W3C Link Checker

  • Resolved wp.Man

    (@wpman-1)


    12 years ago

    i’ve seen several BPS posts on how to get Link Checker working and none have helped

    removing HEAD from ‘RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^(HEAD|TRACE|DELETE|TRACK|DEBUG) [NC]’ doe not work by itself

    removing ‘libwww-perl’ from ‘RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} (havij|libwww-perl|wget|python|nikto|curl|scan|java|winhttp|clshttp|loader) [NC,OR]’ stops the 403 problem, but then the Link Checker log says it processed only 5 lines and finds no broken links

    is there a way to whitelist link checker? allot of people use this util and having to edit the .htaccess files (2, since WP is in a subdirectory) is a pain. can it be whitelisted using an IP or IP range instead?

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  • Plugin Author AITpro

    (@aitpro)

    removing ‘libwww-perl’ from ‘RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} (havij|libwww-perl|wget|python|nikto|curl|scan|java|winhttp|clshttp|loader) [NC,OR]’ stops the 403 problem, but then the Link Checker log says it processed only 5 lines and finds no broken links

    by doing what you did above you have already taken care of allowing the W3C Link Checker bot.

    If you want to completely eliminate that BPS is blocking W3C in some other way then put BPS into default Mode.

    1. Make a backup of your .htaccess files using BulletProof Security built-in Backup.
    2. Activate Default Mode on the Security Modes page.
    3. Use the Delete wp-admin .htaccess feature on the Security Modes page.
    4. Test your plugin or theme or other issue.
    5. Restore your .htaccess files using BulletProof Security built-in Restore.

    Thread Starter wp.Man

    (@wpman-1)

    this does not whitelist the IP/range of the link checker, which is what i wanted to do – the whole point is that i don’t want to have to mess around disabling and enabling default and protected mode.

    i’ve been using BPS for quite a while and it’s always bothered me – i just think it could be more intuitive and the number of steps to preform a task could be reduced

    due to other several other security measures in place, i decided to drop BPS. no offence

    Plugin Author AITpro

    (@aitpro)

    You would not need to whitelist the IP address. By removing the security filter that is blocking that bot you are allowing it to do what is doing without being blocked by anything – no need to whitelist something that is not being blocked.

    You’re kidding right about reducing the number of steps. LOL Nice one and too funny man. I get the joke. ??

    BPS setup steps:

    1. Click the AutoMagic buttons
    2. Activate All BulletProof Modes.
    3. Setup complete.

    BPS removal steps:

    1. Activate Default Mode on the Security Modes page.
    2. Use the Delete wp-admin .htaccess feature on the Security Modes page.
    3. Deactivate and delete BPS on the WP Plugins page.

    Unable to login into your website:

    1. Use FTP or your Web Host Control Panel File Manager and delete the .htaccess file in your website root folder and the .htaccess file in your wp-admin folder.
    2. Log into your website, click the BPS AutoMagic Buttons and Activate all BulletProof Modes.

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