{"id":9774,"date":"2022-08-30T03:57:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T03:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/?p=9774"},"modified":"2025-01-31T02:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T02:29:50","slug":"what-to-do-if-your-wordpress-website-is-blacklisted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/what-to-do-if-your-wordpress-website-is-blacklisted\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do If Your WordPress Website Is Blacklisted?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What to Do If Your WordPress Website Is Blacklisted?<\/p>\n<p>Blacklisting refers to the process that flags websites with ill-natured or malicious content to prevent visitors\/users from accidentally downloading malware. There are some search engines and antivirus vendors that could blacklist your website as a result of a cyber-attack. This can cause an abnormal impact on your website\u2019s visibility and site\u2019s reputation. A blacklisted website will prevent your visitors from accessing your website. This will directly impact your traffic and SEO rankings. Furthermore, your revenue will crash.<br \/>\nThe Internet platform is all in the hands of visitors. If they can\u2019t trust your site, they won\u2019t use it by risking their privacy for fear of accidentally downloading malware. If your website is actually blacklisted, users will have an excellent reason to believe they should stay away from it.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are a number of steps you can take to get back on your website if antivirus vendors or search engines have flagged your website.<\/p>\n<p>Here we\u2019ll share some steps to follow if your website is blacklisted. Please check it out:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69edffdf81727\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69edffdf81727\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/what-to-do-if-your-wordpress-website-is-blacklisted\/#What_Website_Blacklisting_actually_is\" >What Website Blacklisting actually is?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/what-to-do-if-your-wordpress-website-is-blacklisted\/#Recovery_actions_to_take_if_your_website_is_blacklisted\" >Recovery actions to take if your website is blacklisted<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/what-to-do-if-your-wordpress-website-is-blacklisted\/#Find_out_Your_Blacklist_Status\" >Find out Your Blacklist Status<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/what-to-do-if-your-wordpress-website-is-blacklisted\/#Remove_Malware_from_Your_Website\" >Remove Malware from Your Website<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/what-to-do-if-your-wordpress-website-is-blacklisted\/#Submit_a_Report_and_Wait\" >Submit a Report and Wait<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/what-to-do-if-your-wordpress-website-is-blacklisted\/#Increase_Your_Security_Measures_to_Prevent_Future_Blacklisting\" >Increase Your Security Measures to Prevent Future Blacklisting<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Website_Blacklisting_actually_is\"><\/span>What Website Blacklisting actually is?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When your website is blacklisted, people wanting to visit your site are blocked from accessing it. They are shown warning messages like \u2018this site is hacked\u2019 and are reminded to go back to safety. Or Visitors are completely blocked from accessing your website.<\/p>\n<p>Blacklisting is a process of sustaining a list of websites that are believed to contain malware. Antivirus vendors and search engines keep blacklists so that they can alert users when they\u2019re visiting websites believed to contain malware.<\/p>\n<p>This is a very thoughtful practice as it protects innocent users from accidentally wandering onto sites that download malware onto their devices and privacy.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recovery_actions_to_take_if_your_website_is_blacklisted\"><\/span>Recovery actions to take if your website is blacklisted<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Untitled-design.jpg\" alt=\"What-to-Do-If-Your-WordPress-Website-Is-Blacklisted?\" width=\"820\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Website\u2019s reputation and Search Engine Optimization take the first hints if your website has been blacklisted. It is extremely difficult to rebuild the website after suffering all these negative effects. It is absolutely possible to rescue your website from failure.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Find_out_Your_Blacklist_Status\"><\/span>Find out Your Blacklist Status<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If your website traffics or search engine rankings have dropped apparently for no reason, you must check if your website is blacklisted or not. You can use this <a href=\"https:\/\/transparencyreport.google.com\/safe-browsing\/search?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google\u2019s Safe Browsing site status tool<\/a> easily and quickly.<\/p>\n<p>You can simply type in your URL and then run the test. Since this tool only checks if the website is blacklisted, you can look into VirusTotal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virustotal.com\/gui\/home\/url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.virustotal.com\/gui\/home\/url<\/a>for a complete evaluation of your site status. These tools check your website in opposition to 67 blacklists to determine your website\u2019s status. If any of these tools return a warning that your website has been flagged, you\u2019ve found your problem\u2019s source.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remove_Malware_from_Your_Website\"><\/span>Remove Malware from Your Website<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You must always assume that there is some work to do. The first step is to remove any malware present. There is a great solution that will help you with this. We can achieve this with <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/sucuri-scanner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sucuri Plugin<\/a>. This is a free WordPress plugin that is globally recognized and authoritative in all matters related to website security, with a specialization in WordPress globally. You can use this plugin to conduct malware scans on your website.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, you may be able to simply remove the malware by restoring an uninfected backup or replacing affected files with their updated copies. But this step can get tricky and it might even get worse when you try to take things into your own hands. So, if you can afford it\u2019s better to hire someone to remove the malware for you.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Submit_a_Report_and_Wait\"><\/span>Submit a Report and Wait<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As your website is clean, you can submit a report to an antivirus vendor or search engine that has blacklisted you. This varies on depending which authority has blacklisted you. Here, let\u2019s use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google<\/a> as an example.<\/p>\n<p>To put in your request, you\u2019ll need to have a Google Webmaster\u2019s account and have verified your site in Search Consol. Then you have to log in and navigate to the Security Issues section. Then, you\u2019ll see notifications concerning malware, hacker attacks, or any other issues Google has detected on your website. If you\u2019ve fixed your problem, you can click on the Request Review button in the applicable notification.<\/p>\n<p>You can traverse Manual Actions and make a request there instead. Also, you\u2019ll include a detailed explanation of how you\u2019ve fixed the problem. Once you submit the report, you have to wait. In some cases, it might take as long as a month for antivirus vendors or search engines to remove your site from their blacklist.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Increase_Your_Security_Measures_to_Prevent_Future_Blacklisting\"><\/span>Increase Your Security Measures to Prevent Future Blacklisting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>While the situation has been handled, there is no assurance that your website will never be hacked and blacklisted. It\u2019s better to start implementing some tougher security measures to prevent future attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure, you always update your WordPress installation plugins and themes, and updates often mark vulnerabilities and can prevent hacks.<br \/>\nHowever, there\u2019s more you can do. First, make sure to always update your WordPress installation, plugins, and theme as updates often patch vulnerabilities and can prevent hacks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hope You liked the article!<\/p>\n<p>Check out our recent article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acmethemes.com\/blog\/best-free-wordpress-themes-for-small-local-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Free WordPress Themes for Small Local Business<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What to Do If Your WordPress Website Is Blacklisted? Blacklisting refers to the process that flags websites with ill-natured or malicious content to prevent visitors\/users from accidentally downloading malware. There are some search engines and antivirus vendors that could blacklist your website as a result of a cyber-attack. 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