setting up

If you want to save/backup your original .htaccess file or files then use the BPS Backup/Restore feature first. If you want to restore your original htaccess files that you backed up then you can restore them if needed. Or you can always download copies of your .htaccess files to your computer before activating BPS BulletProof Modes.

Yep, the AutoMagic buttons are the default.htaccess and secure.htaccess buttons.

These days you only need to select/click the Root folder BulletProof Mode and the wp-admin BulletProof Mode radio buttons and activate buttons. The Deny All .htaccess files are created automatically so you do not need to activate them.

thanks,
so if anything has been added to original .htaccess these will be lost although i believe they are default

after doing above is that it protrcted

BPS has a Custom Code feature that allows you to add any additional or custom .htaccess code that you already have in your root or wp-admin .htaccess files. You can use BPS Custom Code before you click the AutoMagic buttons and activate BulletProof Modes. What this does is combines your additional or custom .htaccess code into the new BPS .htaccess files that are created by clicking the AutoMagic buttons and activating BulletProof Modes.

Examples of additional or custom .htacces code would be these:
php/php.ini handler .htaccess code
custom .htaccess caching code
custom bot blocking .htaccess code
URL redirect .htaccess code

ok i,ll check my .htaccess with original if the same obviously still back it up but just do above in your 1st post and thats it?
i,m using custom structure Permalink Settings so thats as it should be

Sounds good. Typically most folks have not created any custom .htaccess code prior to installing BPS and will start adding some custom code like these links below for example once they setup BPS:

Brute Force Login protection code
https://forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/protect-login-page-from-brute-force-login-attacks/

Speed Boost .htaccess caching code
https://forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/where-is-the-log/page/2/#post-7436

cool Speed Boost .htaccess caching code looks good
is that just added into the Custom Code feature mentioned above as is?

and just uncomment the best one after tests

# Create the ETag (entity tag) response header field
#FileETag MTime Size

# Remove the ETag (entity tag) response header field
Header unset ETag
FileETag none

Yep, but see the notes on what to test for on your particular Host/Server. The ETag best setting will most likely be different for different Hosts. The rest of the code is “a one size fits all” thing.

I recommend that each person test using no ETags by commenting out all the ETag lines of .htaccess code below and benchmark website performance, then benchmark test using Header unset and FileETag none and then benchmark test using FileETag MTime Size. Whichever one makes your website perform the fastest is the one you want to use. On Go Daddy it seems that using Header unset ETag and FileETag none is slightly faster in milliseconds.

over posted just uncomment best suited

# Create the ETag (entity tag) response header field
#FileETag MTime Size

# Remove the ETag (entity tag) response header field
Header unset ETag
FileETag none

not sure what you are asking?

I just added some step by step instructions directly under that caching code on how to add this Speed Boost code to Custom Code so that folks would not have to jump back in that Forum topic to figure the steps out. ??

1. Copy the Speed Boost .htaccess code into this Custom Code text box: CUSTOM CODE TOP PHP/PHP.INI HANDLER/CACHE CODE: Add php.ini handler and/or plugin cache code here and click the Save Root Custom Code button.

2. Go to the BPS Security Modes page and click the Create secure.htaccess File AutoMagic button and then activate Root Folder BulletProof Mode.

NOTES: If you are using a php/php.ini handler in your root .htaccess file then be sure to copy that php/php.ini .htaccess code directly above this caching code. If you are using a caching plugin that creates .htaccess caching code then you can also add that plugin’s caching code directly above this Speed Boost caching code.

Thank you will give it a go later tonight.
What i was saying was once tested I would un comment one of these i.e the one that works best remove the #

# Create the ETag (entity tag) response header field
#FileETag MTime Size

# Remove the ETag (entity tag) response header field
Header unset ETag
FileETag none

wait for the kids to go to bed can concentrate then;-)

Yep, the logical order of testing would be something like this.

Test the existing code as is and then yep comment out and uncomment the code as shown below.

# Create the ETag (entity tag) response header field
FileETag MTime Size

# Remove the ETag (entity tag) response header field
#Header unset ETag
#FileETag none

LOL on the kids. “look at me now, look at me now,…” ha ha ha.

Thank very much for your help, knowing me i,ll be looking for help later lol

Just a quick one before i try, i,m using Stop Spammer Registrations Plugin, will i be good to go with this active? or will this plugin kind of reduce the need of that?

I have never tested this plugin before so I have no idea how it works and what it is doing exactly. I guess it’s guinea pig time for you. ha ha ha. I will install and test it and see what it does.

mark as resolved opened new post thank you