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Wordfence live traffic blocked: Unable to send data to Wordfence servers

Wordfence tries to send live‑traffic data to noc1.wordfence.com over HTTPS. If the server is unable to open the outbound connection, the request fails and the plugin shows the error.

The failure stops the live‑traffic feed from updating and might also interrupt license verification or scan communication.

Symptoms

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Dashboard banner
A red banner appears on the Wordfence dashboard stating Live Traffic blocked
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No new traffic entries
Live Traffic list shows no new entries even though visitors are active
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License or update errors
License activation or plugin updates report a cURL error 7
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Diagnostics failure
Tools → Diagnostics connectivity test returns unable to reach Wordfence servers

Common Causes

Outbound firewall block
Outbound firewall or security group blocks HTTPS traffic to noc1.wordfence.com
DNS resolution issue
DNS cache returns an incorrect address, preventing the server from locating the endpoint
cURL / OpenSSL mismatch
cURL or OpenSSL version is outdated, causing TLS handshake failure
Cloudflare WAF challenge
Cloudflare WAF challenges or rate‑limits Wordfence IPs, resulting in timeouts
Corrupt Wordfence tables
Corrupted wfhits table aborts the write‑and‑send routine
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