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Hi, when I checked my website’s access log, this line of code (see below) keeps getting executed every minute/second and random products keep getting added into the database. The random IP addresses are from all over the world.
I have deleted the Yith WC Wishlist plugin and finally even deleted the plugin itself plus the tables in the database, purged my server cache and it is still executing. Can you advice on what is this line of code and how can I stop it? Thank you.
170.238.196.99 mydomainname.com – [12/Sep/2025:21:02:57 +0000] “GET /product-category/my-product-name/?_wpnonce=748aef8d2d&add_to_wishlist=51368 HTTP/1.1” 418 75193 ”-” “Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_10_6 rv:6.0; my-MM) AppleWebKit/534.37.5 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.1 Safari/534.37.5” | TLSv1.3 | – - 0.353 – 0 NC:000000 UP:-DT
Hello, @17WS,
Thanks for providing the log details — you’re dealing with a likely case of automated bot abuse exploiting an endpoint (add_to_wishlist) even after the related plugin (YITH WooCommerce Wishlist) has been deleted. Here’s a breakdown of what’s happening and how you can fix it.
This line from your log:
GET /product-category/my-product-name/?_wpnonce=748aef8d2d&add_to_wishlist=51368
is a GET request being made to add a product (ID: 51368) to the wishlist. Even though you’ve deleted the YITH Wishlist plugin and purged cache:
- The endpoint still exists, or
- Bots think it does, so they keep hammering it
- These are automated bots scanning and abusing common WooCommerce plugin endpoints
✅ Steps to Fix the Issue:
1. Block the Endpoint at the Server Level
Add this rule to your .htaccess file (Apache) or nginx.conf (Nginx) to block requests with add_to_wishlist in the query string.
Apache (.htaccess):
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)add_to_wishlist= [NC]
RewriteRule ^ - [F,L]
</IfModule>
Nginx:
if ($arg_add_to_wishlist) {
return 403;
}
This will immediately block those malicious requests.
2. Check for Remaining Plugin Code
Sometimes plugin files remain even after deletion via the dashboard.
- Check for any remaining YITH files in:
/wp-content/plugins/ /wp-content/mu-plugins/ /wp-content/themes/porto-child/ (in case it was customized)
- Search for add_to_wishlist in your entire site using:
grep -r "add_to_wishlist" /path/to/your/wordpress/
- Install a security plugin like Wordfence or iThemes Security and run a full malware scan
- Change your admin passwords
- Check for unknown user accounts, especially with admin privileges
- Review the wp_users and wp_usermeta tables in your database
3. Harden Your Site
Since you’re seeing random products being added (which shouldn’t happen from wishlist actions), consider that your site might be partially compromised.
Immediate Actions:
Further, you can contact your hosting provider and ask for help.
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Hi Porto, the code works! Thank you so so much for your kind assistance! 
When should I remove the code or just leave it there? If I leave it, will this code affect the YITH WC Wishlist plugin if I do a re-install? If I remove it, will the “bug” come back?
Previously I did a site scan too and nothing was detected. As for your last advice, “Review the wp_users and wp_usermeta tables in your database” what do I look for?
Await your reply. Thanks.
Hello, @17WS,
I’m really glad to hear the code worked and helped stop those unwanted requests — you’re most welcome!
Should You Remove the Code?
It’s safe to leave the block code in place permanently, especially since it’s only targeting suspicious/malicious traffic trying to access the add_to_wishlist parameter without the plugin actually handling it.
If you do reinstall the YITH WooCommerce Wishlist plugin in the future and wish to use the wishlist functionality again, you’ll just need to remove or adjust the code.
If You Remove It, Will the Bug Come Back?
Technically, yes — if bots continue to target that endpoint, and if the plugin or theme doesn’t properly protect it, the same kind of behavior may reappear. So it’s best to leave the code until/unless you’re ready to properly use the plugin again and can monitor it.
