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SiteLock Security - WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans

by SiteLock · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: SiteLock Security - WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for SiteLock Security - WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security90
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
SiteLockSecurity2 May 2013 to 23 Jun 2026, 75 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
8.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for SiteLock Security - WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20255
Q1 20262
Q2 20262
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 23 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
25 Jan 2026SiteLock Security <= 5.0.2 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 5.0.25.0.318
30 Dec 2025SiteLock Security <= 5.0.1 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 5.0.15.0.20

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 3.4 from 14 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star5

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for SiteLock Security - WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans
4 May 202694
11 May 2026155
18 May 2026148
25 May 2026153
1 Jun 2026130
8 Jun 2026111
15 Jun 2026103
22 Jun 20261,046
29 Jun 2026203
6 Jul 2026161
13 Jul 2026137
20 Jul 2026127
27 Jul 2026127
3 Aug 2026119
10 Aug 2026122
17 Aug 2026124
24 Aug 2026104
31 Aug 2026142
7 Sep 2026100
14 Sep 2026142
21 Sep 2026119
28 Sep 2026146
5 Oct 2026112
12 Oct 2026145
19 Oct 2026175
26 Oct 2026157
2 Nov 202623

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% 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+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

Version5.1.2
AuthorSiteLock
Added2 May 2013
Last updated23 Jun 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.6
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP8.0
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagssite health, malware scan, login security, wordpress security, vulnerability scanner

Questions

Is SiteLock Security - WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans still maintained?

SiteLock Security - WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans was last updated on 23 Jun 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is SiteLock Security - WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans safe?

SiteLock Security - WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 2 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns SiteLock Security - WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans?

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

What can I use instead of SiteLock Security - WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans?

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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