WP Shieldon – WordPress Firewall
by Terry L. · Security
WP Shieldon is a WordPress security plugin based on Shieldon library, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) for PHP.
46 health vs 68 average across 381 Security plugins
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1122 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
67
now · peak 172
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-04-14 90+ → 100+ up after 26 days in band
- 2025-03-19 80+ → 90+ up after 37 days in band
- 2025-02-10 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-02-09 80+ → 70+ down after 17 days in band
- 2025-01-23 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-01-22 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-01-20 70+ → 80+ up after 11 days in band
- 2025-01-09 80+ → 70+ down after 12 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
IP Geo Block 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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