The Matchbox Fire Protection plugin configures WordPress to better protect our clients' sites. It is not meant as a general-distribution plugin and does not have an open development process, but is available for public perusal.
- PHP 5.4+
- WordPress 4.7+
The recommended way to use this plugin is with Composer.
composer require matchboxdesigngroup/matchbox-fire-protection
For development purposes, you can clone the plugin into wp-content/plugins and install the dependencies.
git clone [email protected]:matchboxdesigngroup/matchbox-fire-protection.git && cd matchbox-fire-protection && composer install && npm install
If you need a built version of the plugin to install via the dashboard, download and extract the plugin into wp-content/plugins. Make sure you use the main branch which contains the latest stable release.
Activate the plugin via the dashboard or WP-CLI.
wp plugin activate matchbox-fire-protection
Updates use the built-in WordPress update system to pull from GitHub releases.
Adds an option to general settings to restrict REST API access. The options are: show REST API to everyone, only show REST API to logged-in users, and show REST API to everyone except /users endpoint. By default, the plugin requires authentication for the /users endpoint.
Configured in Settings > Reading.
Removes Matchbox user author archives so they aren't mistakenly indexed by search engines.
Adds an option in writing to switch back to Classic Editor.
Configured in Settings > Writing.
Adds a Matchbox Suggested Plugins section to the plugins screen. Warns users who attempt to deactivate the Matchbox Fire Protection plugin. Outputs a notice on non-suggested plugins tabs warning users from installing non-approved plugins. If DISALLOW_FILE_MODS is on, update notices will be shown in the plugins table.
Password protecting post functionality is removed both in Gutenberg and the classic editor. This can be disabled in the writing section of the admin.
Configured in Settings > Writing.
By default, all users must use a medium or greater-strength password. This can be turned off in general settings (or network settings if network activated). Reserved usernames such as admin are prevented from being used.
Configured in Settings > General or Settings > Network Settings if network activated.
Password strength functionality requires the PHP extension mbstring to be installed on the web server. The functionality will be bypassed if the extension is not installed.
X-Frame-Origins is set to sameorigin to prevent clickjacking.
Note: Matchbox admin branding can be disabled by defining the constant MATCHBOX_DISABLE_BRANDING as true.
There are 2 filters available here:
matchbox_fire_protection_x_frame_options- (default value)SAMEORIGINcan be changed toDENY.matchbox_fire_protection_disable_x_frame_options- (default value)FALSEcan be changed toTRUE- doing so will omit the header.
Active: Matchbox is actively working on this, and we expect to continue work for the foreseeable future including keeping tested up to the most recent version of WordPress. Bug reports, feature requests, questions, and pull requests are welcome.
A complete listing of all notable changes to the Matchbox Fire Protection plugin is documented in CHANGELOG.md.
We would like to thank the incredible team at 10up for their commitment to open source and contributions to the WordPress community. This plugin is based on their 10up Experience plugin and was modified to meet the needs of the Matchbox team and our clients.