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SAR One Click Security

Adds some extra security to your WordPress with only one click.

By Samuel Aguilera·Firewall·Free
5(7 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 1 year ago
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As of April 2026, SAR One Click Security is a WordPress firewall plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 13K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.9.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware….

5/57 reviews
200active installs
13K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

There’s a lot of WordPress security plugins with many many options and pages to setup. And that is fine if you know what to do.
But most of the times, you don’t need so much or simply you’re not sure about what to set or not.

This plugin adds some extra security to your WordPress with only one click. No options page, just activate it!

Features

Like many other security plugins SAR One Click Security adds well known .htaccess rules, but only the ones probed to be safe to use in almost any type of site (including WooCommerce stores), to protect your WordPress from common attacks. This allows you to have a safer WordPress without worries about what protection you should be using.

  • Turn off ServerSignature directive, that may leak information about your web server.
  • Turn off d…
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Ratings & Reviews

57 reviews
5 ★
7
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress3.9.2+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.3

  • Removed support for Apache 2.2.x branch that reached EOL on 2018-01-01. Only Apache 2.4.x branch is supported from now on.
  • Removed support for SAR_APACHE24_SYNTAX constant. Apache 2.4 syntax is now used by default.
  • Improved code syntax to make it 100% compliant with WordPress Coding Standards. This doesn’t represent any change in the plugin functionality, it’s just cosmetic.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Samuel AguileraSamuel Aguilera
Plugin Info
Version
1.3
Last Updated
Mar 3, 2025
WP Requires
3.9.2+
Tested Up To
6.7.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
200
Downloads
13K+
Added
Aug 14, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

firewallhtaccesssecurityhardeningprotection

Developer

S
Samuel Aguilera
14 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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