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    "body": "## Free version Free\n\nWordPress hidden and an authentic generator tag for 5 profiles (Joomla!, Drupal, PrestaShop, TYPO3, MediaWiki) or a name of your choice; basic technical links removed; plugin HTML comments and generator tags removed; custom login URL with wp-login.php and wp-admin hidden; pingbacks and XML-RPC blocked; trapped bots counted; plugin files invisible to scanners; admin in 7 languages.\n\n[Download the free plugin (ZIP)](https://www.wp-masquerade.com/wp-content/uploads/wpm-downloads/cms-masquerade.zip)\n\nPublication in the official WordPress.org directory is in progress. Meanwhile, download the ZIP file here and upload it in Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin.\n\n## WP Masquerade Pro Pro\n\nIncludes the free version and adds everything else: 41 profiles, file URL aliases, unknown AJAX requests answered with 404, two-factor authentication, login attempt limiting, security headers and, above all, active monitoring: integrity check, vulnerable plugin alerts, activity log, email alerts, bot banning and the update status of all your sites in your member area. From €59 per year excl. tax. You download it after purchase in your member area, where the “Install WP Masquerade” tab guides you step by step through activation.\n\n[See pricing](https://www.wp-masquerade.com/pricing/)\n\n[My account](https://www.wp-masquerade.com/my-account/)\n\n## Requirements\n\n- WordPress 6.4 or later (tested up to WordPress 7.1);\n- PHP 7.4 or later;\n- a single-site WordPress install: multisite is not supported;\n- for file aliases (Pro): access to .htaccess or the server configuration (see [compatibility](https://www.wp-masquerade.com/features/hosting-and-cache-compatibility/)).\n\n## Try the free version\n\nThis is for anyone who wants to use WP Masquerade for free, or to try it before buying. Pro customers can skip it: WP Masquerade Pro includes every free feature and installs on its own.\n\n1. **Back up** your files, your database and your server configuration. Ideally, install on a copy of the site first.\n2. In **Plugins → Add New**, search for “Masquerade Security” (once it’s published) or click **Upload Plugin** to upload the ZIP file. Activate the plugin.\n3. Open **Masquerade Security** (the mask icon in the admin menu). Until camouflage is turned on, nothing changes.\n4. Follow the **Getting started** tab: choose a mode and the software to imitate, then test and activate the new login URL.\n5. Check the site in a private browsing window, with a tool like Wappalyzer.\n\n## Install WP Masquerade Pro\n\nYour member area follows these steps with you: the [Install WP Masquerade](https://www.wp-masquerade.com/my-account/install/) tab shows where you are, provides the files and generates your activation code.\n\nInstall and activate WP Masquerade Pro in 6 steps\n\nPause the animation Play the animation\n\n1. **Buy a plan** Secure payment with Stripe. Stripe LIC-7KQ2-M9XD\n2. **Download WP Masquerade Pro** A single ZIP file, from your member area. wp-masquerade-pro.zip\n3. **Upload it to WordPress** Plugins > Add New Plugin > Upload Plugin..zip WordPress\n4. **Activate the plugin** Nothing else to install: Pro includes everything. WP Masquerade Pro\n5. **Generate an activation code** One code per site, for its address. www.example.com ACT-7KQ2X-…\n6. **Paste the code** In WP Masquerade > Pro license: the site is activated. ACT-7KQ2X-… www.example.com\n\n1. Buy a plan: Secure payment with Stripe. 2. Download WP Masquerade Pro: A single ZIP file, from your member area. 3. Upload it to WordPress: Plugins > Add New Plugin > Upload Plugin. 4. Activate the plugin: Nothing else to install: Pro includes everything. 5. Generate an activation code: One code per site, for its address. 6. Paste the code: In WP Masquerade > Pro license: the site is activated.\n\n1. Buy a license on the [Pricing](https://www.wp-masquerade.com/pricing/) page. The key (it starts with `CMP-`) appears right away and is also sent by email: keep it as the reference of your license, you do not type it into your sites.\n2. Download the WP Masquerade Pro ZIP, go to **Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin**, and activate it. One plugin is all you need: if the free version is already installed, keep it or delete it, your settings are kept.\n3. In your member area (**My account**, **Licenses** tab), open the license, then the “Activation codes” block: type the site address (for example `www.example.com`, or `example.com/blog` for WordPress installed in a subfolder) and click “Generate the code”. The code (`ACT-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX`) works once, only for that address, with or without www., and is valid for 7 days. For several sites, type one address per line (up to 20 at a time).\n4. Open **WP Masquerade → Pro license**, paste the code and click “Activate license”. Each license accepts at most 5 new site activations per 24 hours.\n5. Pro options unlock in every tab; your current settings are kept.\n\nNeed help? The [documentation](https://www.wp-masquerade.com/docs/) walks through every step and what to do if something goes wrong.\n\n**Is your site already hacked?** Installing a security plugin is not enough to repair it: WP Masquerade does not clean infected files. Start with our [guide to cleaning a hacked WordPress site](https://www.wp-masquerade.com/clean-hacked-wordpress-site/), change all passwords, then install WP Masquerade to close the doors attackers target and be alerted earlier.",
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