How to exclude a WordPress instance from WP Toolkit scanning in Plesk

Kuzma Ivanov

Updated May 06, 2025 08:58

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How to exclude a WordPress instance from WP Toolkit scanning?

Place an empty file called .wp-toolkit-ignore in WordPress installation directory:

Log in to Plesk.
Go to domain's File Manager: Plesk > Domains > Dashboard tab > Files.
Open WordPress installation directory (where WordPress files reside). By default it is httpdocs/.
Click > Create File.
Name the file as .wp-toolkit-ignore.
Click OK.

Note: To revert the changes, remove file .wp-toolkit-ignore from WordPress installation directory and run the scan in WP Toolkit.

Note: When a WordPress instance is manually detached from WP Toolkit, WP Toolkit automatically creates file .wp-toolkit-ignore in WordPress installation directory.