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Jetpack Protect

Free daily vulnerability scans & WordPress security, powered by WPScan (an Automattic brand) and its 60,000+ vulnerability database. No setup needed!

By Automattic·Scan·Free
4.7(120 reviews)
·100K+ active installs·Updated 4 months ago
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As of April 2026, Jetpack Protect is a WordPress scan plugin with 100K+ active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 120 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.3M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.7+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Downloads are down 6% this week. Top alternative: Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, &….

4.7/5120 reviews
100K+active installs
2.3M+total downloads
4 yearssince 2022

Overview

Free daily vulnerability scans & WordPress security, powered by WPScan (an Automattic brand) and its 60,000+ vulnerability database. No setup needed!

TOTAL SITE SECURITY FROM WORDPRESS EXPERTS

Jetpack Protect is a free and essential WordPress security plugin that scans your site and warns you about vulnerabilities, keeping your site one step ahead of security threats. It’s easy to use; setup requires just a few clicks!

By upgrading Protect, you also unlock malware scanning with one-click fixes for most issues and instant notifications when threats are detected. Our automated Web Application Firewall (WAF) also protects your site from bad actors around the clock.

Jetpack Protect is created by WordPress experts; our parent company Automattic is behind Jetpack, WordPress.com, WooCommerce…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.7120 reviews
5 ★
107
4 ★
3
3 ★
0
2 ★
2
1 ★
8

Recent Reviews

super
by velkyrudolf·3 weeks ago·1 reply

super

Excellent
by halKAhalKI·1 month ago·1 reply

Excellent

Советую! Хорошо улучшает скорость!
by vladimir9669·3 months ago·1 reply

Перепробовал много много плагинов, лучше пока не нашел! Работают очень хорошо даже без премиума!

Its crap
by jonlloyd·3 months ago·1 reply

Im getting fed up being locked out of my own website, whilst being inundated with spam emails.

Well done junkpack, bravo……………

good
by gs1075·7 months ago·1 reply

사용하기 편리하고 좋습니다… 특히 핸드폰 앱과의 연동이 좋습니다.

Download Trends

Today: 300Yesterday: 361This week: 2KPeriod total: 773K

Compatibility

WordPress6.7+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.2+ required

Version Adoption

v4.4
83.2%
Other
16.8%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

4.4.1 – 2025-11-21

Added

  • Tested up to WordPress 6.9.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
4.4.1
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2025
WP Requires
6.7+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.2+
Active Installs
100K+
Downloads
2.3M+
Added
May 31, 2022
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

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Automattic
74 plugins19.0M+ total installs
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