SiteGuard WP Plugin
by jp-secure · Security
Adds WordPress login and admin protections, including CAPTCHA, login lock, login alerts, renamed login URLs, and SiteGuard WAF tuning support.
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Health
B 84/100
no flags
Active installs
600K+
≈600K estimated
Momentum
-20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “security” and “captcha” for “login alerts” and “wp plugin”. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “login alerts” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “wp plugin” sits at #11 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 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.7%
of downloads still active
At least 600K of 7.8M lifetime downloads are still running, above 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 21 releases 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: Support resolution
Updated 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
34%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tuning | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| pingback your tag | #3 | #15 | down 1 |
| lock | #3 | #15 | up 4 |
| waf | #3 | #13 | down 1 |
| login lock your tag | #4 | #20 | down 1 |
| login alert your tag | #8 | #20 | down 4 |
| login alerts | #7 | #20 | up 1 |
| wp plugin | #11 | #24 | up 1 |
| secure login | #8 | #24 | down 3 |
| admin protection | #12 | #21 | down 1 |
| alerts | #18 | #23 | up 2 |
| xml rpc | #13 | #23 | down 4 |
| login url | #14 | #23 | down 4 |
| secure | #15 | #24 | down 7 |
| captcha your tag | #24 | #21 | down 2 |
| wp lock | #9 | #24 | down 1 |
| plugin alerts | #10 | #22 | 0 |
| rename wp admin login | #10 | #24 | down 3 |
| wp admin | #19 | #23 | down 2 |
| login attempts | #19 | #24 | down 1 |
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
219 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 179 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “security” and “captcha” for “login alerts” and “wp plugin”. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “login alerts” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “captcha” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “wp plugin” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1M · 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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
21
releases in the last 12 months
4d ago
latest release · v1.8.10 · 27 Oct 2026
50
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 35% 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 “600K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 600K.
Install history since 1 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alexbrowp1.9y ago
When you log out, the session is not closed and you can still go to wp-admin. Also, redirecting wp-admin to the custom login page doesn’t help with security
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpuserjp202306t3.3y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fumiki Takahashi3.4y ago
誰でもユーザーを登録できるサイトを作っているのですが、ログイン保護機能を利用しています。スパムアカウントが減りました。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tsutlnps1495.8y ago
管理ページアクセス制限を有効にすると、サイトヘルスで「サイトでループバックリクエストが完了できませんでした」という文字が出るが、この問題、site-health.phpを除外設定にしてもなお出続ける。 制限をOFFにすると、出なくなる。 バージョン「1.5.1」でのアップデートで、この問題は解決したようです。ありがとうございました。 This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by tsutlnps149.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ T. Sagawa6.1y ago
Nothing work in multi-site mode.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lw536.2y ago
All the features I require with easy to follow instructions of how to correctly set-up.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vaclavek6.4y ago
Very effective tool with simple and flexible interface.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 166946617.9y ago
ワードプレスのデフォルトの仕様だと思いますが、/wp-admin/にアクセスするとプラグインで変更したログイン画面のurlヘリダイレクトされてしまいますのでこちらの改善もお願いいたします。 例） example.co.jp/wp-admin ↓ リダイレクト example.co.jp/プラグインで設定したログイン画面のURL文字列 個人的には下記のコードで対処しています。 add_action('init', 'remove_default_redirect'); add_filter('auth_redirect_scheme', 'stop_redirect', 9999); function stop_redirect($scheme) { if ( $user_id = wp_validate_auth_cookie( '', $scheme) ) { return $scheme; } global $wp_query; $wp_query->set_404(); get_template_part( 404 ); exit(); } よろしくお願いいたします。 This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by Anonymous User 16694661.
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Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8.7 Fixed a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the logout URL that could occur when the login page URL is changed. Special thanks to daroo (Patchstack) for the report. 1.8.7
- — Version 1.8.6 Rename Login: when the login URL falls back to the .php (stub) form, the settings screen now explains why .htaccess could not be used. Rename Login: fixed the .htaccess self-test so it works when WordPress has been given 1.8.6
- — Version 1.8.5 Fixed a security issue affecting the login URL protection on some server configurations. Special thanks to goto5656 for the report. 1.8.5
- — Version 1.8.4 Fixed a security issue affecting the login URL protection on some server configurations. Special thanks to goto5656 for the report. 1.8.4
- — Version 1.8.3 Fixed an issue where the cleanup of legacy .htaccess rules (which could lock administrators out of /wp-admin/) did not run on sites that had already updated to 1.8.0 or 1.8.1. 1.8.3
- — Version 1.8.2 Fixed an issue where upgrading from 1.7.x to 1.8.x could leave legacy .htaccess rules in place, locking administrators out of /wp-admin/. Special thanks to t.inoue for the report. 1.8.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.8.10). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-08-08 CVE-2026-61982 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.8.6 Patched in 1.8.7
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 70 languages, 9 at 90% or more
Plus 46 more locales with partial translations.
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
5 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 "Adds WordPress login and admin protections, including CAPTCHA, login lock, login alerts, renamed login URLs..."
- ! 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 Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,831 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-23 500K+ → 600K+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2026-09-30 600K+ → 500K+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2026-09-05 500K+ → 600K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-04 600K+ → 500K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-03 500K+ → 600K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-29 600K+ → 500K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-08-26 500K+ → 600K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-25 600K+ → 500K+ down after 2 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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CloudSecure WP Security 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Login Security Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPBruiser Security – No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Login Captcha 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
ReCaptcha Integration for WordPress 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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