WP fail2ban Blocklist
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
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Quick answers
- Is WP fail2ban Blocklist still maintained?
- No. Last release 1 May 2025, over 1 year ago. 1 May 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns WP fail2ban Blocklist, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer invisnet since Feb 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was WP fail2ban Blocklist removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is WP fail2ban Blocklist safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest WP fail2ban Blocklist update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.2.2. No one-star spike after it. 1 May 2025 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 17 Feb 2022 to 17 Feb 2022, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| invisnet | 27 Feb 2022 to 2 May 2025, 35 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2022.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 18 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 1 May 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 5.0 |
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 3,000+
- Downloads, last full week
- 171
| 4 May 2026 | 48 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 78 |
| 18 May 2026 | 81 |
| 25 May 2026 | 83 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 84 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 80 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 74 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 64 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 76 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 87 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 135 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 173 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 129 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 154 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 144 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 133 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 114 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 101 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 118 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 119 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 140 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 139 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 144 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 115 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 198 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 171 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 37% above the 26-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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Facts
- Version
- 2.2.2
- Author
- invisnet
- Added
- 27 Feb 2022
- Last updated
- 1 May 2025
- Active installs
- 3,000+
- Requires WordPress
- 4.9
- Tested up to
- 6.8.12
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Category
- Security & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
- Tags
- fail2ban, security, blocklist
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Questions about WP fail2ban Blocklist
Is WP fail2ban Blocklist still maintained?
No. Last release 1 May 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns WP fail2ban Blocklist, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer invisnet since Feb 2022.
Was WP fail2ban Blocklist removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is WP fail2ban Blocklist safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest WP fail2ban Blocklist update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.2.2. No one-star spike after it.