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BBQ Firewall

BBQ Firewall - Fast & Powerful Firewall Security
by Jeff Starr · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 9 Aug 2026, 6 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for BBQ Firewall
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is BBQ Firewall still maintained?
Yes. Last release 9 Aug 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months. 9 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns BBQ Firewall, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer specialk since Mar 2010. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was BBQ Firewall removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is BBQ Firewall safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest BBQ Firewall update safe to install?
No ownership change before 20260809. No one-star spike after it. 9 Aug 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
specialk5 Mar 2010 to 9 Aug 2026, 119 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2010.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6.20 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for BBQ Firewall
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 9 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for BBQ Firewall
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star157
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for BBQ Firewall
4 May 20261,618
11 May 20264,380
18 May 20265,344
25 May 20263,663
1 Jun 20263,197
8 Jun 20263,141
15 Jun 20262,881
22 Jun 20262,524
29 Jun 20262,388
6 Jul 20262,281
13 Jul 20262,254
20 Jul 20262,557
27 Jul 20262,430
3 Aug 20262,410
10 Aug 202667,277
17 Aug 20267,481
24 Aug 20265,886
31 Aug 20264,842
7 Sep 20263,756
14 Sep 20263,292
21 Sep 20263,650
28 Sep 20262,972
5 Oct 20263,322
12 Oct 20262,565
19 Oct 20264,469
26 Oct 20263,081
2 Nov 2026495

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 54% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version20260809
AuthorJeff Starr
Added5 Mar 2010
Last updated9 Aug 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6.20
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsbots, secure, firewall, security, web application firewall

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Questions

Is BBQ Firewall still maintained?

Yes. Last release 9 Aug 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns BBQ Firewall, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer specialk since Mar 2010.

Was BBQ Firewall removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is BBQ Firewall safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest BBQ Firewall update safe to install?

No ownership change before 20260809. No one-star spike after it.

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