WP Guardian
Limited data: WP Guardian has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is WP Guardian still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 9 Oct 2026, 17 releases in the last 24 months. 9 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns WP Guardian, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer butterflymedia since Mar 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was WP Guardian removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is WP Guardian safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest WP Guardian update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.1.0. No one-star spike after it. 12 Sep 2026 · Release history
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.
| butterflymedia | 27 Mar 2024 to 9 Oct 2026, 61 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 26 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 17
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 8.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 6 |
| Q2 2026 | 9 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 9 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
100+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 2.1.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Ciprian Popescu |
| Added | 11 Oct 2017 |
| Last updated | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 100+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | firewall, htaccess, security, hardening, security checklist |
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Questions
Is WP Guardian still maintained?
Yes. Last release 9 Oct 2026, 17 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns WP Guardian, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer butterflymedia since Mar 2024.
Was WP Guardian removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is WP Guardian safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest WP Guardian update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.1.0. No one-star spike after it.