Setup
Install & activate
Everything between downloading the plugin and having a control plane you have actually verified. Work through these in order the first time; after that, come back for the update and uninstall behaviour.
- 6 guides
- 24 min to read all
- Setup
Guides in this collection
- 3 min readCheck requirements before installing
WordPress 7.1, PHP 8.0, a database that supports transactions, and at least one registered Ability — what to confirm before installing RuleFence.
- 4 min readInstall and activate RuleFence
Install the plugin ZIP or from the plugin directory, activate it, and understand exactly what activation does and does not change on your site.
- 5 min readComplete guided setup
The six-step setup flow — environment check, goal, first agent, what it may do, credential, finish — and why it deliberately grants nothing on your behalf.
- 4 min readVerify the control plane after activation
Use readiness scoring and runtime verification to test the governance controls on your installed site, rather than assuming the install landed correctly.
- 4 min readUpdate safely, and what never changes
How schema upgrades run, what a release will never do quietly to your permissions or evidence, and what to check after updating.
- 4 min readDeactivate, uninstall, and your data
The difference between deactivating and uninstalling, why data removal is opt-in, and why removing the plugin cannot leave an agent with extra privileges.
Other collections
- 8 guidesAgents & identity
Recognition, environment, status, and managed identity.
- 12 guidesAbilities & permissions
Registration, native authority, scope, and policy.
- 7 guidesApprovals
Review windows, request binding, expiry, and replay refusal.
- 9 guidesActivity & evidence
Decision records, verification, redaction, and export.
- 6 guidesRecovery & emergency
Snapshots, rollback limits, emergency stop, and restore.
Still stuck?
Bring the request, not just the symptom.
Identity, Ability, decision, outcome, evidence — then the question.