I encountered the same problem today. 10,000 lines have been added to htaccess. I got a 404 error. I don’t want to switch to alternative plugins. When will he be all right? And the plugin constantly forbids googlebot
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# iThemes Security Config Details: 2
# Quick ban IP. Will be updated on next formal rules save.
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