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My Private Site

My Private Site - Make Your Whole Site Private, Force Login & Block Registration Spam
by David Gewirtz · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 1 Sep 2026, 8 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

94/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for My Private Site
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
SupportNo data
Reputation75

How the score works

Quick answers

Is My Private Site still maintained?
Yes. Last release 1 Sep 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months. 1 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns My Private Site, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer dgewirtz since Apr 2015. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was My Private Site removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is My Private Site safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.2.3). Not on the exploited list. 5 Sep 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest My Private Site update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.2.3. No one-star spike after it. 1 Sep 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.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
dgewirtz14 Apr 2015 to 1 Sep 2026, 53 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for My Private Site
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20262
Q2 20262
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 1 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.5.

Average rating per quarter for My Private Site
Q4 20245.0
Q2 20255.0
Q4 20251.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20264.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star65
4 star4
3 star6
2 star0
1 star7
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (3 on record), patched (latest fixed in 4.2.3).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Sep 2026My Private Site - Make Your Whole Site Private, Force Login & Block Registration Spam < 4.2.3 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure5.3< 4.2.34.2.3Patched before disclosure
16 Feb 2024My Private Site <= 3.0.14 - Improper Access Control to Sensitive Information Exposure via REST API5.3<= 3.0.143.1.0Patched before disclosure
29 May 2022My Private Site <= 3.0.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8<= 3.0.73.0.81

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for My Private Site
4 May 2026205
11 May 2026529
18 May 2026509
25 May 2026672
1 Jun 20267,593
8 Jun 20261,800
15 Jun 20261,043
22 Jun 2026852
29 Jun 20268,025
6 Jul 20262,179
13 Jul 2026907
20 Jul 20265,731
27 Jul 20263,649
3 Aug 20262,110
10 Aug 2026877
17 Aug 2026876
24 Aug 2026933
31 Aug 20267,958
7 Sep 20261,650
14 Sep 20261,980
21 Sep 20261,264
28 Sep 20261,041
5 Oct 2026875
12 Oct 2026794
19 Oct 20261,165
26 Oct 2026843
2 Nov 2026129

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 65% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

Simple Membership After LoginScore 100 · 10,000+Restricted Site AccessScore 98 · 10,000+Restrict User AccessScore 96 · 10,000+Content ControlScore 95 · 40,000+Force LoginScore 95 · 30,000+

Facts

Version4.2.3
AuthorDavid Gewirtz
Added24 Jun 2012
Last updated1 Sep 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress5.8
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsrecaptcha, force login, private site, registration spam, restricted access

Questions

Is My Private Site still maintained?

Yes. Last release 1 Sep 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns My Private Site, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer dgewirtz since Apr 2015.

Was My Private Site removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is My Private Site safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.2.3). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest My Private Site update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.2.3. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue