[SITE-1500] Remove WPScan integration with launchcheck

source/content/guides/wordpress-pantheon/04-wordpress-launch-check.md

@@ -30,45 +30,6 @@ This mechanism does not actually perform requests on your site, and in doing so
 
 WP Launch Check is a site audit extension for WP-CLI designed for Pantheon customers, although it is fully usable outside of Pantheon.
 
-## WPScan (Recommended)
-
-WP Launch Check uses the [WPScan API](https://wpscan.com/api) to check for outdated or vulnerable plugins. The service sends alerts when your plugins need to be updated. Follow the steps below to use this service.
-
-1. Obtain an [API token](https://wpscan.com/wordpress-security-scanner) from the WPScan website by creating an account.
-
-1. Add the token to your site's `wp-config.php` file using the following PHP code:
-
-    ```php:title=wp-config.php
-    define( 'WPSCAN_API_TOKEN', '$your_api_token' );
-    ```
-1. Define the environment.
-
-    You'll also need to define which environment you want WPScan to run on using the `PANTHEON_WPSCAN_ENVIRONMENTS` constant. This constant is required to use the WPScan functionality, and allows you to decide whether or not scans are done on multiple environments, or just one.
-
-    To scan one environment:
-
-    ```php:title=wp-config.php
-    define( 'PANTHEON_WPSCAN_ENVIRONMENTS', 'live' );
-    ```
-
-    To scan multiple environments:
-
-    ```php:title=wp-config.php
-    define( 'PANTHEON_WPSCAN_ENVIRONMENTS', ['dev', 'test', 'live'] );
-    ```
-
-    To scan all environments:
-
-    ```php:title=wp-config.php
-    define( 'PANTHEON_WPSCAN_ENVIRONMENTS', '*' );
-    ```
-
-<Alert title="Note"  type="info" >
-
-Scanning multiple or all environments exhausts your daily API request quota faster.
-
-</Alert>
-
 ## Run Launch Check Manually
 
 You can manually perform a site audit with WP Launch Check from the command line using [Terminus](/terminus).
@@ -120,10 +81,6 @@ The `wp_options` table stores several types of data for your site, including:
 
 If your website is running slow and you receive the following message in the database stats: `consider autoloading only necessary options`, review [Optimize Your wp-options Table and Autoloaded Data](/optimize-wp-options-table-autoloaded-data).
 
-### Probable Exploits
-
-This check will display a list of exploited patterns in code, the file name that has the exploit, line number, and match.
-
 ### Object Cache
 
 This tells you if Object Caching and Redis are enabled.
@@ -139,11 +96,11 @@ Performance and Elite WordPress site(s) that are currently running WP Redis are
 
 ### Plugins
 
-This check lists all your enabled plugins and alerts you when they need to be updated. It also checks for any vulnerabilities.
+This check lists all your enabled plugins and alerts you when they need to be updated.
 
 - **Green:** All of your plugins are up-to-date
 - **Yellow:** Highlighted plugins need to be updated
-- **Red:** Displays all vulnerabilities and unsupported plugins
+- **Red:** Displays unsupported plugins
 
 #### Unsupported Plugins
 

source/releasenotes/2024-08-14-launchcheck-0-8-0.md

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+title: WP Launch Check and WordPress Status Page Update
+published_date: "2024-08-15"
+categories: [wordpress]
+---
+
+WP Launch Check has been updated to remove outdated security checks, including  WP Scan integration. The platform's WP Scan integration was removed in 2022, and removed from WP Launchcheck's plugin/theme output in 2023.
+
+* The outdated "Probable exploits" section of the Site Status page within the Pantheon Dashboard has been removed.
+* The WP Launch Check `secure` command is no longer available
+
+We are actively developing a new WordPress vulnerability monitoring and notification service powered by [Patchstack](https://patchstack.com/). Stay tuned for more details soon.