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XO Security

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

Healthy: XO Security is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for XO Security
Ownership100
Maintenance90
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
ishitaka18 Jan 2016 to 19 Jul 2026, 216 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for XO Security
Q1 20246
Q2 20243
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20254
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 19 Jul 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
7 Feb 2017XO Security < 1.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 1.5.31.5.31

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for XO Security
Q4 20235.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q1 2026.

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

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for XO Security
4 May 2026536
11 May 2026916
18 May 2026875
25 May 2026855
1 Jun 2026739
8 Jun 2026648
15 Jun 2026634
22 Jun 2026640
29 Jun 2026620
6 Jul 2026597
13 Jul 20266,564
20 Jul 202610,907
27 Jul 20261,902
3 Aug 20261,283
10 Aug 2026948
17 Aug 2026953
24 Aug 2026853
31 Aug 2026914
7 Sep 2026809
14 Sep 2026631
21 Sep 2026829
28 Sep 2026876
5 Oct 2026792
12 Oct 2026632
19 Oct 20262,228
26 Oct 20261,223
2 Nov 2026153

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 28% 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

Version3.11.0
Authorishitaka
Added18 Jan 2016
Last updated19 Jul 2026
Active installs30,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.2
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagslogin, security, two factor, Brute Force, maintenance

Other plugins by this author: XO Featured Image Tools, XO Post Background, Full-Text Search, Associate Attachment

Questions

Is XO Security still maintained?

XO Security was last updated on 19 Jul 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is XO Security safe?

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

Who owns XO Security?

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

What can I use instead of XO Security?

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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