RSFirewall!
by RSJoomla! · Security
Based on the success of the most popular firewall for Joomla!, RSFirewall! is now available to protect your WordPress website as well.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.9K estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “firewall”, “malware scanner” and “security” for “sql injection”, “success” and “file integrity”. “firewall” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sql injection” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “malware scanner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “success” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “file integrity” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →10%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 39.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 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.
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 39 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| joomla | #3 | #8 | up 1 |
| success | #11 | #18 | 0 |
| web application firewall your tag | #15 | #22 | down 1 |
| sql injection | #10 | #17 | down 2 |
| joomla to wordpress | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| file integrity | #12 | #21 | up 1 |
| hash | #20 | #21 | down 1 |
| integrity | #22 | #23 | down 3 |
| country blocking | #23 | #20 | down 3 |
| firewall your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| malware scanner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| system check your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
44 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 35 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “firewall”, “malware scanner” and “security” for “sql injection”, “success” and “file integrity”. “firewall” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sql injection” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “malware scanner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “success” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “file integrity” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “web application firewall”. #15 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.7K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.5 years ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 30 Oct 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.48 Fixed – Database collation could fail on some installations. 1.1.48
- — Version 1.1.47 Added – Support for the Google Safe Browsing V5 API. 1.1.47
- — Version 1.1.46 Fixed – Referer was not properly escaped in the Threats page. 1.1.46
- — Version 1.1.45 Added – Possibility to add multiple IP addresses at once (Bulk add IPs button) to the blocklist/safelist. Updated – Can now set own DNS server for querying PBL in Firewall Configuration – Active Scanner. Fixed – Various 1.1.45
- — Version 1.1.44 Fixed – A request to update was incorrectly showing up even if you were running the latest version. 1.1.44
- — Version 1.1.43 Fixed – System Check ‘View file contents’ would incorrectly allow reading files outside your WordPress root. 1.1.43
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.1.49). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-03-23 CVE-2026-25341 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.45 Patched in 1.1.46
- 2025-07-11 CVE-2025-7518 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 1.1.42 Patched in 1.1.43
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Based on the success of the most popular firewall for Joomla!, RSFirewall! is now available to protect your..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,125 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "malware scanner", "web application firewall" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-05-03 3K+ → 4K+ up after 377 days in tier
- 2023-04-22 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-21 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-20 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-19 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-18 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-17 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-16 2K+ → 3K+ up 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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Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
BulletProof Security 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Virusdie | One-click website security 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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