WP Hardening
WP Hardening (discontinued)
by WebProtect.ai · WordPress.org page · Website
WP Hardening has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 133,787 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 13, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.
WP Hardening at a glance
Is WP Hardening well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Hide WordPress version number This gives away your WordPress version number making life of a hacker simple as they’ll be able to find targeted exploits for…
- Remove WordPress Meta Generator Tag The WordPress Meta tag contains your WordPress version number which is best kept hidden
- Remove WPML (WordPress Multilingual Plugin) Meta Generator Tag This discloses the WordPress version number which is best kept hidden
- Remove Slider Revolution Meta Generator Tag Slider revolution stays on the radar of hackers due to its popularity. An overnight hack in the version you’re…
- Remove WPBakery Page Builder Meta Generator Tag Common page builders often are diagnosed with a vulnerability putting your website’s security at risk. With…
- Remove Version from Stylesheet Many CSS files have the WordPress version number appended to their source, for cache purposes. Knowing the version number allows…
- Remove Version from Script Many JS files have the WordPress version number appended to their source, for cache purposes. Knowing the version number allows…
WP Hardening reviews and ratings
20 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
20 reviews
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Moving on
Initially bought a lifetime deal from them about 4-5 years back. It seems sometime in the last 2 years they've completely dropped their wordpress security services and are providing REALLY expensive pentesting services whatever that is. But they've completely dropped this arm of their business and that's apparent by their security plugin not being updated in awhile.
VForce -
It's sending e-mails without my permission!!!
It is sending me stupid e-mails from my own e-mail account without my permission!
Murat -
Dead plugin
No support answers in forever, not even sure the devs come to the support forum anymore. No updates in forever and don't expect any. The developers have moved on and now that this plugin is aging it's causing errors and there's no hope for a fix. Really a shame because this was the best lightweight wp security plugin.
8bit7 -
WP Hardening does not accept WP 6.2
If you did the update for WP 6.2., the creating new post post command will not work. Desactive the extension "wp hardening" and it will be possible again. Regards
Agfuente -
I like it - However ..
Overall it is quite a decent plugin. I like the way it apples some practical protection right at install time, namely, API JSON lockdown etc. However - the File Permission Checker - is pretty useless. A big list of files/folder with 775 664 etc listed. So, big deal. What it is missing here obviously is a Click to Fix type function. For a user to then have to wade through the list and modify one by one via some other process is a pain and just not practical. Looking forward to the next version that is a bit more polished.
Krammig -
Reccomending php 7.4 ?
Hi, Check for active PHP version Your current PHP version (8.0) is outdated and can invite hackers. Steps to Fix: Move to the latest and secured version (7.4) with this guide here. Are you really reccomending php 7.4 in place of php 8.0 ?
thesquiffy
Details
The WP Hardening is a one-click tool to fix standard security recommendations on your WordPress website.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- discontinued
- Version
- 1.2.8
- Last updated
- Sep 13, 2024
- First published
- Oct 27, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 4.3
- Tested up to
- 6.0.14
- Requires PHP
- 5.3
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
WP Hardening FAQ
What does WP Hardening do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Hardening offers Hide WordPress version number This gives away your WordPress version number making life of a hacker simple as they’ll be able to find targeted exploits for, Remove WordPress Meta Generator Tag The WordPress Meta tag contains your WordPress version number which is best kept hidden, Remove WPML (WordPress Multilingual Plugin) Meta Generator Tag This discloses the WordPress version number which is best kept hidden, Remove Slider Revolution Meta Generator Tag Slider revolution stays on the radar of hackers due to its popularity. An overnight hack in the version you’re and Remove WPBakery Page Builder Meta Generator Tag Common page builders often are diagnosed with a vulnerability putting your website’s security at risk. With.
How many active installs does WP Hardening have?
WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for WP Hardening as of September 7, 2026.
Is WP Hardening still maintained?
The last release was on September 13, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is WP Hardening free?
WP Hardening is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.