How to Cancel Wordfence

To fully cancel and remove Wordfence from your WordPress site, follow these steps:

1. Disable Extended Protection: If you have Wordfence in Extended Protection mode, you need to disable it first. This involves removing the wordfence-waf.php file from your site’s root directory and any related configuration lines from .htaccess, .user.ini, or php.ini files.

2. Enable Data Deletion on Deactivation:

   • Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
   • Navigate to the Wordfence settings by clicking on the Wordfence menu.
   • Open the "Global Options" page.
   • Expand the "General Wordfence Options" section.
   • Enable the option "Delete WordWordfence tables and data on deactivation" and save the changes.

3. Deactivate Wordfence:

   • Go to the WordPress "Plugins" page.
   • Deactivate the Wordfence plugin. This will remove all Wordfence data and tables if you enabled the option in step 2.

4. Manual Removal (if necessary):

   • If you need to manually remove any remaining files, connect to your server via FTP or SFTP.
   • Delete the wordfence plugin directory located in wp-content/plugins.
   • Remove the wflogs directory located in wp-content.
   • Ensure there are no remaining Wordfence database tables by using a tool like phpMyAdmin.

5. Final Cleanup:

   • Check your site’s root directory and remove any remaining Wordfence files, such as wordfence-waf.php.
   • Review your .htaccess, .user.ini, or php.ini files for any Wordfence-related configurations and remove them if necessary.

After completing these steps, Wordfence should be fully removed from your site. If you encounter issues during the removal process, consider using the Wordfence Assistant plugin for additional troubleshooting tools.