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XO Security
The minimalist choice for securing your WordPress login page.
HealthyGrowing
78/100
This lightweight plugin covers essential login security well despite lacking a broad feature set.
Active installs
~35,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 30k+
Rating
5.0★
11 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+135%
Growing fast
56 → 132 installs/day
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 · +135% in the last year
56/day a year ago→132/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayXO Security is a lightweight, easy-to-configure WordPress security plugin with a good reputation for stability and responsive support, though its feature set is narrower than more established alternatives.
What people like
- +Clear, easy-to-understand settings interface×2
- +Stable operation with no login lockout issues reported, unlike some alternatives
- +Includes login attempt history/logging
- +Fast and responsive developer support
- +Covers essential security measures adequately for most users×2
- +Supports multisite installations
Common complaints
- −Fewer features compared to established security plugins like AIOS
- −Some users feel it needs to expand beyond login-focused security to cover WordPress more broadly
Review trustMostly organic
- 5.00★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 5.00★
- 0%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 33% of all reviews landed in a single month
- 100%5★ concentration — near-perfect across only 11 reviews — not yet a proven track record
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-11-172025-03-112026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 11 total
Latest reviews · 11 analyzed
- 2026-02-07★★★★★Awesome!imawc
- 2025-12-25★★★★★What a great plugin!まーちゅう
- 2023-11-04★★★★★基本的なセキュリティ機能が揃っていますaltmmc
- 2023-04-08★★★★★This one is all you need !Katsushi Kawamori
- 2022-10-25★★★★★Great useful and easy to use!Anonymous User 20656096
- 2021-08-19★★★★★awesomeulafox
- 2021-06-11★★★★★とても良いmainichiweb
- 2021-04-04★★★★★軽量かつマルチサイトも対応で素晴らしいです。ifnoob
- 2019-10-13★★★★★Underrated Plugin!Horlayemi
- 2019-06-18★★★★★Awesome!Ko Takagi
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to XO Security
Top Security plugins, ranked by score.For 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.
120
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
145
Prior 7-day baseline
91
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
98
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-17.2%
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.
33%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
3.11
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