After updating the iThemes Security plugin to its latest version on your WordPress website, a broken css.php image may appear in the footer of the page. The broken image “css.php” appears because the Cookies for comments plugin that fight spam, can not be executed properly due to a restriction from the iThemes Security plugin.
In fact this problem is due to the fact that the latest version of iThemes Security does not allow PHP execution in the PLUGINS folder. To remove the broken css.php image/text from the footer of your webpage, continue reading below.
How to Remove css.php text & broken image from the footer of WordPress.
Method 1. Modify iThemes Security Settings.
The first method to remove the ccs.php text and broken image from the footer of your WordPress page is to disable the execution of PHP in the plugin directory.
1. From the WordPress Dashboard, go to iThemes Security > Settings.
2. Click Advanced on the left and at System Tweaks options at the right, uncheck the Disable PHP in Plugins feature.
3. Clear the cache you’re done!
Method 2. Disable Cookies for Comments & Use another Anti-Spam Plugin.
If you do not want to reduce the security provided by the iThemes security plugin, then your next option is to disable or remove the Cookies for comments plugin completely and to use another anti-spam plugin to fight the comment spam, such as Akismet, Antispam Bee, etc..
To disable and delete the Cookies for Comments plugin:
1. Go to your Dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins
2. Under the Cookies for Comments plugin select Deactivate. After deactivating the plugin, select Delete to remove it from WordPress.
That’s all folks! Did it work for you?
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