Title: [Plugin: WordPress Firewall 2] Compatibility with CodeGuard
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: WordPress Firewall 2] Compatibility with CodeGuard

 *  [James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/en7jos/)
 * (@en7jos)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-firewall-2-compatibility-with-codeguard/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m having problems getting the Firewall 2 plugin to work successfully with the
   CodeGuard WP backup plugin (see here [https://www.codeguard.com](https://www.codeguard.com)).
   I’m getting lots of warning emails through which look something like:
 * **********************************************************
    WordPress Firewall
   has detected and blocked a potential attack! Web Page: [http://www.mywebsite.com/wp-load.php?codeguard-action=1](http://www.mywebsite.com/wp-load.php?codeguard-action=1)
   Warning: URL may contain dangerous content! Offending IP: 107.22.85.192 [ Get
   IP location ]
 * Offending Parameter: action = 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
   ==
    **********************************************************
 * Sadly the whitelist this parameter link in the warning emails don’t work as they
   say I have insufficient permissions, but I have tried the work around described
   here to add the missing section to the request URL:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-firewall2-how-to-whitelist-a-parameter-on-a-page?replies=6](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-firewall2-how-to-whitelist-a-parameter-on-a-page?replies=6)
 * When I do this, some info is added to the whitelisted pages section of the Firewall
   settings page in WP admin area, but only to the ‘Form Variable’ box with the ‘
   Page’ being left blank.
 * Can you please provide an example of how the info in this whitelist pages section
   of the settings should be formatted based upon the above pasted warning email
   details?
 * Also when I try to save any parameters I have manually entered I get ‘unserialised
   parameters’ errors as described in other threads of this support forum. However
   the settings do appear to get saved and if I leave the Firewall settings page
   then go back in, the new settings are shown with no errors.
 * Thanks, James
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-firewall-2/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-firewall-2/)

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 *  [desirockstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/desirockstar/)
 * (@desirockstar)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-firewall-2-compatibility-with-codeguard/#post-2759205)
 * Hi James,
 * Go to the below URL and take a look at the steps you need to follow to whitelist
   your pages.
 * [http://support.codeguard.com/customer/portal/articles/552177-how-do-i-whitelist-codeguard-s-ip-addresses-](http://support.codeguard.com/customer/portal/articles/552177-how-do-i-whitelist-codeguard-s-ip-addresses-)
 *  Thread Starter [James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/en7jos/)
 * (@en7jos)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-firewall-2-compatibility-with-codeguard/#post-2759206)
 * Thanks Desirockstar,
 * But the support thread at CodeGuard is actually based on the problems I was experiencing
   with the Firewall plugin and the back-and-forth trial and error testing I did
   with the support guys there.
 * I was therefore hoping to get some word from the plugin writers as to whether
   this advice is correct, properly formatted, the best way to work around it, etc.
   Hopefully also an update to the plugin at some point to allow CodeGuard through
   as an option.
 * For now, the FireWall plugin remains disabled as I could not get a reliable whitelisting
   of the relevant variables setup.
 * Firewall support – are you there???
 * Cheers, James

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 * Last reply from: [James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/en7jos/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-firewall-2-compatibility-with-codeguard/#post-2759206)
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