Gauntlet Security

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1. ★★★★★ Antony Booker

   8.9y ago

   Can’t recommend this plugin enough for ensuring a site is locked down. Particularly useful is the plugin scanner feature which I run on every site. Very clear design and instructions.

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2. ★★★★★ cret32

   10.3y ago

   Extension indispensable même si on utilise une extension de sécurité type WP security. Elle scanne l’installation Wordress, identifie les failles et – cerise sur le gâteau – donne les solutions pour les combler. Merci.

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3. ★★★★★ trigenium

   10.4y ago

   Nice piece of code and very, very usefull. Thanks.

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4. ★★★★★ typeadesign

   11.5y ago

   This is an excellent plugin that spotlights a number of potential vulnerabilities and gives you detailed advice on how to fix and close them. Doesn’t mess with anything in your site. It just scans and reports. Use this before you are hacked. It will help you harden your WordPress install. An essential tool if you maintain WordPress sites.

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5. ★★★★★ chzumbrunnen

   11.9y ago

   This plugin does not change anything on it’s own but gives you detailed and generally understandable advice on how to secure your site and shows where your site is vulnerable. Great tool. Respect!

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6. ★★★★★ Brian Kendig

   11.9y ago

   An excellent plugin that looks for several security weaknesses on your WordPress site and explains to you, clearly and simply, how and why to fix them. It checks to make sure that your WordPress files and directories have the correct file permissions on them; that you’ve disabled PHP functions that could be used maliciously; that you’ve locked down your user accounts, your database, and your WordPress control panel fairly well; and that your installed plugins and themes aren’t putting you at risk. These are simple checks that are simple to fix – and if you don’t fix them, hackers could take advantage of them.

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7. ★★★★★ Ryan Schweitzer

   12.0y ago

   This plugin is very easy to use, and it gives very in-depth [and easy to read] information on every issue that it comes across – I learned some stuff!

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8. ★★★★★ Steve Willows

   12.0y ago

   This is a fast and thorough security audit that helps even the most novice WordPress user lock their site down. 5 stars as a plugin and 5 stars as an educational tool.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-16 60+ → 50+ down after 147 days in tier
2. 2026-03-22 70+ → 60+ down after 253 days in tier
3. 2025-07-12 80+ → 70+ down after 5 days in tier
4. 2025-07-07 70+ → 80+ up after 8 days in tier
5. 2025-06-29 80+ → 70+ down after 7 days in tier
6. 2025-06-22 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-06-21 80+ → 70+ down after 11 days in tier
8. 2025-06-10 70+ → 80+ up after 29 days in tier

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).

• L Lockdown WP Admin 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
• BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Patchstack – WordPress & Plugins Security 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• BulletProof Security 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• WPVulnerability 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• IP Geo Block 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D

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Gauntlet Security: 50+ active installs, 5.0★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/gauntlet-security