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WPVulnerability
A small security scout with a suspiciously perfect score.
Growing
66/100
The plugin provides useful security alerts but the perfect rating is supported by hollow reviews.
Active installs
~60,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
5.0★
20 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+32%
Growing fast
254 → 336 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORreviews unevenly distributed over time
- MAJORnear-100% 5★ in bursty pattern
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +32% in the last year
254/day a year ago→336/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayWPVulnerability is widely praised for reliably detecting WordPress core, plugin, and theme vulnerabilities while respecting privacy, though reviews focus on its strengths without noting drawbacks.
What people like
- +Aggregates vulnerabilities from WordPress core, plugins, and themes into a single view
- +Lists detected vulnerabilities directly in the plugins list
- +Tracks multiple vulnerability databases and flags obsolete or discontinued plugins×2
- +Provides site-optimization recommendations alongside vulnerability alerts
- +Easy to install and configure
- +Does not transmit site data, addressing privacy concerns
- +Uses an open API to source vulnerability information×2
Common complaints
Review trustMostly organic
- 5.00★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 5.00★
- 0%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- 100%5★ concentration — near-perfect across only 20 reviews — not yet a proven track record
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 20 total
Latest reviews · 20 analyzed
- 2025-01-29★★★★★Wow, most useful wordpress plugin for security!Bubalubs
- 2025-01-28★★★★★Essential pluginDan Bamber
- 2024-05-28★★★★★Mi herramienta principal de diagnósticoLolo Marchal
- 2024-04-17★★★★★This is awesomepixluser
- 2024-04-08★★★★★PerfectGroovyx9
- 2024-02-21★★★★★Must haveMartin Sauter
- 2024-02-04★★★★★Plugin imprescindibleMercadearse
- 2024-01-26★★★★★Sin duda algunaChabi Angulo
- 2023-12-12★★★★★Plugin idealVíctor J Pascual
- 2023-06-22★★★★★Herramienta de seguridad imprescindible!gtamborero
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
308
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
340
Prior 7-day baseline
428
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
12,090
Mean release-day peak (30d)
11,820
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-9.4%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
20%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.01
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
100%
5★ share in analyzed sample
0%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
5.00 → 5.00★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered