Title: Firewall optimisation message keeps appearing
Last modified: December 11, 2021

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# Firewall optimisation message keeps appearing

 *  Resolved [WPabmm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aboutm2/)
 * (@aboutm2)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/firewall-optimisation-message-keeps-appearing/)
 * My website is hsoted with Cloudways, I have optimised and set up the firewall
   and yet I keep getting this message: ‘To make your site as secure as possible,
   take a moment to optimize the Wordfence Web Application Firewall’
 * I have spoken with my server host support but they cant figure out what the problem
   is.
 * Anyone else with a similar problem?

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 *  Plugin Support [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * (@wfpeter)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/firewall-optimisation-message-keeps-appearing/#post-15157476)
 * Hi [@aboutm2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aboutm2/),
 * We’ve seen new sites at Cloudways with Malcare installed by default as they provide
   it as part of some hosting packages. If this is configured or optimized after
   Wordfence, then it tends to cause the issue you’re seeing.
 * If you wish to leave Malcare installed or cannot remove it from your hosting 
   package, the `INCLUDE` option in our WAF optimization wizard should override 
   the Malcare `auto_prepend_file` value that points to **malcare-waf.php** so that
   our **wordfence-waf.php** file would then include the Malcare file.
 * You can read more about optimization here in our documentation: [https://www.wordfence.com/help/firewall/optimizing-the-firewall/#firewall-optimization-setup](https://www.wordfence.com/help/firewall/optimizing-the-firewall/#firewall-optimization-setup)
 * Thanks,
 * Peter.

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/firewall-optimisation-message-keeps-appearing/#post-15157476)
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