Documentation
Documentation
Installation, scanning, the firewall, your licence, and how to switch the plugin off in a hurry — explained step by step.
The articles below are still being written. Search will appear here once there is something to search.
Installation
Get the plugin
IronGuardWP installs like any other WordPress plugin: download the zip from your account, upload it under Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, activate it, then paste in your licence key.
Key required
The plugin needs a licence key before it does anything. Without one it installs and then sits inactive: it cannot reach your account, so it fetches no malware definitions and scans nothing. Free issues a key at $0 with no card, so there is no reason to run without one.
The download and your key both live in your IronGuardWP account on app.ironguardwp.com — the download button opens it, and signing in there gets you both. The key itself is issued by the $0 Whop checkout, the same one behind “Get Started Free”.
Not sure which plan you need? What Free includes
Getting started
Installation
From download to your first scan in about five minutes.
- Install and activate the plugin Coming soon
- Enter your licence key Coming soon
- Run your first scan Coming soon
- Requirements and supported hosting Coming soon
Scanning
Malware scanning
How the scanner works, reading findings, and what to do about them.
- Understanding scan results Coming soon
- Quarantine and restore Coming soon
- Scheduling and scan throttling Coming soon
- False positives — reporting one Coming soon
Firewall
Firewall & blocking
Request filtering, IP lists, and virtual patching. Plus and Pro only — Free does not include the firewall.
- How the firewall filters requests Coming soon
- IP allow and block lists Coming soon
- Virtual patching explained Coming soon
- Geo-blocking setup Coming soon
Account
Licence & billing
Licences, domains, moving sites, and how billing works on Whop.
- What counts as one site Coming soon
- Moving a licence to a new domain Coming soon
- Managing billing in Whop Coming soon
- What happens when you cancel Coming soon
Recovery
Emergency disable
If the plugin is ever in your way, turn it off without touching wp-admin. IronGuardWP is designed to fail open — it stops protecting rather than stopping your site.
- The emergency-disable procedure Coming soon
- Locked out of wp-admin Coming soon
- Undo a hardening change Coming soon
- Restore a quarantined file Coming soon
None of these articles are published yet — the outline above is the structure they are being written into, and every unwritten one is marked as such rather than pretending to be a link. Need one of these answers today? Ask support
Not finding it?
The frequently asked questions cover licensing, performance, cancellation, and what happens when a scan finds something. Anything else, ask us — include your site URL and we can help faster.