[Defender Pro] Defender 2.2.2 – nothing but problems

Where to start… Install update to version 2.2.2 – (Turn OFF File Scanning for WordPress Core to stop immediate crash of site while it scans forever or hangs during scan). Select Security Tweaks | view All | We go down the list and enable each suggested tweak. Once we get to “Update old security keys” and click to regenerate; the usual popup saying 10 seconds until you have to log in again. BUT then the 10 seconds no longer “count down” the pop up window goes away and it hangs – does not return to login in. Since we use the Masking of login page option – all attempts to return to login fail with “feature disabled” notice. Eventually after going back to the Masked login page and getting access – we see –
HERE is the stupid part –
All the previous security tweaks we just changed have returned as if we never changed them – AND the “Update old security keys” still shows as if it was not done. Yet the notice shows key is less than one day old – but still suggests to regenerate the key again.
Horribly broken since you updated this plugin.

I hope this helps.

  • James Squires
    • The Incredible Code Injector

    More info on this – now the same 6 tweaks show as unchanged.
    Log out and log back in they still show as unchanged.
    We select each one and it shows that it has remembered our choices but for some reason it is not saving it as completed.
    see image.

  • James Squires
    • The Incredible Code Injector

    This is occurring on more than one of our web sites. Obviously a problem with version 2.2.2.

    Hang during file scan – slows the sites to a crawl, never resolves – see image. [attachments are only viewable by logged-in members]

    Security Tweaks – selected items have been entered and saved – they continue to show up as “need attention” – our selections within each one is remember BUT they do not stick and show up as resolved. See image. [attachments are only viewable by logged-in members] It is always the same 6 that do not register – sometimes the top shows 6 Issues but only 5 are available in the list. If we select them and save them again – nothing happens – it just stays stuck at this situation.

  • James Squires
    • The Incredible Code Injector

    Catch 22 situation:
    I can’t change the settings in File Scanning to stop it from scanning the WordPress Core unless I complete a scan. I can’t complete a scan as it hangs while scanning the WordPress Core.

    This is a brand new site with nothing installed but your plugins.
    You are killing us over here with nonsense work and we are getting nowhere.

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  • James Squires
    • The Incredible Code Injector

    I am not sure if anyone is even reading these…

    Anyway another problem found with version 2.2.2
    IP Lockouts IS working and showing IPs that are locked out in the logs BUT the desktop shows it as unactivated. See image. [attachments are only viewable by logged-in members]

    Also when you have a button that is used to turn something ON it should say ACTIVATE not ACTIVE. Active would means it’s on – a button to turn it on should say ACTIVATE.

  • Kasia Swiderska
    • Support nomad

    Hello James Squires ,

    I apologize for the delay on our side.

    This is a brand new site with nothing installed but your plugins.

    Could I have access to this site? If it’s fresh site and only our plugins are there, we would need to debug what is happening.

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