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NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall

by nintechnet · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support100
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
nintechnet30 Mar 2013 to 2 Nov 2026, 761 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
2 days ago
Releases, 24 months
18
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20253
Q3 20251
Q4 20252
Q1 20262
Q2 20263
Q3 20263
Q4 20261

Last release 2 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 5 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 May 2021NinjaFirewall <= 4.3.3 - Authenticated PHAR Deserialization6.6< 4.3.44.3.4514

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and 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 20264.7

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 4.7 between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star210
4 star2
3 star1
2 star1
1 star6

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall
4 May 20262,202
11 May 20264,452
18 May 20265,824
25 May 20263,862
1 Jun 20263,595
8 Jun 202656,995
15 Jun 202610,551
22 Jun 202649,534
29 Jun 202618,501
6 Jul 20269,253
13 Jul 202658,888
20 Jul 202612,581
27 Jul 20268,021
3 Aug 202659,598
10 Aug 202611,894
17 Aug 20268,167
24 Aug 20266,818
31 Aug 20265,931
7 Sep 20264,759
14 Sep 20264,335
21 Sep 202661,252
28 Sep 202612,139
5 Oct 202661,642
12 Oct 202611,780
19 Oct 202612,587
26 Oct 20268,667
2 Nov 20261,391

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 55% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

IP Location BlockScore 96 · 10,000+Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login SecurityScore 94 · 5,000,000+

Facts

Version4.9.2
Authornintechnet
Added30 Mar 2013
Last updated2 Nov 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.1
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsvirus, malware, firewall, security, protection

Other plugins by this author: NinjaScanner - Virus & Malware scan, SaferCheckout Lite - Fraud prevention for WooCommerce

Questions

Is NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall still maintained?

NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall was last updated on 2 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall safe?

NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall?

The wordpress.org author is nintechnet. Recent committers: nintechnet, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: IP Location Block, Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security.

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