CMS ADMINS Security Check Report
by Patrick Schlesinger · Security
Also makes 2 other plugins · 410+ installs across the portfolio →
Read-only security audit for WordPress: 62 checks including PHP2Shell, an A to F grade, and a checklist that records what you have fixed.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈400 estimated
Momentum
+59%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “audit”, “scanner” and “security” for “report”, “security check” and “grade”. “audit” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “report” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “scanner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “security check” sits at #12 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. “grade” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 66 average across 1,786 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →20%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 2K 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 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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.
54
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
45%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| php2shell your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| cms | #8 | #20 | up 6 |
| report | #11 | #23 | up 13 |
| security check | #12 | #24 | up 9 |
| check | #15 | #23 | up 9 |
| security checklist | #6 | #19 | up 1 |
| hardening your tag | #23 | #21 | down 4 |
| security audit | #23 | #23 | down 1 |
| grade | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| security check failed | #16 | #24 | down 1 |
| site report | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| custom cms | #17 | #24 | 0 |
| check in | #22 | #24 | up 2 |
| security checks | #23 | #24 | down 1 |
| audit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scanner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
104 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 90 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
- Swap “audit”, “scanner” and “security” for “report”, “security check” and “grade”. “audit” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “report” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “scanner” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “security check” sits at #12 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. “grade” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 3 Nov 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · 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
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 400.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 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 17 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 17 of 17 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 Mentions WP-CLI.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,036 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hardening" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-27 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 100+ → 300+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2026-09-16 20+ → 100+ up
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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Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan 40K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPScan – WordPress Security Scanner 8K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B - E Exploit Scanner 8K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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