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Shield Security

Shield Security is healthy and under-discovered, a promotion opportunity.

Active installs

30K+

Rating

4.8★

1039 reviews

Downloads / 30d

58.4K

Momentum

+8%

30d vs the 30d before

Against 1776 tracked Security plugins: health 89 vs 66 average · rating 4.83★ vs 3.78★.

What we found

1 opportunity 3 strengths
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Healthy but under-discovered

Opportunity

This plugin scores 89/100 on health yet sits at 30,000 installs. The product is good; distribution is the gap.

What to do: A WP Mayor review and placement can put it in front of the right audience.

✓

Actively maintained. Updated within the last quarter, a strong trust and ranking signal.

✓

Trusted by users. 1039 reviews at 4.83★ adjusted, a durable reputation.

✓

Readme is easy for AI assistants to quote. All 8 readiness checks pass: a plain summary, a real FAQ, named audiences and integrations, quotable structure. For the same check on your plugin's own website, run the free AI visibility scan from AgentVania. Run the free AI visibility scan →

Downloads, last 2 years

From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.

Full report for Shield Security →
1.4K1 Nov 2026

WP Mayor

Plugin promotion & growth

Shield Security is a strong product that not enough people know about.

WP Mayor reaches hundreds of thousands of WordPress users a month. A review and placement can turn a healthy plugin into a growing one.

  • A WP Mayor review. An independent, in-depth review in front of a high-intent audience.
  • Newsletter coverage. A feature in the WP Mayor newsletter, straight to subscribers.
  • A new-features video. A short video walking through what is new and why it matters.
  • A sponsored placement. Targeted visibility across WP Mayor for a defined campaign.
  • Growth consulting. Work with our team directly on positioning, distribution and conversion.
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