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Exceptions

Carve out the legitimate traffic that BitFire's default rules would otherwise stop. Allow a single request shape to bypass the WAF, manage allowed IP and user-agent rules, and review or add blocked IPs that use BitFire's normal IP block path.

01 · Auto-tuning

Learning mode

Run the engine in observe-only mode for three days. BitFire will record the request shapes your real users generate and auto-add them as exceptions, dramatically reducing false positives once protection re-engages.

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02 · WAF

Rule exceptions

Each row lets one specific request pattern bypass normal protection — useful when a legitimate URL trips a WAF signature. * means any value.

URL Parameter Rule type Rule number Action
03 · Allow list

Allowed IPs & user-agents

Add an IP address or user-agent string to the browser allow list. This page only adds allow rules here; blocked user-agents must be managed in Bot Control.

IP / user-agent Type Remove
04 · IP blocking

Blocked IPs

Block an IP address using BitFire's normal IP block path. These entries are separate from the browser allow list. Block log: {{block_log}}

IP Block reason Expires Remove
05 · Anonymous allow-lists

Anonymous allow-lists

Inputs that may bypass browser and bot verification. BitFire learns these automatically from verified browsers while learning mode is on; add or remove entries by hand below.

Anonymous GET parameters

Tracking or other harmless URL parameters allowed without browser / bot verification.

GET Parameter nameRemove

Anonymous PHP scripts

PHP files that may be accessed directly without browser or bot verification.

ScriptRemove

Anonymous AJAX actions

Extra admin-ajax.php actions runnable without browser or bot verification.

Ajax ActionRemove

Anonymous REST API endpoints

Extra wp-json endpoints accessible without browser or bot verification.

EndpointRemove
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