File Inspection
by hccoder · Security
The plugin creates MD5 hash from every file in your blog.
45 health vs 70 average across 295 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 5194 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
44
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,374 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2023-02-15 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in band
- 2023-02-13 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-02-12 20+ → 10+ down after 17 days in band
- 2023-01-26 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2023-01-24 20+ → 10+ down after 21 days in band
- 2023-01-03 10+ → 20+ up after 14 days in band
- 2022-12-20 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in band
- 2022-12-15 10+ → 20+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
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 B -
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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