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Atomic Edge Security – Firewall, Malware Scan and Login Security

by shift8 · Security

Also makes 10 other plugins · 1.3K+ installs across the portfolio →

WordPress firewall with cloud WAF rules, malware scanning, 2FA, vulnerability checks, IP blocking, and real-time security logs.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
86 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 81/100
Support 70/100

86 health vs 64 average across 997 Security plugins

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

90 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 57/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2026-01-30 · 212 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+9% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

173

now · peak 481

18130d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Atomic Edge Security · #8046 you Wordfence Security · #11 Vigilant · #4812 Security Plugin, Fir · #898

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

259per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

28

releases in the last 12 months

3mo ago

latest release · v2.9.0

28

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.9.0 · 3mo ago2.8.0 · 3mo ago2.7.0 · 4mo ago2.6.0 · 4mo ago2.5.7 · 4mo ago2.5.6 · 4mo ago2.5.5 · 4mo ago2.5.4 · 4mo ago2.5.3 · 5mo ago2.5.2 · 5mo ago2.5.1 · 6mo ago2.5.0 · 6mo ago2.4.9 · 6mo ago2.4.8 · 6mo ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 5% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v2.5 95%
v2.9 4.8%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
700–800 ≈750

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 800+ in roughly 16 days.

Install history · since 2026-01-29 · 207 observations

700Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
2.9.0
Last updated
3mo ago
Added
2026-01-29
Requires WP
5.8
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4

Recent reviews

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  1. playssaylie145
    4mo ago

    Does what I needed without a lot of hassle. Scanning, CDN, and protection all in one place is very convenient.

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  2. jeshyaly56585
    4mo ago

    Clean setup, useful scans, and the site-specific WAF integration is a nice touch.

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  3. sovanratanaku45
    4mo ago

    Runs smoothly.

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  4. rizwanannex
    4mo ago

    Working well

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  5. soulclap83
    5mo ago

    Great Plugin and a good team behind Atomic Edge. Their Plugin got me a grade A on Pingdom and everything for free, many thanks for that.

    Read on wp.org ↗

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-07-29 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
  2. 2026-07-27 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
  3. 2026-07-26 600+ → 700+ up after 7 days in tier
  4. 2026-07-19 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
  5. 2026-07-18 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
  6. 2026-07-16 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
  7. 2026-07-15 600+ → 700+ up after 5 days in tier
  8. 2026-07-10 700+ → 600+ down after 10 days in tier

Competes with

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Atomic Edge Security – Firewall, Malware Scan and Login Security: 700+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/atomic-edge-security