Prevent XSS Vulnerability

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 66% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ roadlink

   2.7y ago

   I got positive on scan websites

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2. ★★★★★ Sakthivel

   5.2y ago

   Thanks for the awesome plugin. it helps to fix the XSS attacks. But we need to add more special charter to include manually like exclude list. this helps for every one-> feature Request. keep rocking!!!… Regards, Saravanan

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3. ★★★★★ randystepanek

   5.6y ago

   We were being harassed by our ISOs because the Acunetix scans kept coming back with HIGHs. Always XSS. We tried everything the report recommended as a remediation…nothing worked. This plugin should come bundled with WP. Or at the very least be added to the list of recommendations Acunetix suggests. Thank you for creating and sharing it.

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4. ★★★★★ Mohamed Abd Elhalim

   6.7y ago

   Very useful plugin, thank you!

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5. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   6.7y ago

   We were directed by a security researcher to an XSS vulnerability on our site, and this plugin seems to have solved the issue. Only plugin with this functionality I was able to find. Fairly straightforward and flexible.

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6. ★★★★★ BiLaL

   7.3y ago

   Superb Plugin. Saved my site

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7. ★★★★★ Kayless

   8.5y ago

   After running a full site scan using Acunetix and receiving hundreds of XSS alerts, this great little plugin secured the site. Bear in mind we have the free versions of Wordfence and iThemes Security installed, we incorrectly assumed that was enough… I’m not sure why this plugin isn’t used, or reviewed more. Thank you!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.1.0 Key Changes & Improvements: Enhanced Console Visibility: The prominent “Stop!” message now appears in a much larger (48px), bold, red font with a black text shadow to grab immediate attention. The main warning message al 2.1.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1

Translated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-04-10 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-04-09 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-04-08 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-04-07 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-04-06 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-04-05 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2026-04-03 7K+ → 6K+ down after 415 days in tier
8. 2025-02-12 6K+ → 7K+ up after 74 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).

• Patchstack – WordPress & Plugins Security 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• WPVulnerability 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• L Lockdown WP Admin 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
• IP Geo Block 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• WPScan – WordPress Security Scanner 8K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Security Ninja – WordPress Security & Firewall 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A

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Prevent XSS Vulnerability: 6K+ active installs, 5.0★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/prevent-xss-vulnerability