Improve: Show Detected Header Values

  • murat8

    (@murat8)


    3 weeks, 5 days ago

    Hi,

    I’d like to suggest a usability improvement for the reverse proxy / firewall settings in the plugin.

    Currently, users are asked to select which HTTP header (e.g. REMOTE_ADDR, HTTP_CLIENT_IP, HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR) should be used to determine the real client IP address. However, it’s not always clear which one is actually being populated correctly in a given hosting or proxy setup.

    It would be very helpful if the plugin could display, next to each option:

    * Whether the header is currently set (available in PHP $_SERVER)
    * The actual value detected for that header

    For example:

    * REMOTE_ADDR → 192.0.2.1
    * HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR → 203.0.113.45
    * HTTP_CLIENT_IP → (not set)

    This would allow users to easily compare these values with their real public IP address and confidently select the correct option without guesswork.

    This small addition could significantly improve the configuration experience, especially for users behind Cloudflare, load balancers, or other reverse proxies.

    Thanks for considering this enhancement!

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  • Plugin Support Lucian Padureanu

    (@lucianwpwhite)

    3 weeks, 5 days ago

    Hello there @murat8

    Thank you for this – it is a genuinely great suggestion and very well thought out.

    I have logged this as a feature request for the team to consider. No ETA to share at this stage I am afraid, but it is noted and appreciated 🙂

    Should you have any other questions, feel free to reach out!

    Thread Starter murat8

    (@murat8)

    3 weeks, 5 days ago

    Thanks for the positive feedback and for logging this as a feature request. Glad you found it useful!

    Plugin Support Lucian Padureanu

    (@lucianwpwhite)

    3 weeks, 5 days ago

    It surely is @murat8 ! We rarely got feedback in regards to this feature we offer, so we really appreciate taking the time to share these thoughts, which will surely help improve shaping up the plugin even more!

    By the way, if you enjoy our plugin we would appreciate if you can also drop us a review here on the forums – https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-security-audit-log/reviews/#new-post– it goes a long way for a small team!

    Wishing you an amazing day ahead!

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