How To Reset AIOWPS Plugin

How To Reset AIOWPS Plugin shows you how to remove all entries in the plugin using the reset addon and more.

Last Updated: December 10, 2019

Latest News: Updated the documentation.

These instructions are designed for those who have been blocked out from their site and have no way of accessing their site any more. After you complete these steps you should be able to log back into your site as administrator.

Requirements:

• Access to your site via FTP or Cpanel file manager. (Note: You can use this plugin wp-file-manager, if you have no access to your server or an FTP software install in your computer/laptop like filezilla.)
• Download Reset addon.

How To Reset AIOWPS Plugin

Step 1 ) Use CPANEL file manager (or FTP) and temporarily rename this plugin’s folder.

(Note: You can use this plugin wp-file-manager, if you have no access to your server or an FTP software install in your computer/laptop like filezilla.)

For example: Rename the plugins folder name from all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall to the following tmp-all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall, as illustrated in the following image. This process automatically disables the plugin in your site.

Step 2 ) Log into your site using the standard login link – ie, yoursite.com/wp-login.php. Then rename the folder back to it’s original name all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall.

Note: Make sure the name is correct, or else the plugin will not activate in your site.

Step 3 ) Install and activate All In One WP Security Reset Settings addon you downloaded from the link above.

Step 3-a ) Go to Plugins -> Installed Plugins and deactivate All In One WP Security plugin and activate All In One WP Security Reset Settings addon as illustrated in the image below.

Step 4 ) Then click on Settings -> AIOWPS Reset in the sidebar admin menu as illustrated in the image below.

Step 5 ) Click on Reset Settings button as illustrated in the image below. This will clear all the settings from AIOWPS plugin.

Step 6 ) Next go to Plugins -> Installed Plugins and deactivate All In One WP Security Reset Settings addon and activate All In One WP Security plugin as illustrated in the image below.

Step 7 ) Then click on No button in the message displayed when AIOWPS plugin is reactivated as illustrated in the image below. This will make sure that no settings are included in the plugin. Now you can start setting up the plugin from scratch.

Step 8 ) The above steps removes all the code and including the following tags added by AIOWPS plugin in your .htaccess file.

Tags Added To .htaccess File

• # BEGIN All In One WP Security
• # END All In One WP Security

Step 9 ) If the above steps don’t help you and you are still having issues with our plugin, click on the following link Remove All In One WP Security Database Tables to remove the plugin completely from your site and server.

Note: These steps will remove the plugins tables and entries from your WordPress database, the plugin from your site and remove the plugins settings. So make sure this is exactly what you want to do.

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The above steps should help you remove all aiowps entries from your settings.

If you have any questions please let me know. I will be updating this post from time to time. So keep coming back for the latest.

Enjoy.

All In One WP Security & Firewall Plugin Tutorial List

• All In One WP Security And Firewall Plugin.