WPVulnerability
by ROBOTSTXT.es · Security
Also makes 2 other plugins · 13.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Get WordPress vulnerability alerts from the WPVulnerability Database API.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
-2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “health”, “application passwords” and “vulnerabilities” to your wp.org tags. You rank #15, #16 and #21 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
87 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 720.8K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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 11 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 69 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 4.36★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 5 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| site health your tag | #6 | #7 | down 1 |
| vulnerability your tag | #20 | #23 | down 10 |
| health | #15 | #15 | down 7 |
| alerts | #23 | #19 | 0 |
| application passwords | #16 | #18 | down 2 |
| vulnerabilities | #21 | #24 | down 11 |
| health check | #24 | #18 | down 1 |
| health tools | #24 | #16 | — |
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
81 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 73 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
- Add “health”, “application passwords” and “vulnerabilities” to your wp.org tags. You rank #15, #16 and #21 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- Slipping on “vulnerability”. Down 10 places since 2026-09-19, now #20. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 73.4K · 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
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.
11
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v5.1.6 · 23 Aug 2026
56
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 63% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.5 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jun 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Bubalubs1.8y ago
It is a must have install on every WP project for security and maintaince! 🙂 Backed up by a open API that shares vulnerabilities. Thank you! 😊
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dan Bamber1.8y ago
Without a doubt, the most important plugin to install on your WordPress instance.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lolo Marchal2.4y ago
Resume en un solo plugin todas las vulnerabilidades tu WordPress, Plugins y Themes. Para mi es un “musthave” desde hace más de 1 año. Lo instalo en todas mis auditorías.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pixluser2.5y ago
Vulnerabilities are listed into your plugins list.You should also being able to receive an automatic email too. It doesn’t work on my system, but email test yes.So awesome plugin anyway!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Groovyx92.6y ago
Exactly what I was looking for ! On the roadmap, it would be nice if : we can chose if we want to receive an email OR not (I may use it as a vuln reminder on the dashboard, as I have other plugins already keeping me informed) we can chose what will be in the email – php or not for exemple (it seems that it is planned, thanks) only receive an email if one the vuln is considered high risk etc.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Martin Sauter2.7y ago
This plugin alerts you about known vulnerabilities in your WordPress core, plugins, themes, and even PHP, so you can take action in a timely manner. If you don’t have this plugin on your site already, you absolutely need it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mercadearse2.7y ago
Este plugin es de los primeros que instalo en cada proyecto que ejecuto. Tanto para proyectos desde cero y con mucha más razón para corrección de fallos en proyectos iniciados.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chabi Angulo2.8y ago
Sin duda alguna, es el plugin que te ayuda estar informado de vulnerabilidades. Uno de los plugins que instalo por defecto en cuanto empiezo una web.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-08-22 Version 5.1.6 Fixed Saving the “Delete all plugin data on uninstall” preference no longer triggers a fatal error ( add_settings_error() was called before the WordPress admin API was loaded). Notification channels can now be disabled e 5.1.6
- 2026-08-22 Version 5.1.5 Changed The contributor list now leads with the ROBOTSTXT organization account, followed by Javier Casares; the remaining contributors are unchanged. Regenerated languages/wpvulnerability.pot so its source references mat 5.1.5
- 2026-08-22 Version 5.1.4 Highlights The Site Health vulnerability tests work again on every WordPress version: they were silently disabled everywhere by an availability gate that could never pass. Secrets are now masked in the admin forms, and c 5.1.4
- 2026-08-07 Version 5.1.2 Fixed Missing load_plugin_textdomain() call caused a “Translation loading for the wpvulnerability domain was triggered too early” _doing_it_wrong() notice on WordPress 6.7+. The textdomain is now explicitly loaded on the 5.1.2
- 2026-07-09 Version 5.1.1 Fixed Site Health: the memcached, Redis, and SQLite vulnerability tests always returned “Invalid software type” because those components were missing from the software list. They now run correctly. “Send test email” fail 5.1.1
- 2026-07-08 Version 5.1.0 Security wpvulnerability_validate_shell_command() now uses exact in_array() match instead of stripos() substring matching for the shell-command allowlist (defense-in-depth). wpvulnerability_detect_php() , wpvulnerability 5.1.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (5.1.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
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
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 16 languages, 2 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.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API, WP-CLI.
- ✓ Headings and lists 15 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,496 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "site health" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-05-18 9K+ → 10K+ up after 45 days in tier
- 2024-04-03 8K+ → 9K+ up after 110 days in tier
- 2023-12-15 7K+ → 8K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2023-11-14 6K+ → 7K+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2023-10-21 5K+ → 6K+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2023-09-27 4K+ → 5K+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2023-09-05 3K+ → 4K+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2023-08-14 2K+ → 3K+ up after 88 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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Patchstack – WordPress & Plugins Security 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - L Lockdown WP Admin 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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WPScan – WordPress Security Scanner 8K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Security Ninja – WordPress Security & Firewall 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
IP Geo Block 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Prevent XSS Vulnerability 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C
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