Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning

by Paul · Security

Smart WordPress security that blocks bots automatically, guides you to what matters, and repairs problems — without drowning you in noise.

⚠ Declining

81 Health · B

Maintenance 100

Rating quality 97

Support 70

Momentum 25

Active installs

40K+

Total downloads

12.8M

Rating (adjusted)

4.83★

4.8★ raw · 1036 reviews

Downloads · 30d

34.5K -57%

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,375 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-57%

Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing

Popularity rank over time · lower is better

wp.org reports only “40K+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate

40K–50K ≈49K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install trend · reconstructed from 1377 daily snapshots

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