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WP Hide & Security Enhancer

by nsp-code · 50,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 23 Sep 2026, 32 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Hide & Security Enhancer
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Hide & Security Enhancer still maintained?
Yes. Last release 23 Sep 2026, 32 releases in the last 24 months. 23 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Hide & Security Enhancer, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer nsp-code since Dec 2015. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Hide & Security Enhancer removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Hide & Security Enhancer safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.5.2). Not on the exploited list. 5 Dec 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Hide & Security Enhancer update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.9.3. No one-star spike after it. 23 Sep 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
nsp-code9 Dec 2015 to 23 Sep 2026, 190 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
42 days ago
Releases, 24 months
32
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Hide & Security Enhancer
Q1 20243
Q2 20245
Q3 20243
Q4 20247
Q1 20255
Q2 20255
Q3 20253
Q4 20254
Q1 20263
Q2 20264
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 23 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 1.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.3.

Average rating per quarter for WP Hide & Security Enhancer
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20264.0
Q3 20261.0

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 1.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star219
4 star7
3 star9
2 star5
1 star35
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (3 on record), patched (latest fixed in 2.5.2).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Dec 2024WP Hide & Security Enhancer <= 2.5.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Contents Deletion7.5<= 2.5.12.5.2Patched before disclosure
8 Aug 2022WP Hide & Security Enhancer <= 1.7.9.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.7.9.21.8Patched before disclosure
21 Jul 2017WP Hide & Security Enhancer <= 1.3.9.2 - Arbitrary File Download7.5<= 1.3.9.21.4Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.9.3 (authorization, sanitize).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

75% of 4 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Hide & Security Enhancer
4 May 20261,170
11 May 20261,936
18 May 202620,616
25 May 20262,990
1 Jun 202618,299
8 Jun 202618,541
15 Jun 20263,737
22 Jun 20262,392
29 Jun 20262,036
6 Jul 20262,936
13 Jul 20261,653
20 Jul 20261,771
27 Jul 20261,570
3 Aug 20261,523
10 Aug 202616,223
17 Aug 20265,513
24 Aug 20262,812
31 Aug 20262,472
7 Sep 20261,768
14 Sep 20261,706
21 Sep 202618,032
28 Sep 20264,043
5 Oct 20263,419
12 Oct 20262,159
19 Oct 20263,333
26 Oct 20262,368
2 Nov 2026334

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 62% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.9.3
Authornsp-code
Added9 Dec 2015
Last updated23 Sep 2026
Active installs50,000+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.4
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tags2FA, hide, login, headers, security

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Questions

Is WP Hide & Security Enhancer still maintained?

Yes. Last release 23 Sep 2026, 32 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Hide & Security Enhancer, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer nsp-code since Dec 2015.

Was WP Hide & Security Enhancer removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is WP Hide & Security Enhancer safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.5.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest WP Hide & Security Enhancer update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.9.3. No one-star spike after it.

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