Reviewing wp_users and wp_usermeta
Even though your scan didn’t detect anything, it’s wise to manually check for any suspicious users or roles.
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Noted. Appreciate your advice and assistance. Have a great day! Thank you
Hi Porto, I re-installed the Yith WC Wishlist and the “bug” came back, I did not remove the rule code, its still there.
I noticed that when the Wishlist plugin is deactivated, there is a message (see below) that pops up at where the Wishlist heart icon is on the single product page. I am not able to deactivate or remove the Wishlist plugin else this message will show on the page. How do I delete/hide the message? This looks like a template generated message. Await your reply. Thank you.
[porto_single_product_wishlist show_label=”yes” el_class=”d-inline-block align-middle mt-2 pt-1” label_font=”{``family``:``Default``,``variant``:``700``,``font_size``:``13``,``line_height``:````,``letter_spacing``:````,``text_transform``:``uppercase``}” icon_added_color=”#da5555” label_color=”#222529” label_hover_color=”#4dae65” bg_hover_color=”#ffffff”]
Hello, @17WS,
Could you please submit a ticket via our support system here: https://www.portotheme.com/support/ , providing all the relevant details about your concerns? This will enable our support team to assist you more effectively.
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Hi, just discovered another issue. After updating the website, there is now this message from Paypal “PayPal IPN Request Failure” (even received an email from Paypal). The order status on my website failed to update to “Processing” after successful payment made on Paypal. Kindly advice. Thank you.
Hello, @17WS,
Could you please submit a ticket via our support system here: https://www.portotheme.com/support/ , providing all the relevant details about your concerns? This will enable our support team to assist you more effectively.
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Hi Vairables showing as dropdown. I need to show box type. How to change it? Thanks
Hello, @dontknowit,
Please navigate to Products >> Attributes and edit the particular attribute from there, choose the type from there as per your requirements: https://pasteboard.co/ifMMaMensrw0.png
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Hello, @dontknowit,
Please edit the existing attributes, where you should find the option you’re looking for. If you don’t see it, kindly contact our support team via our support system with your site’s WordPress Admin URL and login credentials so we can investigate the issue directly and assist you further.
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Hi Porto, There is any way for this url: https://candleartesoteric.com/candles-rituals/ (father cathegory) to not showing all the products? Because I guess is making me duplication because those products I already have in other categories in my webside.
Just if you know let me know how to change it and I will do
thanks,
but just for this cathegory url; not for the others
Hello @Joaquim_,
No, WooCommerce does not provide a built-in option (in the admin settings) to exclude products from showing on a specific category archive page.
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Hello @alohasmartphonedn,
Could you please submit a ticket via our support system here: https://www.portotheme.com/support/ , providing all the relevant details about your concerns? This will enable our support team to assist you more effectively.
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Hi, is there any FAQ element for Elementor?
Hello @Mrnicoo,
You should enable the FAQ’s content in Porto > Theme Options > FAQs item. https://prnt.sc/kJLDJ3s-CCCxAfter that, you can drag drop the Porto “FAQ” widget into the page. https://prnt.sc/kWfw82FRZYrE
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Hi,
https://www.portotheme.com/wordpress/porto/accounting/ this demo uses .svg images. I want to change .svg images. How can i change? Where can I find the svg library?Thanks.
Hello, @jarmusch,
Which specific image are you referring to? Please share a screenshot so I can provide you with the steps to change it. Alternatively, you can search for SVG images on Google and use any that fit your requirements on your site.
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Hello friends! After a few years of not using the template, I’m trying to activate it but it won’t let me. I get a message that the template is on another site. I don’t have any other site that this template is on, in the past I tried the template on a domain that I deleted after a few days. I’m trying to log in to support, but since I forgot my password I can’t. I’ve been trying to recover my password several times but I don’t receive an email to recover my password. I sent a letter but there’s no response. I want to use the template, please solve my problem. Thanks in advance!
