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Injection Guard — WordPress Security Plugin

by Fahad Mahmood · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.3.1 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.0+

Injection Guard has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 36,337 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 2, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Injection Guard at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
36,337
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Injection Guard well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Injection Guard reviews and ratings

5 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

5.0 out of 5

5 reviews

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Details

This plugin blocks all unauthorized and irrelevant requests through query strings and provides extended session tracking and capability audit.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Injection Guard competes in

Tags

  • anti-hacking
  • firewall
  • security
  • sql-injection
  • wordpress security

More from Fahad Mahmood

Version
1.3.1
Last updated
Jul 2, 2026
First published
Feb 21, 2014
Requires WordPress
3.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Injection Guard FAQ

How many active installs does Injection Guard have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Injection Guard as of September 7, 2026.

Is Injection Guard still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on July 2, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Injection Guard free?

Injection Guard is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.