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Website Security Check — WordPress Security Plugin

by John Darrel · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2.00 Tested up to WP 5.5.20 PHP 5.6+

Website Security Check has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,565 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 27, 2020, tested up to WordPress 5.5.20.

Website Security Check at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
5,565
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Website Security Check well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.5.20, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • wp-login page is certainly one of the most vulnerable pages on your website
  • If this path is visible means that an authentication path is visible and hackers can perform brute force login attempts
  • A successful brute force attack can give hackers access to your admin area. An unsuccessful one can slow down your website or crush your server
  • There are many strategies for dealing with this problem. The simplest one is to hide WordPress login page

Website Security Check reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

2 reviews

5★
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4★
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3★
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1★
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  • Website Vulnerability Report by Website Security Check

    We usually do not write reviews but this one deserves it! Even with the best security plugin installed, we never knew what additional vulnerability check needed to be done to guard against website vulnerabilities- this plugin does exactly just that! You don't need to hire a security expert, you can fix most of the listed vulnerability issues on your own with the help of this plugin. Deserves our 5 star rating, absolutely recommended.

    samuel5

  • Good report

    The security report is good and I learner how to repair the problems in my site. Good job!

    gabydor

Details

Website Security Check detects if your WordPress website has vulnerabilities and security flaws. You get a full report with the list of security issue …

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

Rankings Website Security Check competes in

Tags

  • security
  • security check
  • website security check
  • wordpress security check

More from John Darrel

Version
1.2.00
Last updated
Aug 27, 2020
First published
Feb 18, 2019
Requires WordPress
4.3
Tested up to
5.5.20
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Website Security Check FAQ

What does Website Security Check do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Website Security Check offers wp-login page is certainly one of the most vulnerable pages on your website, If this path is visible means that an authentication path is visible and hackers can perform brute force login attempts, A successful brute force attack can give hackers access to your admin area. An unsuccessful one can slow down your website or crush your server and There are many strategies for dealing with this problem. The simplest one is to hide WordPress login page.

How many active installs does Website Security Check have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Website Security Check as of September 7, 2026.

Is Website Security Check still maintained?

The last release was on August 27, 2020, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Website Security Check free?

Website Security Check is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.