Installation

Installing WP WAF Manager takes about two minutes. The free and Pro versions are the same plugin with the only difference is where you download it from and whether you activate a license afterwards.

Step 1 — Download the plugin#

You have two options, and they give you the exact same zip file:

• From your account — if you’ve purchased Pro at wpwafmanager.com, log into your account page and download the latest wpwafmanager.zip from your purchases.
• From GitHub — grab the latest release from the WP WAF Manager GitHub repo. This is the free version, and it’s fully featured.

Either way, you’ll end up with a zip file named something like wpwafmanager-v1.0.0.zip. Don’t unzip it — WordPress wants the zip as-is.

Step 2 — Install in WordPress#

1. In your WP admin, go to Plugins → Add New.
2. Click Upload Plugin at the top of the page.
3. Choose the zip you just downloaded and click Install Now.
4. Once it finishes, click Activate Plugin.

You’ll now see a new WAF Manager menu item in the WordPress admin sidebar. That’s it — the plugin is installed and ready to be connected to your Cloudflare account.

If you’d rather install via FTP, unzip the file locally and upload the wpwafmanager folder to /wp-content/plugins/, then activate it from the Plugins screen.

Step 3 — Add your license (Pro only)#

If you’re running the free version from GitHub, you can skip this step entirely — everything works out of the box.

If you bought Pro and want automatic updates inside WP Admin:

1. Go to WAF Manager → Settings (or the License tab, depending on your version).
2. Paste the license key from your account page at wpwafmanager.com.
3. Click Activate License.

Once activated, the plugin will check for updates automatically and you’ll get the standard “update available” notice in WP Admin whenever a new version ships, just like any plugin from the WordPress.org repository.

Updating later#

• Free version — download the latest zip from GitHub, deactivate and delete the old plugin, then upload the new one. Your settings are preserved.
• Pro version — updates appear automatically in Plugins → Installed Plugins once a new release is published. One click and you’re done.

Where to next#

• Creating an API Token — the next step is connecting the plugin to Cloudflare
• Quick Start — set up your first WAF rule