File Inspection
by hccoder · Security
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
The plugin creates MD5 hash from every file in your blog.
45 health vs 64 average across 997 Security plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5239 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
48
now · peak 148
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
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2018-05-06 · 1,379 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nerjuz13.1y ago
Do you have stand alone version of this plugin?
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-02-15 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-02-13 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-12 20+ → 10+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2023-01-26 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-01-24 20+ → 10+ down after 21 days in tier
- 2023-01-03 10+ → 20+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2022-12-20 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2022-12-15 10+ → 20+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
SP Move Login 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Melapress File Monitor 6K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
NETSENSAI Shield 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Injection Guard 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WebDefender Security – Protection & AntiSpam 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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