Exclude Files From Scan Doesn’t Work?

  • Resolved linux4me2

    (@linux4me2)


    6 years, 4 months ago

    I’m using WordPress 4.9.6 and Wordfence 7.1.8 on a Linux server running PHP 7.2. I’ve got a forum set up and running in a subfolder named “forum” in the root folder where WordPress is installed. In Wordfence Scan Options -> General Options, I have “Scan files outside your WordPress installation” unchecked, and in Scan Options -> Advanced Scan Options, “Exclude files from scan” I have:

    
forum/cache/production/*

    Yet every week when I receive the email digest, I get multiple notices in the Recently Modified Files section for files modified in the forum/cache/production folder.

    Does “Exclude files from scan” not work that way? According to the documentation here, it looks like I’m doing it right.

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  • Hi @linux4me2,

    The “Exclude files from scan” functionality relates to the scan process and does not impact changed file notices. If you go to your All Options > Wordfence Global Options > Activity Report section, there’s a field labeled “List of directories to exclude from recently modified file list”; add your forum/cache/production folder here to have it excluded from your email summaries.

    Let us know if you have any further questions or concerns!

    Thread Starter linux4me2

    (@linux4me2)

    Ah ha! Thank you!

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