SAR One Click Security
by Samuel Aguilera · Security
Also makes 13 other plugins · 86.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds some extra security to your WordPress with only one click.
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Health
C 61/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+89%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “firewall”, “hardening” and “htaccess” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
61 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 14.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 608 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 608 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sar | #5 | #3 | down 2 |
| firewall your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hardening your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| htaccess your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “firewall”, “hardening” and “htaccess” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · 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 1 Nov 2026.
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.7y ago
latest release · v1.3 · 3 Mar 2025
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 12 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 19 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Curtis6.4y ago
This plugin needs more love. The end.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ salamzaban9.1y ago
6 Stars
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wplike7510.0y ago
Great and useful plugins, thank you for making this, and for free.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ japjeet11.6y ago
SAR Security is one of the easy security plugin. Without any additional option changes its working just few clicks. so simple to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ the_duck12.1y ago
This plugin makes important additions to the .htaccess file to harden WordPress. It does so in a quick and efficient manner. Bravo to the developer!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ judithcarrell12.1y ago
So simple, and so powerful. Works really well. Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pablolopezmestre12.2y ago
great & simple security plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
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
8 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 "Adds some extra security to your WordPress with only one click."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you need", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gravity Forms, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,511 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "firewall", "hardening" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-26 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-10-23 200+ → 300+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2025-09-17 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-16 200+ → 300+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-09-04 300+ → 200+ down after 256 days in tier
- 2024-12-22 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-12-19 300+ → 400+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-12-13 400+ → 300+ down after 204 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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NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Zero Spam for WordPress 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
NETSENSAI Shield 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
htaccess protect 700+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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