Hello, @Eavigal,
I have reset your purchase code. Please try to re-register the theme again with the same purchase code on your desired domain, and let me know the result.
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Wow… your support is lightning fast. Problem solved… Five stars+ Thank you very much!
You’re Most Welcome!!
I’d like to know how can my category Image appear in category grid
Hello, @crestanads2018,
In order to show the image on the particular category page, please navigate to Porto >> Template Builder >> Blocks, and create the new block from there, set the image into that block, and save it.
After that, please navigate to Porto >> Page Layouts and click on Banner (Page Header), choose the particular block from there, and set the condition like: https://postimg.cc/Z9zVKZJc
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Hi, I have a presale question.
I will make this site in Swedish so I wonder if there is a string translation built in? Like as the products show: CATEGORY, CHOOSE AND OPTION and ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Can I easy change this to Swedish without install another plugins.
Hello, @bronningc,
Thanks for showing your interest in Porto WordPress
Yes, Porto WordPress is a fully translatable theme, and you can easily translate anything into your desired language as per your requirements. You can change by editing the PO file, OR you can use the Loco Translate plugin as well.
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1 Question, the Language switcher and Currency switcher at the top right, can I connect this to TranslatePress and Stripe or? If not what use will I have from them?
Hello, @Mrnicoo,
In order to learn how to set and use the currency and language switcher in Porto WordPress, please refer to our theme documentation here: https://www.portotheme.com/wordpress/porto/documentation/faq/how-to-setup-language-switcher-and-currency-switcher/
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Hello, I purchased a license 6 years ago and would like to use it again. I don’t remember which site I registered my license on, but I’d like to change it.
I created a new support account at portotheme/support, but it seems the license isn’t linked.
Can you please help me?
Hello, @epico_db,
I tried to find the license in our DB linked with your Envato account: “epico_db”, but there is no such license. So, could you please share the PDF file of your license with us via email, aizazawan55@yahoo.com, so that we can check/verify and reset it for you?
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mail sent
Hello, @epico_db,
I have already solved and replied to your email. Please check my reply there, and if needed, reply back there accordingly.
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Magento 2 Porto Theme. This item is no longer available. What’s going on??
Hello, @DutchRay,
Sorry for the inconvenience, but it’s available now: https://themeforest.net/item/porto-ultimate-responsive-magento-theme/9725864?s_rank=13
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Hi,
I’m interested in the Porto theme. How can I be sure that in a few years this WordPress theme won’t suffer the same fate as the Porto Magento theme?
Hello, @radnicmilan,
First of all, thanks for showing your interest in Porto WordPress
Porto WordPress is a fully advanced theme and we are continuously improving it, so it has a very bright future. Do not worry
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I have purchased 2 copies of the theme and I’m having trouble on my latest install getting the template builder, header & footer builder to work. I’ve tried WP Bakery, Visual Composer and deactivated both and all I get is a screen with a bunch of code when I try to edit it. Without being able to edit the header or footer on a page, I am stuck. I’m using the demo import for Creative 2 template. Thank you!
Hello, @foustfirst,
Could you please submit a ticket via our support system here: https://www.portotheme.com/support/ , providing all the relevant details about your concerns? This will enable our support team to assist you more effectively.
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Thank you. I got it working because I didn’t have Elementor active prior.
Hello, @foustfirst,
Sounds Good!!
You are the best. Feel free to write back to us via our support system if you need any further assistance.
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Hi P-THEMES!
Slider Revolution 6.7.36 is vulnerable (vía Wordfence). Please provide the update asap.
Thanks!
Hello, @ZilogZ80A,
The latest version of the Revolution Slider we currently have is 6.7.35. You can download it from here https://fex.net/s/9zcabfk and manually update it on your site. For future plugin updates, we will test them with the theme and include them in the theme package during the next theme update. We appreciate your patience in the meantime.
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Hi P-THEMES!
I know but the report from Wordfence says: “The Slider Revolution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.7.36”, therefore 6.7.35 also has the vulnerability.
