Activity Guard
Activity Guard – Security Scanner, Activity Log, IP Blocking & Audit Trail
by wpazleen · WordPress.org page · Website
Activity Guard has 20+ active installs on WordPress.org and 9,232 downloads all time. It was downloaded 537 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 22, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Activity Guard at a glance
Is Activity Guard well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- IP blocking by manual entry, CIDR range, or conditional rule
- Emergency Shutdown: force-logout every active session on your site with one click
- Cloudflare Turnstile login protection against bots and brute force attacks
- Login rate limiting to stop credential-stuffing
- Bot detection and automatic IP blocking
- Restrict or fully disable XML-RPC access
- Core file integrity scanner to detect unauthorized file changes
- File integrity monitoring across plugins and themes
- Block TOR network access
- Block vulnerability scanner user agents
- HTTP security headers: custom, logged, and enforced
- WordPress version hiding
Activity Guard reviews and ratings
4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Just works!
Does what it says it will, and was easy to set up. I wish more plugins were this straight forward!
nycynik -
Essential Plugin for Real-Time Security & Monitoring
Activity Guard is a powerful, easy-to-use plugin for real-time activity tracking and site security. Love the instant Slack/email alerts, detailed logs, and built-in vulnerability scans. A must-have for keeping WordPress and WooCommerce sites safe and monitored!
mdh38101 -
Very useful plugin for site maintenance.
I was seeking for a plugin that would make site maintenance easier for me, and here it is. Looking forward to the forthcoming features.
michaelbarnettii -
Original idea and super useful plugin!
Excellent plugin and easy to setup thanks for the video.
Stefan Pejcic
Download and install history
800 downloads over the last 50 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Details
WordPress user activity log, audit trail, IP blocking firewall, vulnerability scanner, WooCommerce cart analytics, and real-time Slack notifications.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- audit trail
- IP-blocking
- slack notifications
- user activity
- vulnerability scanner
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- Version
- 3.14.2
- Last updated
- Oct 22, 2026
- First published
- Feb 28, 2023
- Requires WordPress
- 5.9
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.2
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Activity Guard FAQ
What does Activity Guard do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Activity Guard offers IP blocking by manual entry, CIDR range, or conditional rule, Emergency Shutdown: force-logout every active session on your site with one click, Cloudflare Turnstile login protection against bots and brute force attacks, Login rate limiting to stop credential-stuffing and Bot detection and automatic IP blocking.
How many active installs does Activity Guard have?
WordPress.org reports 20+ active installs for Activity Guard as of October 24, 2026.
Is Activity Guard still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 22, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Is Activity Guard free?
Activity Guard is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.