Integrity Checker
by Erik Torsner · Security
Also makes 1 other plugin · 200+ installs across the portfolio →
The WordPress Integrity Checker checks your WordPress installation by detecting modified files, permissions issues and other common problems. trnk
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
-8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “integrity”, “file integrity” and “hacked” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #10 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
86 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 13.6K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,059 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| integrity | #4 | #17 | 0 |
| checksum your tag | #12 | #12 | 0 |
| plugin integrity | #5 | #18 | 0 |
| file integrity | #10 | #21 | down 2 |
| checker | #16 | #18 | down 1 |
| files integrity | #10 | #20 | down 2 |
| hacked | #20 | #19 | down 3 |
| website checker | #17 | #20 | down 2 |
| security checker | #21 | #21 | up 1 |
| secure your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
21 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “integrity”, “file integrity” and “hacked” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #10 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “checksum”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v0.11.0 · 8 Jun 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 36% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Jul 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mattish.918.4y ago
Since i installed this i finaly found my site secure, only modifications to the core were the ones i mage my self. it’s not showing any iframes but there clearly is one, you can find my topic about it here: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/found-miner-in-majority-of-wordpress-sites/#post-10317242 im still investigating what this might be tho, since the main adress of that iframe is a monero miner page… Any sugestions about this iframe would be greatly appreciated! This topic was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by mattish.91.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Larzans9.3y ago
Of course this plugin is not THE magic cure for infected sites, but it helped me to find many infected scripts on my site and i was able to fight back the hackers in a more efficient way. Great tool, does exactly what it says in a convenient way, showing you a diff view of the detected changes if you want, even realizing when there are ‘only whitespace changes’. This saved me a lot of work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stanislav Khromov9.6y ago
I’ve modified the review after discussion with the author This is a very useful tool! The free API limit might be a little low if you want to test the site recurrently but it’s still a useful tool.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mike V. Gorbunov9.7y ago
Works as expected and finds integrity issues. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nitantsoni9.7y ago
Just saw this tool and created an account just to Thank you guys. Very useful tool for finding malware. You guys need to be more famous!! PS: There needs to be an option to ignore blank line, whitespace and other non-important changes
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grantdb9.8y ago
Simple, easy to use, fast scan and display of the most essential security base for any WordPress install >> the correct file/folder permissions and checksums for core, plugins, themes and miscellaneous files! Just awesome! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,739 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("checksum", "secure", "security plugin" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-02-15 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-13 200+ → 300+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-02-01 300+ → 200+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2025-01-03 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-12-31 300+ → 200+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-12-25 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-24 300+ → 200+ down after 411 days in tier
- 2023-11-09 400+ → 300+ down after 1 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).
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BulletProof Security 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - L Lockdown WP Admin 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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SP Move Login 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Lock Down Admin 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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