens because your server’s antivirus (CPGuard) has quarantined that specific file from the previous version, and it has placed a **lock** on it. * Because of this lock, when you try to reinstall or update the plugin, WordPress is physically blocked by your hosting from writing the new class-advaipbl-fim- engine.php file to the disk. That is why the file is missing and the plugin fails to initialize. * As I mentioned before, in version 8.13.2 we have completely removed the signature dictionaries from the plugin files (they are now dynamically loaded into the database). The new class-advaipbl-fim-engine.php is 100% clean and will not be flagged by CPGuard. However, you need to clear the previous quarantine lock first so WordPress is allowed to install the new file. * **How to fix this:** 1. Log into your hosting control panel (e.g., cPanel). 2. Look for the Security section and open CPGuard (or your host’s Malware/Antivirus scanner). 3. Go to the Quarantine section. 4. Locate the class-advaipbl-fim-engine.php file and click Delete. 5. Once the quarantine is cleared, go back to your WordPress Dashboard and reinstall version 8.13.2 manually (using the instructions from my previous message). 6. If you do not have access to CPGuard or the Quarantine vault in your hosting panel, please reach out to your hosting provider’s support team. Tell them: “ CPGuard has quarantined a file from a plugin, preventing me from updating to the new clean version. Could you please clear the quarantine for advanced-ip- blocker? and Please read this article [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-initialization-failed-the-following-required-files-are-missing-from-the/#post-19006334](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-initialization-failed-the-following-required-files-are-missing-from-the/#post-19006334)“ * Once the old lock is cleared, version 8.13.2 will install flawlessly and the false positive will be gone forever. * Please let me know how it goes! * Best regards, * Inilerm - This reply was modified 2 weeks, 5 days ago by [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/). - This reply was modified 2 weeks, 5 days ago by [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/). * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] Plugin initialization failed. The following required files are missing from the](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-initialization-failed-the-following-required-files-are-missing-from-the/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [2 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-initialization-failed-the-following-required-files-are-missing-from-the/#post-19006334) * **Hi [@sawontheboss4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sawontheboss4/),** * First of all, I want to sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this issue has caused you. We take this very seriously, and I really appreciate your patience and detailed feedback regarding the CPGuard block. * We have completely refactored the way the File Integrity Monitor stores and loads malware signatures. The dictionary is no longer hardcoded into the plugin files, but rather dynamically fetched and securely stored in your database. This architectural change ensures that aggressive server antiviruses like CPGuard will no longer falsely flag our plugin as a threat during installation or scanning. * We have just released **Version 8.13.2** with this hotfix. Although it might take up to 6 hours to appear in your WordPress update dashboard, the direct package is already available on the official servers. * If you have a moment, it would be incredibly helpful if you could test it manually to confirm that CPGuard now allows the installation perfectly. * You can download the official package here: [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/advanced-ip-blocker.8.13.2.zip](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/advanced-ip-blocker.8.13.2.zip) * **How to install it manually:** 1. Download the `.zip` file from the link above. 2. Go to your WordPress Dashboard -> **Plugins** -> **Add New Plugin**. 3. Click on the **Upload Plugin** button at the top. 4. Choose the downloaded `.zip` file and click **Install Now**. 5. WordPress will detect that the plugin is already installed and will ask you if you want to replace it. Click on **“Replace current with uploaded”**. 6. Once completed, make sure the plugin is activated. * Please let me know how the installation goes for you. If everything is green on your end, we’ll consider this false positive issue permanently resolved. * Thank you again for helping us make the plugin better! * Best regards, * Inilerm - This reply was modified 2 weeks, 5 days ago by [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/). - This reply was modified 2 weeks, 5 days ago by [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/). * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] Plugin initialization failed. The following required files are missing from the](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-initialization-failed-the-following-required-files-are-missing-from-the/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [2 weeks, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-initialization-failed-the-following-required-files-are-missing-from-the/#post-19005864) * Hello sawontheboss4, * **The Solution (Available Now):** We have just released a hotfix (version 8.13.1) that completely refactors how these signatures are stored (using ASCII arrays) so that server antiviruses will completely ignore them. * Since WordPress.org can take up to 6 hours to show the update in your dashboard, you can download the 8.13.1 patch directly right now from the official repository here: [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/advanced-ip-blocker.8.13.1.zip](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/advanced-ip-blocker.8.13.1.zip) * **How to update manually:** 1. Download the .zip file from the link above. 2. Go to your WordPress Dashboard -> Plugins -> Add New -> Upload Plugin. 3. Upload the .zip file and click “Replace current with uploaded” (your settings will be perfectly preserved). * Could you please install this version and let us know if CPGuard stops flagging the file? Your feedback is incredibly valuable to ensure this is fixed for everyone! * Thank you so much for your patience and for reporting this so quickly. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] Plugin initialization failed. The following required files are missing from the](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-initialization-failed-the-following-required-files-are-missing-from-the/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [2 weeks, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-initialization-failed-the-following-required-files-are-missing-from-the/#post-19005823) * Hello sawontheboss4, * Thank you for providing the detailed CPGuard log! This is a known **False Positive** from your server’s antivirus software (CPGuard). * **What happened:** * In version 8.13.0, we introduced a highly advanced File Integrity and Malware Scanner. To detect hackers, the `class-advaipbl-fim-engine.php` file contains a dictionary of known malware signatures. CPGuard scanned our plugin, found this dictionary of bad words, and mistakenly thought our scanner was a virus. * **Immediate Solution:** * 1. Please whitelist the file `class-advaipbl-fim-engine.php` in CPGuard (or ask your hosting provider to do it for you). * 2. Restore the file from the CPGuard quarantine, or simply reinstall the Advanced IP Blocker plugin (your settings will not be lost). * We are already working on a patch (8.13.1) that uses a different encryption method for our malware dictionary so that server antiviruses will completely ignore it. * Thank you for your patience and for reporting this! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] AIB Account Connection – Failed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/aib-account-connection-failed/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/aib-account-connection-failed/#post-19005102) * Hi JWebber74, * Thank you so much for reporting this and for the great suggestion regarding the error message! We really appreciate it. * I’ve just tested the AIB Account Connection on a couple of different testing sites, and the API key generated and connected successfully on my end. It sounds like what you experienced might have been a temporary JavaScript glitch in the browser or a hidden trailing space being caught by the validation. This is why a quick page refresh resolved the issue and correctly synchronized the state to show as “Connected”. * Regarding the “Edit” button not responding, if you ever need to reset the connection in the future, the best approach is to: * 1. Click the Edit (pencil) icon. * 2. Completely delete the existing API key. * 3. Save the changes to clear the field. * 4. Generate and enter a brand new API key. * I have taken note of your suggestion to specify exactly which API is throwing the error in the prompt that is a fantastic idea and we will definitely look into adding that clarity in an upcoming update. * I’m glad to hear it is showing as Connected now! Please let us know if you run into any other issues. * Best regards * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] Is this a bug?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-a-bug-15/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [3 weeks, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-a-bug-15/#post-19000066) * **💡 Tip for users experiencing missing files after a failed auto-update:** * If your server times out or fails to extract all files during a WordPress plugin update, you might be left with an incomplete installation. Here are three ways to quickly fix this and restore your site: * **1. Reinstall via WordPress Admin (Easiest)** If you still have access to your WordPress dashboard, go to **Plugins -> Add New Plugin**, search for _Advanced IP Blocker_, and click **Install Now** again to force a fresh download. * **2. Reinstall via ZIP Upload** If the first method doesn’t work, you can manually overwrite the broken files: - Download the latest version of the plugin as a `.zip` file from the [official repository here](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/advanced-ip-blocker.latest-stable.zip). - Go to your WordPress dashboard: **Plugins -> Add New Plugin -> Upload Plugin**. - Upload the `.zip` file. WordPress will detect the existing folder and ask if you want to replace it. Click **Replace current with uploaded**. * **3. Upload the Missing File Manually (Advanced Users)** If your site is completely locked out (Fatal Error / White Screen of Death) and you can’t access `wp-admin`, you can use FTP/SFTP or your Hosting’s File Manager: - You can find the raw source code for any specific version (e.g., `8.12.2`) in the SVN repository: `https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/advanced-ip-blocker/ tags/8.12.2/includes/` - Download the specific file mentioned in your error log (for example, `class- advaipbl-ajax-handler.php`). - Upload it directly to the corresponding folder on your server: `/wp-content/ plugins/advanced-ip-blocker/includes/`. * _(Note: Starting from our next release, we have completely redesigned our file loader. If a file is missing in the future due to a server glitch, the plugin will gracefully deactivate itself instead of causing a Fatal Error, keeping your site online)._ * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] Is this a bug?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-a-bug-15/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [3 weeks, 6 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-a-bug-15/#post-19000051) * Hi [@nwjeff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nwjeff/), * Thank you for reporting this issue and sharing the error logs! * You are completely right. Looking at the logs, it appears that during the automatic update process (Automatic updates starting…), your server timed out or failed to extract/copy all the files from the new version package, leaving your installation with missing files (in this case, class-advaipbl-ajax-handler.php). * To fix this immediately on your site, please completely delete the Advanced IP Blocker folder via FTP or your hosting File Manager and upload a fresh copy of version 8.12.2. All your settings and blocked IPs are safely stored in the database, so you won’t lose any data. * Good news: Based on your report, we have completely refactored the plugin’s file loader for the upcoming version. If a file goes missing during an update in the future, the plugin will now gracefully disable itself and show an admin notice rather than throwing a Fatal Error and taking the site down. * Let me know if a manual reinstallation gets you back up and running! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Advanced IP Blocker] Is 404 error blocking not working?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-404-error-blocking-not-working/) * Plugin Author [IniLerm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/) * (@inilerm) * [4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-404-error-blocking-not-working/#post-18998878) * Hi Oleg, * Thank you very much for taking the time to report this issue in detail and for your patience. We have thoroughly investigated the case and successfully identified and fixed the bug affecting the threshold blocking system (404/403/Login). * We will be releasing update 8.12.2 within the next 24 to 48 hours (possibly sooner), which includes this fix. With this update, the blocking system will work perfectly and be much more robust. * We greatly appreciate your help. Thanks to reports like yours, we can keep improving the plugin for everyone! * Best regards, The Advanced IP Blocker Team Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 266 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replies/page/3/?output_format=md)… [16](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replies/page/16/?output_format=md) [17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replies/page/17/?output_format=md) [18](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replies/page/18/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inilerm/replies/page/2/?output_format=md)