Get instant protection against vulnerabilities disclosed by security companies.
As of April 2026, DefendWP Firewall is a WordPress malware plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.2.0+ and PHP 8.1+. Available on WordPress.org since 2024. Downloads are up 8% this week. Top alternative: Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware….
DefendWP.org is a WordPress plugin that protects your website from hackers exploiting vulnerable code on your website. Security research companies discover vulnerabilities and notify plugin developers to patch them. After some time, they disclose the vulnerability to the public, allowing you to update your plugins. However, this system has flaws. Once vulnerabilities are publicly disclosed, hackers rush to exploit the sites in which you haven’t yet applied the patch.
To solve this, our plugin pushes firewall rules and patches as soon as vulnerabilities are disclosed, ensuring websites are protected without waiting for an official patch. This protection is silent and automatic,…
| WordPress | 6.2.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 8.1+ required |
Release Date – 16 June 2025
Improvement: Firewall rules mechanism improved.
Improvement: UI improved.
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