* FIX: Two-factor authentication (Pro) — When 2FA is enabled but required roles were missing or invalid, login could skip the 2FA step. Security Ninja now falls back to requiring **Administrator** so the code prompt always appears for protected accounts.
* FIX: Saving 2FA status would fail if firewall not enabled. Thank you Vassos.
* Added a new Tools-page Cleanup button. Securely removes any legacy options or data. Thank you Davina for the idea.
* FIX: Cloud Firewall (Pro) — Clearing **all** countries in country blocking and saving now actually turns country blocking off. Previously, choosing “none” could leave old selections in place because empty lists were not saved correctly.
* IMPROVED: Cloud Firewall — IP whitelist entries written as **ranges** (CIDR, one per line on IP Management) now apply the same way everywhere: visitor checks, secret recovery links, and automatic whitelist logic no longer treat ranges like plain single IPs only in some code paths.
* NEW: Cloud Firewall (Pro) — Option to soften country blocking for satellite ISPs like Starlink. Easily enable or adjust under Firewall → Settings for smoother access while keeping strong protection.
* IMPROVED: Cloud Firewall (Pro) — If a country or cloud block is skipped because the visitor is using a satellite ISP (satellite ASN softening), you'll now see this clearly in the Events log.
* Maintenance release - Minor improvements and stability.
* FIX: Security Fixes — Saving the Fixes screen now applies wp-config changes only when toggles are ON: disable file editor, disable WP_DEBUG, and secure session cookies. Previously, always-present form keys made the “on” paths run even when options were OFF, which could append duplicate `define()` lines and trigger PHP notices (thanks Masahiro Kasahara for the report). `update_define` also skips appending a constant that is already defined (e.g. set from an included file).
* Setup wizard – Fixed errors in the wizard and made a few small improvements.
* FIX: Event Logger – Plugin and theme installs are now logged (previously only updates were recorded). Activate and deactivate events are always logged with a fallback label when plugin name cannot be read.
* NEW: Event Logger – Now also logs activated_plugin, deactivated_plugin, add_user_role, and remove_user_role for a fuller audit trail.
* Event Logger – reliability: Event Logger now records settings changes, post updates, plugin activation/deactivation, and user events correctly when the module is enabled. Previously, events could be missing due to licensing checks blocking the write path; logging no longer depends on that for storing events.
* Event Logger – less noise: A single click to update an already-published post now creates one log entry instead of three. Saving a settings page (e.g. General) creates one entry instead of duplicate entries.
* Event Logger – clearer actions: Settings saves are logged with the action "options_saved" and show which settings page was updated (e.g. General, Reading). Internal WordPress hook names like "whitelist_options" are no longer shown in the log.
* Event Logger – security: Passwords and account activation keys are never stored in the log or shown in event details. User registration and profile update events only store non-sensitive data.
* AI Security Advisor – Get a plain-English security summary and top improvements from your security tests. Uses WordPress 7 AI Connectors (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic); no domains, URLs, or personal data are sent.
* AI Security Advisor – Overview tab shows when your site was last reviewed and a one-line teaser from the latest report, or invites you to run your first review or set up a connector.
* AI Security Advisor – Dashboard widget shows advisor status at a glance (last reviewed, ready for first review, or set up) with a quick link to the Security Advisor page.
* Event Logger – Login events are recorded only when a valid user is present, so your log stays accurate when other plugins or tools fire login-related hooks.
full change log for this version on link
https://wpsecurityninja.com/changelog/
* FIX: 2FA login redirect – After completing 2FA, users (including admins) are now redirected to the dashboard or requested URL instead of the front page. Redirect logic now matches WordPress core: uses wp_validate_redirect() and the login_redirect filter.
* FIX: 404 Guard – IPs whose monitoring window has expired are no longer shown in "Being Monitored". Expired count transients are excluded from the list and deleted to avoid DB bloat, so stale entries no longer appear.
* IMPROVED: 404 Guard – First 404 from an IP is no longer logged; logging starts from the 2nd 404 onward to reduce log noise. Approaching-threshold, final-warning, and block events are unchanged.
* IMPROVED: Visitor Log – Country flag is now shown next to the IP when country is known, matching Event Log behavior. A geolocation fallback is used for older entries where country was not stored.
* FIX: Visitor Log – Fixed undefined variable ($allowed_html) when formatting log row details (wp_kses).
* NEW: MainWP – Remote "force create database tables" action for incomplete installations.
* FIX: Resolved fatal error when Security Ninja and AR for WooCommerce (or other plugins using chillerlan/php-settings-container) were active together; our copy is now loaded early and aliased in admin to prevent duplicate class declaration.
* FIX: Secure cookies fix now writes ini_set lines before any closing PHP tag in wp-config.php, preventing "headers already sent" and cookie/login issues. Thanks to Olga for the detailed report that made this fix possible.
* NEW: Core Scanner – You can now open a printable report when the scan finds issues. Use "Print / Download report" to open the report in a new window and print or save as PDF for your records or support.
* IMPROVED: Core Scanner – The report button is always visible; when no issues are detected it shows a short notice so you know the option is available after the next scan with findings.
* IMPROVED: Core Scanner – Original WordPress core files are cached for one day when restoring or comparing, so repeat operations are faster and put less load on external servers.
* IMPROVED: Core Scanner – "View differences" now opens in the same unified File Viewer layout as "View File", with consistent styling, file metadata, and shared security validation instead of a separate standalone page.
* FIX: Firewall enable modal – "Send email" (activate and send unblock link) now works. The unblock-email AJAX action was not registered and the handler expected the email in GET; the action is now registered and all unblock-email requests use POST only.
* TECH: All internal script and style references now use non-minified JS and CSS only; minified copies have been removed to simplify the codebase.
* FIX: Fixed PHP 8.1 deprecation notice "Implicit conversion from float to int loses precision" in Cloud Firewall IPv6 CIDR matching. Thanks to Lesford for the report.
* NEW: Added compatibility with temporary login plugins ("Temporary Login Without Password", "One Time Login", "Magic Login", "Login Links"). Temporary login links are now automatically whitelisted from suspicious query detection when the corresponding plugin is active. Detection is logged for audit purposes. Other plugins can extend this compatibility using the `securityninja_temporary_login_params` and `securityninja_is_temporary_login_link` filters - more info on website.
* FIX: Fixed fatal error "Object of class WP_Error could not be converted to string" in Overview tab when displaying event details containing WP_Error objects. The code now properly checks for WP_Error objects before passing them to esc_html() and displays the error message instead.
* FIX: Fixed fatal error preventing WooCommerce logins via public forms when SN_Geolocation class was not loaded. Code now checks for class existence before use.
* IMPROVED: Litespeed servers - Added documentation and in-app notices for all security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Strict-Transport-Security, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy). LiteSpeed users can add headers directly to .htaccess using the examples in each test description. Thank you Tom for the feedback.
* FIX: Events Logger, Overview, and Visitor Log – Country flags now correctly show the event/visitor IP's country instead of the logged-in admin's IP when the site is behind Cloudflare or similar proxies.
* Improved: Core Scanner - Interface loads faster with tabs lazy-loading content in different tabs.
* IMPROVED: Firewall – When "Block IP Network" is enabled, known social and link-preview crawlers (e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) are no longer blocked by default. Link previews when you share your site on social networks now work without having to whitelist IPs.