How Shield Security IP Blocking Broke My Remote Team’s Access and the Smart Access Rules I Implemented to Avoid Future Lockouts
It was just another productive Monday morning—or at least it was supposed to be. My remote team logged in from various parts of the world, ready to review tasks and push through sprints. But suddenly, Slack messages started pouring in: “Hey, I can’t access the admin dashboard,” “Site says I’ve been blocked,” and the classic one—“Did we get hacked?” Panic? Just a little. Turns out, the culprit was our overzealous security plugin: Shield Security. Specifically, its IP blocking feature had decided that my trustworthy developers were dangerous intruders.