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By Mark Maunder Version 8.1.4 Updated 3 months ago
2fafirewallmalwarescannersecurity
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Key Metrics

Active Installs

5.0M

Total Downloads

28K

Avg Rating

4.7/5.0

Support Resolution

85%

WP.org Rank

#9

Trends

Active Installs

5.0M

No change

Daily Downloads

0/day avg

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Rankings & Growth

Install Health Score

5 signals from your last 30 days of install data

-12

out of ±100

Stable R² = 1.00

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Pace
+0
Direction
+0
Weekly
+0
Recency
-79
Consistency
+0

Keyword Rankings

WP.org search positions for your plugin's tags

#KeywordPosition30d
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Rating Breakdown

4.7 / 5.0 (4,861 ratings)
5 stars
4,382
4 stars
111
3 stars
69
2 stars
44
1 star
255

Support

Recent Reviews

OMG Awesome!

sadduck · 2/25/2026

Before installing Wordfence, I was having several issues with the most annoying being someone randomly creating bogus ac…

Clear and simple

antoineedlm · 2/24/2026

Eazy to use and efficient! ]]>

Peace of mind

magilla07 · 2/23/2026

I trust Wordfence is protecting my sites and I’ve invested in the pro version for the most critical uses. The degr…

excellent service & security

syedmubeenahmad · 2/22/2026

excellent service ]]>

Your first step towards a safer website

techlidersi · 2/22/2026

I use it on my clients’ websites, along with other security settings; it makes WordPress a safer place. ]]>

Compatibility

Tested up to WordPress

6.9.4

Requires PHP

7.0

Version Updates (12 mo)

0 updates

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FAQ

Is Wordfence Security still maintained?

Wordfence Security was last updated 3 months ago. It receives occasional updates but may not be actively maintained.

How many active installs does Wordfence Security have?

Wordfence Security currently has 5.0M active installs on WordPress.org.

What is the support resolution rate for Wordfence Security?

85% of support threads have been resolved for Wordfence Security. It currently has 118 support threads with 100 resolved.

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