> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bunny.net/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Enable Bunny Shield

> Turn on Bunny Shield in the bunny.net WordPress plugin to protect your site with WAF and DDoS mitigation.

**Bunny Shield** protects your site from attacks, malicious traffic, and service disruption using a built-in Web Application Firewall (WAF) and DDoS mitigation.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Shield requires Bunny DNS with CDN Acceleration enabled. If you haven't set this up yet, follow [Enable Bunny DNS and CDN Acceleration](https://bunny.net/docs/integrations/wordpress/dns.md) first.

## Enable Bunny Shield

In your WordPress Admin Panel, navigate to **bunny.net → Shield**. If DNS and CDN Acceleration are not yet configured, the Shield tab prompts you to enable them first. The **Enable Bunny DNS** button takes you through the same setup covered in [Enable Bunny DNS and CDN Acceleration](https://bunny.net/docs/integrations/wordpress/dns.md).

![Bunny Shield tab in the WordPress plugin](https://mintcdn.com/bunnynet-cb9733c2/kcU5tb-Sz5318NF5/images/integrations/wordpress/shield-enable-bunny-dns.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=kcU5tb-Sz5318NF5\&q=85\&s=3b659c83c3613b3fc66e7bc9069303ef)

Once acceleration is active, the Shield tab exposes **WAF** and **DDoS** settings, which you can configure to protect your site.


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