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Patchstack - WordPress & Plugins Security

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

Healthy: Patchstack - WordPress & Plugins Security is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Patchstack - WordPress & Plugins Security
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security100
Support70
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
plugin-master26 Oct 2021 to 26 Oct 2021, 1 commits
patchstack1 Nov 2021 to 28 Jul 2026, 91 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Patchstack - WordPress & Plugins Security
Q1 20247
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20253
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 28 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Patchstack - WordPress & Plugins Security
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20243.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q4 20261.0

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 1.0 between Q4 2023 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star58
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star3
Latest low reviews

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Patchstack - WordPress & Plugins Security
4 May 20262,010
11 May 20263,561
18 May 20263,442
25 May 20262,698
1 Jun 20262,413
8 Jun 20262,502
15 Jun 20263,077
22 Jun 20262,647
29 Jun 20262,370
6 Jul 20262,790
13 Jul 20262,671
20 Jul 20263,749
27 Jul 202629,135
3 Aug 202611,375
10 Aug 20265,773
17 Aug 20265,839
24 Aug 20265,408
31 Aug 20265,613
7 Sep 20265,160
14 Sep 20264,884
21 Sep 20264,735
28 Sep 20264,882
5 Oct 20265,182
12 Oct 20265,077
19 Oct 202611,133
26 Oct 20266,821
2 Nov 20261,033

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 11% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

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Facts

Version2.3.7
AuthorPatchstack
Added1 Nov 2021
Last updated28 Jul 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsfirewall, security, vulnerability, vulnerabilities, virtual patching

Questions

Is Patchstack - WordPress & Plugins Security still maintained?

Patchstack - WordPress & Plugins Security was last updated on 28 Jul 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Patchstack - WordPress & Plugins Security safe?

Patchstack - WordPress & Plugins Security has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Patchstack - WordPress & Plugins Security?

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

What can I use instead of Patchstack - WordPress & Plugins Security?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: IP Location Block, Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security, Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening, WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click, NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall.

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