Thanks!
Hello, @ZilogZ80A,
Ok then, please download the very latest version of the Slider Revolution plugin 6.7.37 from here, https://fex.net/s/ft8blzv and manually update on your site.
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Thanks a lot!
You’re Most Welcome!!
Hello Porto Support Team,
After the latest theme update, I am experiencing issues with the Product Type Medium widget and similar product widgets on my homepage:
The Add to Cart, Wishlist, Quick View, and Compare buttons are no longer visible on the homepage, although the widgets work correctly on other pages.
The product prices are now displaying with a much larger font size than before.
I have already tried:
Disabling all plugins (including YITH plugins and caching plugins)
Clearing all caches (browser, Elementor, LiteSpeed)
Verifying that the Product Type Medium widget (and similar widgets) is used on the homepage
Applying custom CSS to force button display
Despite these attempts, the buttons remain invisible and the prices are too large.
Could you please advise how to restore the correct button display and price typography on the homepage for these widgets after the update?
Thank you for your assistance.
Best regards,
Hello, @econftrading,
Could you please submit a ticket via our support system here: https://www.portotheme.com/support/ , providing all the relevant details about your concerns? This will enable our support team to assist you more effectively.
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Hello,
Thank you for your reply. The ticket has already been submitted through your support system, but unfortunately, we haven’t received any response yet…
We would really appreciate your assistance as this issue is still pending.
Best regards,
Hello, @econftrading,
I can confirm that we’ve received your support ticket and it’s currently in our queue. Our team is addressing all tickets in the order they were submitted, and we’ll notify you with an update as soon as yours is resolved.
Thank you for your patience—we truly appreciate it!
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Hi, I would like to know if the theme includes the functionality to install a cookie acceptance popup (in accordance with European legislation). If so, where can I find this functionality?
Hello, @planinlux,
No, we do not have any cookie acceptance pop-up, but you can try with any third party plugin that better suits your requirements.
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To have the product image swap on hover, these are the instructions:
Please navigate to Porto >> Template Builder >> Post Type and edit the particular Post Type that has been used for the products on your site. After that, please edit the featured image element and turn ON the option “Show Content on hover.”
I am using the Shop 52 demo with Elementor for a website.
I had the Classic Editor plugin enabled because of which the options were not showing for the “Product List Type”. Looks like this is built using the Block Editor. Is there an Elementor version or am I doing something incorrectly?
Hello, @aashishbisht,
Post Type builder is only available with the default Gutenberg editor of WordPress. It’s not available with the Elementor page builder, so please disable the classic editor plugin and then try to edit again. After changing, you can again enable the classic editor plugin.
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Hi, I have had a few sites since 2021 and I have been updating the theme, however I don’t have the header or footer in Porto Template Builder. I tried copying and pasting the settings from an updated clean installation but it doesn’t work. Is there any way to do it to use Porto Template Builder?
Hello, @YanekenDev,
Please make sure that you have unchecked the header and footer builder from Porto >> Speed Optimization Wizard >> Other Minify: https://postimg.cc/fSQW1w8H
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I have them the same as the reference, the site with Porto existed before you implemented the template builder, I would like to have the ability to use the template builder, could I create the manual elements from another site with Porto?
Hello, @YanekenDev,
Could you please submit a ticket via our support system here: https://www.portotheme.com/support/ , providing all the relevant details about your concerns? This will enable our support team to assist you more effectively.
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Hi,
How can I modify this in the template? https://cln.sh/c2Wk7zzh+ In the demo it looks different and I can’t figure out where it is. I like how it’s displayed in the demo. https://cln.sh/SxxkGTqS+Thanks!
Hello, @nodos,
Could you please submit a ticket via our support system here: https://www.portotheme.com/support/ , providing all the relevant details about your concerns? This will enable our support team to assist you more effectively.
We are committed to helping you resolve this issue and ensuring a smooth experience for you.
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