Title: Security plugins causing error
Last modified: February 27, 2018

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# Security plugins causing error

 *  Resolved [Skunkster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nrharris/)
 * (@nrharris)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-plugins-causing-error/)
 * On your website you state:
 * “If you are using a security plugin such as Wordfence and find that Redirection
   is showing errors when making requests then you can try temporarily disabling
   your security plugin.
 * If Redirection starts working then you will know that the security plugin is 
   blocking requests. You will then need to configure the security plugin to allow
   Redirection requests through.
 * Redirection uses the default WordPress REST API.”
 * I can not find any information regarding how to configure my security plugins(
   Wordfence and iThemes Security) to prevent the Redirection error from occurring.
 * Can you direct me to how to do this? Many thanks!

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 *  Plugin Author [John Godley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnny5/)
 * (@johnny5)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-plugins-causing-error/#post-10035357)
 * I’m afraid I don’t know enough about either of those plugins to give any specific
   advice. Generally anything that blocks requests is something that could affect
   Redirection and any other plugin.
 *  [hblade44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hblade44/)
 * (@hblade44)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-plugins-causing-error/#post-10104781)
 * [@nrharris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nrharris/) – I have this same
   problem – were you able to resolve this? I don’t see the solution in this thread
   yet the topic shows resolved. Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [Skunkster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nrharris/)
 * (@nrharris)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-plugins-causing-error/#post-10104994)
 * [@hblade44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hblade44/) – Although it states
   that I posted this question around 3 weeks ago, it has been much longer than 
   that – over a year I would guess.
 * So although I don’t recall how I finally resolved this, everything is working
   fine now with redirection coupled with wordfence and iThemes security.
 * I wish I could remember exactly what I did. I usually start with turning off 
   all the other plugins.
 *  [hblade44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hblade44/)
 * (@hblade44)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-plugins-causing-error/#post-10105020)
 * Ok, thanks. I did try that first and once I turned off Wordfence, Redirection
   started to work again. I’ll keep searching. I appreciate you getting back to 
   me so quickly

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 * [Redirection](https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/#faq)
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 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [hblade44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hblade44/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-plugins-causing-error/#post-10105020)
 * Status: resolved