Understanding scan progress helps you monitor your site’s security status and optimize performance. Content Guard Pro provides detailed metrics during and after scans.

Real-Time Progress Display #

During an active scan, the progress panel shows:

Progress Bar #

• Visual representation of completion percentage
• Updates in real-time as batches complete
• Color indicates status (blue = running, green = complete, red = error)

Scan Statistics #

Metric	Description
——–	————-
Items Scanned	Current count / Total items
Current Phase	Posts, Postmeta, or Options
Findings	Issues detected so far
Elapsed Time	How long the scan has been running
Estimated Time	Approximate time remaining

Current Item #

Shows what’s being scanned:

• Post title and ID for post content
• Meta key for postmeta
• Option name for options

Performance Metrics #

Memory Usage #

• Current: Memory used by the current batch
• Peak: Highest memory usage during scan
• Limit: Your PHP memory limit

Warning: If current memory approaches the limit, the scan may fail. Consider enabling Safe Mode.

Query Time #

• Average: Mean database query time
• Threshold: 300ms (beyond this, throttling activates)

High query times indicate:

• Database server load
• Need for database optimization
• Hosting limitations

Batch Rate #

• Items/second: Processing speed
• Batches/minute: Batch completion rate

Lower rates may indicate:

• Resource throttling active
• Safe Mode enabled
• Hosting performance issues

Auto-Throttling #

Content Guard Pro automatically adjusts performance to prevent overloading your server:

Throttling Triggers #

• Average query time exceeds 300ms
• Memory usage exceeds 50% of limit
• Batch runtime exceeds 5 seconds

Throttling Actions #

1. Reduce batch size: Fewer items per batch
2. Increase delay: Longer pause between batches
3. Enable Safe Mode: Strictest resource limits

Throttling Indicators #

Look for these in the progress display:

• “Throttling active” message
• Reduced items per batch
• Longer estimated completion time

Resumable Scans #

Scans can be interrupted and resumed without losing progress:

Automatic Resume #

If a scan is interrupted (timeout, error, page reload):
1. Progress is automatically saved
2. Next cron run continues from last checkpoint
3. No items are re-scanned

Manual Resume #

1. Go to Content Guard Pro → Scans
2. See “Paused scan detected” message
3. Click Resume Scan

When to Restart Instead #

Consider restarting a scan if:

• Detection patterns were updated
• Content was significantly changed
• The paused scan is very old (> 24 hours)

Scan Completion #

When a scan finishes, you’ll see:

Summary Statistics #

• Total items scanned
• Total findings by severity
• Scan duration
• Performance averages

Actions Available #

• View Findings: See all detected issues
• Export Report: Download CSV/JSON
• Schedule Next Scan: Set up automation

Post-Scan Notifications #

Based on your settings:

• Admin notice (if enabled)
• Email alert (if critical findings)
• Webhook (if configured)

Optimizing Scan Performance #

For Faster Scans #

1. Use Quick Scan mode for routine checks
2. Schedule during low-traffic hours
3. Ensure database is optimized (run WP-CLI wp db optimize)
4. Use quality hosting with sufficient PHP resources

For Resource-Constrained Environments #

1. Enable Safe Mode
2. Reduce batch size (Settings → Performance)
3. Increase batch delay
4. Use scheduled scans during off-peak hours

Performance Settings #

Go to Content Guard Pro → Settings → Performance:

Setting	Default	Range	Description
———	———	——-	————-
Batch Size	100	10-500	Items per batch
Batch Delay	2	1-60	Seconds between batches
Safe Mode	Auto	Auto/On/Off	Resource-conservative mode

See Performance Tuning for detailed configuration.