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Configuration and Defaults
What This Covers This page explains how Steel Security handles configuration and why it does not include traditional plugin settings. Steel Security is designed to minimize configuration and provide safe, effective defaults out of the box. No Settings by Desi...
Safe Rollback Practices
What This Covers This guide explains how to safely manage and reverse changes made through Steel Security. Rollback is a critical part of using hardening features responsibly and ensures you can recover quickly if something does not behave as expected. Why Ro...
Troubleshooting
Solve common issues and get your site back to normal quickly.
General Issues
General Issues
Scan Not Running
What This Means This issue occurs when the Steel Security scan does not run or does not produce results when expected. Common Symptoms the scan page loads but no results appear the scan does not start automatically findings are not updated the scan appears t...
Changes Not Applying
What This Means This issue occurs when changes made through Steel Security do not appear to take effect on your site. You may apply a hardening control, but the expected behavior does not change. Common Symptoms protections appear enabled but have no effect ...
Unexpected Site Behavior
What This Means This issue occurs when your site behaves unexpectedly after applying one or more hardening controls. This may include broken functionality, missing features, or access issues. Common Symptoms parts of the site stop working login or admin acce...
Access & Lockouts
Access & Lockouts
Unable to Access Admin
What This Means This issue occurs when you are unable to access the WordPress admin area after applying one or more hardening controls. Common Symptoms unable to log in via /wp-login.php admin page returns an error (e.g., 403 Forbidden) login page does not l...
Blocked by Hardening Rules
What This Means This issue occurs when legitimate requests are being blocked by one or more hardening controls. This may affect access to certain pages, features, or functionality. Common Symptoms receiving a 403 Forbidden error specific pages or endpoints n...
Server & Environment
Server & Environment
Server Rules Not Working
What This Means This issue occurs when server-level protections applied by Steel Security do not take effect. You may enable a hardening control, but the expected behavior does not occur. Common Symptoms restricted files or endpoints remain accessible direct...
Nginx Configuration Issues
What This Means This issue occurs when expected protections are not applied on a server running Nginx. Unlike Apache, Nginx does not support dynamic configuration through .htaccess. Common Symptoms hardening controls appear enabled but have no effect restric...
Headers & Browser Issues
Headers & Browser Issues
Headers Not Appearing
What This Means This issue occurs when security headers expected from Steel Security are not visible in your site's responses. You may have enabled header-related protections, but do not see them in browser tools. Common Symptoms expected headers are missing...
CSP Breaking Site
What This Means This issue occurs when a Content Security Policy (CSP) blocks resources required for your site to function properly. This may result in broken layouts, missing scripts, or non-functional features. Common Symptoms scripts not loading or execut...