WordPress firewall, GDPR-compliant.
Protect WordPress with a firewall, hardening and real-time monitoring — before bots and attackers get through. F12 Security is our lean, GDPR-compliant alternative to Wordfence: developed in Germany, without data leaving to third-party clouds.
A WordPress firewall (WAF) filters out malicious requests before they reach WordPress — brute force, bot attacks, exploitation of known vulnerabilities. Together with hardening and monitoring it's the baseline protection for any site. F12 Security by Forge12 offers exactly that as a WordPress plugin: intelligent firewall, hardening and real-time monitoring — developed in Germany, GDPR-compliant without an external cloud, free or as Pro.
With a firewall vs. unprotected.
Most WordPress hacks run automatically through known gaps and brute force — that's exactly where a firewall steps in.
Firewall, hardening & monitoring.
One plugin instead of three — as a free version or as Pro with advanced features.
Install the plugin — or let us do it.
You can set up F12 Security yourself — or we take over protection, hardening and ongoing monitoring as a service. Both lead to the same goal: a WordPress site that withstands attacks.
- Install F12 Security yourself (free or Pro)
- Or: protection & hardening as a done-for-you service
- Ongoing maintenance with monitoring & updates
- In an emergency: hack cleanup
Frequently asked questions about the WordPress firewall.
01What is a WordPress firewall?
A WordPress firewall (web application firewall, WAF) checks incoming requests and blocks malicious ones before they reach WordPress — such as brute-force attempts, bot attacks and the exploitation of known vulnerabilities.
02What is F12 Security?
F12 Security is a WordPress security plugin by Forge12: intelligent firewall, hardening and real-time monitoring. Developed in Germany, GDPR-compliant without an external cloud — as a free and a Pro version.
03Is F12 Security a Wordfence alternative?
Yes. F12 Security is a lean, GDPR-compliant alternative to Wordfence — without data leaving to third-party clouds, because processing doesn't run via an external cloud.
04Is a firewall plugin enough, or do I need more?
A firewall plugin is the baseline. For full protection you also need hardening, checked updates, backups and monitoring. You can cover that yourself with F12 Security — or have us take it over as a service.
05What if my site has already been hacked?
Then it's about cleanup first, not prevention. We remove the malware by hand at a fixed price and then harden the site so it doesn't happen again.
