wsecure lite

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank

Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ kingbolo

   10.9y ago

   Still works but I am wondering if I continue to use this plugin when it has not been updated for more than a year.

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2. ★★★★★ mountainguy2

   12.5y ago

   I’ve been going through a nightmare of trying to secure our blogs now that the internet is a playground for hackers (can you hear them laughing?). Renaming the WordPress login URL is a bit amateurish of a solution, I’ve been told, but it appears to be quite effective as a basic security measure. Problem is, many of the wp-login.php renaming plugins and Worpress mods don’t play well with other plugins. This one worked for me. I’d give it 5 stars, but was disappointed when I got ready to pay for the delux version and found it would be a yearly wallet ding. A paid “subscription” for a small trivial plugin just doesn’t work. Am happy to pay once, then pay every so often for a major upgrade if necessary. In case anyone is curious, here are the steps we are taking to secure our WordPress admin/login, somewhat listed in order of importance from most to least: 1. Bought SSL and configured so it’s forced for admin. 2. Whitelisted admin IPs, all others blocked, this implemented by managed server company, not us, to block what were essentially DDOS attacks due to the number of login brute force attempts. 3. Country blocked the whole world from admin, other than current country we are in. 4. Login attempt limiter plugin, in case other measures fail or are hacked. 5. Got rid of “Admin” user name, but of course. 6. Created special users that never author a post, are only used for admin, so they remain more private and are easily deleted if compromised. 7. Adjusted all user roles to absolute minimum capabilities, on an as-needed basis. 8. Public user display names are not login names. 9. Rename of login URL, using this plugin! Read it and weep, and pray that the WordPress developers get more aggressive with building security features into the core. Then you might have some time to actually write a blog post (grin).

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3. ★★★★★ sprucehill

   13.8y ago

   I tried this on one site with a view to adding it to several sites. Would not work at all.

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4. ★★★★★ siprof

   13.8y ago

   This plugin could hide wp-admin better than the others. 🙂

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All 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.3). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 4.4 wSecure Lite <= 2.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settings ↗
   2023-08-09 CVE-2023-39987 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.5 Patched in 3.0
2. Patched High · 8.8 wSecure Lite < 2.4 - Remote Code Execution ↗
   2016-08-02 CVE-2016-10960 Improper Control of Generation of Code Affects < 2.4 Patched in 2.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-10 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-07-07 900+ → 300+ down after 1140 days in tier
3. 2023-05-24 1K+ → 900+ down

Competes with

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wsecure lite: 200+ active installs, 3.5★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wsecure