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Shakvaro Shield — WordPress Security Plugin

by Shakil Ahamed · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.2 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

Shakvaro Shield has fewer than 10 active installs on WordPress.org and 243 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Shakvaro Shield at a glance

Active installs
fewer than 10
Total downloads
243
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Shakvaro Shield 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

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Shakvaro Network Intel (own SaaS, optional) – aggregated IP reputation/blocklist + opt-in failed-login digests. Sends: SHA-256 hash of the site URL, plugin…
  • Shakvaro WP Insights (own SaaS, optional, OFF by default, two-tier consent) – opt-in usage analytics. Sends: WP/PHP/MySQL versions, theme, locale, multisite…
  • WordPress.org checksums (automatic, file integrity) – sends WP version/locale + plugin/theme slug+version (public). Endpoints…
  • Have I Been Pwned – Pwned Passwords (optional) – sends only the first 5 chars of a SHA-1 password hash (k-anonymity); the plaintext password never leaves the…
  • Cloudflare Turnstile (optional CAPTCHA) – sends the Turnstile token, user IP, and site secret key. Endpoint…
  • Google reCAPTCHA v3 (optional CAPTCHA) – sends the reCAPTCHA token, user IP, and site secret key; Google’s script also collects browser signals. Endpoint…
  • WPScan (optional vulnerability data) – sends installed plugin slugs and your WPScan API token. Endpoint: https://wpscan.com/api/v3/plugins/. Terms…
  • Patchstack (optional vulnerability data) – sends your Patchstack API key. Endpoint: https://patchstack.com/database/api/v2/vulnerabilities. Privacy…
  • NIST NVD (optional CVE enrichment) – sends a public CVE identifier. Endpoint: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0. Privacy…
  • Google Safe Browsing (optional URL reputation) – sends the URLs being checked and your Safe Browsing API key. Endpoint…
  • PagerDuty Events (optional alerts) – sends an alert payload (title, severity, summary) and the routing key. Endpoint: https://events.pagerduty.com/v2/enqueue.…
  • Datadog Logs (optional log forwarding) – sends event log entries and the API key. Endpoint: https://http-intake.logs..datadoghq.com/api/v2/logs. Terms…

Details

Comprehensive WordPress security: firewall, brute force protection, 2FA, file integrity monitoring, hardening checks, and activity logging.

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

Rankings Shakvaro Shield competes in

Tags

  • firewall
  • login
  • malware
  • security
  • two factor

More from Shakil Ahamed

Version
1.0.2
Last updated
Jun 20, 2026
First published
Jun 20, 2026
Requires WordPress
6.2
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Shakvaro Shield FAQ

What does Shakvaro Shield do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Shakvaro Shield offers Shakvaro Network Intel (own SaaS, optional) – aggregated IP reputation/blocklist + opt-in failed-login digests. Sends: SHA-256 hash of the site URL, plugin, Shakvaro WP Insights (own SaaS, optional, OFF by default, two-tier consent) – opt-in usage analytics. Sends: WP/PHP/MySQL versions, theme, locale, multisite, WordPress.org checksums (automatic, file integrity) – sends WP version/locale + plugin/theme slug+version (public). Endpoints, Have I Been Pwned – Pwned Passwords (optional) – sends only the first 5 chars of a SHA-1 password hash (k-anonymity); the plaintext password never leaves the and Cloudflare Turnstile (optional CAPTCHA) – sends the Turnstile token, user IP, and site secret key. Endpoint.

How many active installs does Shakvaro Shield have?

WordPress.org reports fewer than 10 active installs for Shakvaro Shield as of September 7, 2026.

Is Shakvaro Shield still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on June 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Shakvaro Shield free?

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