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Website Security Check

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

By John Darrel·Security·Free
5(2 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 5 years ago
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As of April 2026, Website Security Check is a WordPress security plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.3+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware….

5/52 reviews
100active installs
5.1K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019

Overview

Website Security Check detects if your WordPress website has vulnerabilities and security flaws. Get a full security report for your website.

Check your website with our Free Website Security Check

Why is Your WordPress CMS Security Check Important​:

  • 55.9% of vulnerabilities came from plugins.
  • Over 90,978 attacks happening per minute on both big and small WordPress sites
  • 84% of all security vulnerabilities on the internet are the result of Cross-Site Scripting or XSS attacks.

Most of the casual bloggers start thinking about site security only after they get into first problems and majority of websites get hacked from entirely preventable issues, like not keeping things updated or using insecure passwords.

The majority of hacking attempts are made by bots, and you may be able to preve…

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Ratings & Reviews

52 reviews
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress4.3+ requiredTested up to 5.5.18
PHP5.6+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.2.00

  • Compatible with WordPress 5.5
  • Fixed some task issues
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

John DarrelJohn Darrel
Plugin Info
Version
1.2.00
Last Updated
Aug 27, 2020
WP Requires
4.3+
Tested Up To
5.5.18
PHP Requires
5.6+
Active Installs
100
Downloads
5.1K+
Added
Feb 18, 2019
Business
Free

Tags

securitysecurity checkwebsite security checkwordpress security check

Developer

J
John Darrel
2 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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