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WPScan – WordPress Security Scanner

by ethicalhack3r · Security

WPScan WordPress Security Scanner - Scans your system for security vulnerabilities listed in the WPScan Vulnerability Database.

How scoring works →
77 Health · B
Maintenance 88
Rating quality 70
Support 70

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-3%
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

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

Directory rank

Popularity rank over time · lower is better

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 “8K+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
8K–9K ≈8.5K

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

Install trend · reconstructed from 1382 daily snapshots

Details

Version
1.16
Last updated
6mo ago
Added
2019-03-02
Requires WP
3.4
Tested up to
6.9.4
Requires PHP
5.5

Growth timeline

Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow

  1. 2026-06-19 9K+ → 8K+ down after 343 days in band
  2. 2025-07-11 10K+ → 9K+ down

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WPScan – WordPress Security Scanner: 8K+ active installs, 3.8★ (28 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-14. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wpscan