How To Limit the Number of Emails?

Hi @cvr2006, thanks for your question.

You will need to change the Email Alert settings located in Wordfence > All Options > Email Alert Preferences.

I would suggest if you wanted to receive an absolute bare minimum, I would keep the following active for security reasons: Email Alert Preferences Screenshot

• Email me if Wordfence is deactivated
• Alert me with scan results of this severity level or greater: Critical or High
• Alert me when someone with administrator access signs in & Only alerts me when that administrator signs in from a new device or location

Once again these are just a suggestion, you can choose what settings fit best for you. Keep in mind by deactivating these notifications, you may be lowering your ability to quickly react to an attack or vulnerability.

You can also manage your alerts via Wordfence Central: https://www.wordfence.com/help/central/settings/

Thanks,
Peter.

Thanks for the fast response. I already went to the Email Alert Preferences. The only thing I see regarding frequency is “Maximum email alerts to send per hour”. This is not helpful, because I’m trying to limit these emails to once per week, and “1/168” is not something I can type into that field.

Hi @cvr2006,

My apologies, the instructions I gave were for alerts, which will only be generated when your attention is required – so this is why the frequency is set to hours rather than a longer period. You can still limit these to a value above 0 (unlimited) if you wish.

For the standard Wordfence emails, you can navigate to Wordfence > All Options > Activity Report and change the Email Summary to “Once a week”.

Thanks again,
Peter.