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Lunexia .htaccess Shield is a comprehensive security plugin that helps harden your website by automatically applying proven .htaccess security rules. The latest release includes a modern WordPress 7.0-ready admin interface, a polished dashboard, and premium workflow improvements for Firewall and Malware Scan access.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Redesigned Security Dashboard: Four separate protection score widgets for rule coverage, module coverage, malware scanning, and threat monitoring.</li>
<li>Premium Admin Tabs: Firewall and Malware Scan tabs now display premium badges like Advanced Settings.</li>
<li>Plugin Layout Centering: Admin screens are centered at 80% width for a clean, modern WordPress 7.0 experience.</li>
<li>Enterprise Protection Status Cards: View active/inactive protection modules such as bot protection, rate limiting, live traffic monitoring, and quarantine system status.</li>
<li>Security Statistics Panel: Track successful logins, failed logins, blocked IPs, pending approvals, and firewall protection status in one place.</li>
<li>Security Intelligence Dashboard: View malware detections, blocked attacks, IP reputation, and threat intelligence in a single admin experience.</li>
<li>One-Click Security Rules: Enable or disable security rules with a simple toggle interface.</li>
<li>Security Score: Visual protection score meter for instant status awareness.</li>
<li>Automatic .htaccess Management: Safely apply rules without manual editing.</li>
<li>Backup & Restore: Create backups before changes and restore if needed.</li>
<li>Admin Approval Workflow: Require admin approval for new Administrator/Editor accounts before login.</li>
<li>OTP Login Protection: Add one-time password verification for selected user roles.</li>
<li>Backend Access Protection: Restrict access to <code>wp-admin</code> and <code>wp-login.php</code> for blocked IPs.</li>
<li>Feature Preview: Preview recommended premium hardening features before enabling them.</li>
<li>System Status: Monitor your server’s security readiness.</li>
<li>Malware Scanner and Quarantine Manager: Premium scanner with quarantine controls, findings refresh, and scan actions.</li>
<li>WordPress 7.0 Compatible: Designed to look great in the new Modern admin theme.</li>
</ul>
Security Rules Included:
<ul>
<li>Disable directory browsing</li>
<li>Protect wp-config.php and .htaccess files</li>
<li>Block access to sensitive files</li>
<li>Disable XML-RPC for improved security</li>
<li>Prevent PHP execution in uploads folder</li>
<li>Malicious query string protection</li>
<li>Security headers (XSS, CSRF, HSTS, etc.)</li>
</ul>
Safe & Reliable: 
* Uses core functions for .htaccess manipulation 
* Creates automatic backups before changes 
* Checks file permissions before applying rules 
* Non-destructive – rules are wrapped in markers for easy removal
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to external services as follows:
Google Sheets API Service 
This plugin uses the Google Sheets API (via Google Apps Script) to validate license keys when users activate a license. This is an optional feature and is only used when a user voluntarily attempts to activate a license key.
<ul>
<li>Purpose: Validates license key authenticity and domain binding</li>
<li>When it’s used: Only when users click “Activate License” in the plugin settings</li>
<li>What data is sent: License key and website domain name</li>
<li>Service provider: Google (Google Sheets / Google Apps Script)</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
<li>Data retention: License validation data is stored only on the user’s Google Sheet, which they control</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
For support, please visit the plugin forum or check the documentation.
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
<h3>Credits</h3>
Developed with security best practices in mind.

Lunexia .htaccess Shield

Professional website security hardening with IP blocking system by automatically applying common .htaccess security rules safely.

Abhishek Sinha

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No features are enabled by default — activate only what you need.
<h4>Security</h4>
<ul>
<li>User Enumeration — Block ?author=N redirect attacks that expose usernames.</li>
<li>Author Archives — Return 404 for author archive pages.</li>
<li>XML-RPC + Pingback — Fully disable the XML-RPC endpoint and remove the X-Pingback header.</li>
<li>Plugin and Theme Editor — Set DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT to prevent in-admin file editing.</li>
<li>Application Passwords — Disable the Application Passwords feature.</li>
<li>REST API — Restrict REST API access to authenticated users only.</li>
<li>Right Click — Disable the browser context menu on the frontend.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Performance</h4>
<ul>
<li>Emojis — Remove all emoji scripts, styles, and DNS prefetch hints.</li>
<li>Embed Objects — Disable WordPress oEmbed and embed scripts.</li>
<li>Dashicons — Prevent Dashicons from loading for non-logged-in visitors.</li>
<li>Heartbeat — Deregister the Heartbeat API script.</li>
<li>Block Library CSS — Remove wp-block-library and global-styles stylesheets on the frontend.</li>
<li>Version Var (?ver=) — Strip ?ver= query strings from enqueued asset URLs.</li>
<li>PDF Thumbnails — Skip thumbnail generation for uploaded PDF files.</li>
<li>oEmbed — Remove oEmbed discovery links and disable autoembed.</li>
<li>Remote Block Patterns — Stop WordPress fetching patterns from api.wordpress.org.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Head Cleanup</h4>
<ul>
<li>Generator Meta Tag — Remove the WordPress version meta tag from head.</li>
<li>WLW Manifest — Remove the Windows Live Writer manifest link.</li>
<li>Really Simple Discovery (RSD) — Remove the RSD link tag.</li>
<li>Short Link — Remove the shortlink tag and HTTP header.</li>
<li>Adjacent Posts Links — Remove prev/next link tags from single post heads.</li>
<li>RSS Feeds — Redirect all feed URLs to the homepage.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Admin Cleanup</h4>
<ul>
<li>capital_P_dangit — Remove WordPress forced capitalisation filter.</li>
<li>Screen Options and Help Tabs — Hide Screen Options and Help dropdowns.</li>
<li>Howdy to Welcome — Replace “Howdy,” with “Welcome,” in the admin bar.</li>
<li>Navigation Items in Admin Bar — Remove WP logo, site name, updates, and comments.</li>
<li>Clean Dashboard — Remove all default dashboard widgets.</li>
<li>Privacy Tools — Hide Export/Erase Personal Data from the Tools menu.</li>
<li>Site Health Page — Hide Site Health from the Tools menu.</li>
<li>WP Login Logo and Favicon — Hide the WordPress logo on the login page.</li>
<li>Admin Email Verification Prompt — Disable the admin email confirm interstitial.</li>
<li>Empty Trash (1 week) — Shorten automatic trash-emptying from 30 days to 7 days.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Content</h4>
<ul>
<li>Comments — Disable comments sitewide.</li>
<li>Post Revisions — Disable revision storage.</li>
<li>Search — Redirect all search queries to the homepage.</li>
</ul>
<h4>WordPress Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Thumbnails / Featured Images — Remove post thumbnail support.</li>
<li>Widgets — Disable all widgets and sidebars.</li>
<li>Navigation Menus — Remove nav menu theme support.</li>
<li>Tags — Unregister tags from posts.</li>
<li>Categories — Unregister categories from posts.</li>
<li>Post Formats — Remove post format theme support.</li>
<li>Custom Fields — Remove custom fields meta box from editor.</li>
<li>Excerpts — Remove excerpt support from posts and pages.</li>
<li>Trackbacks — Remove trackback support from posts.</li>
<li>Attachment Pages — Redirect attachment URLs to the file directly.</li>
<li>Automatic Updates — Disable automatic core, plugin, and theme updates.</li>
<li>Self Pings — Stop WordPress pinging your own site.</li>
<li>jQuery Migrate — Remove jQuery Migrate script on the frontend.</li>
</ul>

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