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Protect Uploads

by Protect Uploads · 30,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Protect Uploads is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Protect Uploads
Ownership100
Maintenance100
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
alticreation31 Mar 2015 to 4 Sep 2022, 18 commits
moeloubani128 Dec 2025 to 7 Oct 2026, 5 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
27 days ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Protect Uploads
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20261

Last release 7 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
13 Aug 2022Protect uploads <= 0.3 - Authorization Bypass4.8<= 0.30.40

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating 5.0 in Q2 2024.

Rating distribution
5 star11
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Protect Uploads
4 May 20261,164
11 May 20262,475
18 May 20262,544
25 May 20262,478
1 Jun 20262,844
8 Jun 202630,983
15 Jun 20267,198
22 Jun 20265,673
29 Jun 20264,770
6 Jul 20264,226
13 Jul 20263,782
20 Jul 20269,640
27 Jul 20265,510
3 Aug 20264,058
10 Aug 20263,082
17 Aug 20263,408
24 Aug 202630,881
31 Aug 20269,757
7 Sep 20266,850
14 Sep 20266,828
21 Sep 20265,442
28 Sep 20264,936
5 Oct 202635,088
12 Oct 20267,978
19 Oct 202616,243
26 Oct 20268,238
2 Nov 20261,094

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 0% above 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+Sucuri Security - Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security HardeningScore 93 · 600,000+WP Content Copy Protection & No Right ClickScore 93 · 100,000+NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) - Advanced Security Plugin and FirewallScore 93 · 100,000+

Facts

Version0.8.0
AuthorProtect Uploads
Added31 Mar 2015
Last updated7 Oct 2026
Active installs30,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagssecurity, watermark, private files, directory listing, password protection

Questions

Is Protect Uploads still maintained?

Protect Uploads was last updated on 7 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Protect Uploads safe?

Protect Uploads has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Protect Uploads?

The wordpress.org author is Protect Uploads. Recent committers: moeloubani1, alticreation, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Protect Uploads?

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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