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Kadence Security · Version history

Kadence Security changelog and version history

Latest version
10.0.6
Oct 14, 2026 (25 days ago)
Releases
97
since 2015
In the last year
12
about one every 30 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20152 releases
  • 201615 releases
  • 201711 releases
  • 201810 releases
  • 20199 releases
  • 20205 releases
  • 20214 releases
  • 20225 releases
  • 202310 releases
  • 20247 releases
  • 20258 releases
  • 202611 releases

202611 releases

  1. Kadence Security 10.0.6Latest

    • Bug Fix: Prevented wp-config.php and .htaccess from being left empty after a server crash or a failed file update.
    • Bug Fix: Resolved an error that broke the Firewall settings tab when IP Detection was set to “Unconfigured”.
    • Bug Fix: Resolved an issue where modals and popovers in the admin UI rendered without their styles.

  2. Kadence Security 10.0.5

    • Bug Fix: Resolved 404 errors when loading settings for features.

  3. Kadence Security 10.0.4

    • Bug Fix: Settings and setup no longer fail with a “not a valid JSON response” error when a host firewall blocks the batch REST endpoint.
    • Bug Fix: Prevent fatal errors for banned IPs when Security is loaded early by the MU Plugin Loader.

  4. Kadence Security 10.0.3

    • Tweak: Added Nexcess Licensing through Harbor library.
    • Bug Fix: Prevent local 2FA QR generator fatals on large payloads.

  5. Kadence Security 10.0.2

    • Bug Fix: Handle WP_Error in login interstitial session creation to prevent fatal errors.

  6. Kadence Security 10.0.1

    • Bug Fix: Race condition in file write could empty wp-config.php/.htaccess files.

  7. Kadence Security 10.0.0

    • Tweak: Updated branding from SolidWP to Kadence.
    • New: QR code for 2FA is generated locally by default (the GD PHP extension is required), with a Kadence Security-hosted solution as a fallback.

  8. Kadence Security 9.4.7

    • Bug Fix: Prevent email retry loops by ensuring the scheduled notification properties are saved.

  9. Kadence Security 9.4.6

    • Enhancement: Update Patchstack details for existing vulnerabilities.

  10. Kadence Security 9.4.5

    • Tweak: Ensure generated Nginx config rules are valid for customized directory structures.

  11. Kadence Security 9.4.4

    • Tweak: The Solid Security Basic and Solid Security Pro plugins can no longer be active at the same time.
    • Tweak: Config files now show “Solid Security” instead of “iThemes Security”.
    • Tweak: Improved Database Backups dashboard widget when the feature is disabled.
    • Tweak: Clarify the 2FA onboarding email confirmation message.
    • Tweak: All Gutenberg blocks use API version 3.
    • Security: Update the “tmp” npm package.
    • Bug Fix: Vulnerable Software dashboard card didn’t render properly.
    • Bug Fix: Firewall rules that depend on HTTP headers didn’t work correctly in all cases.
    • Bug Fix: PHP Warning: Undefined array key 1 core/admin-pages/logs-list-table.php.
    • Bug Fix: Logs will appear in the correct order regardless of database version.
    • Bug Fix: PHP Warning: Array offset on value of type null core/modules/security-check-pro/class-itsec-security-check-pro.php.

20258 releases

  1. Kadence Security 9.4.3

    • Enhancement: Send notification about new vulnerabilities found during manual scan.
    • Tweak: Show mitigated vulnerabilities and ensure all unresolved vulnerabilities are visible on the Site Scan page.

  2. Kadence Security 9.4.2

    • Bug Fix: PHP notice about early translations loading on the settings screen.

  3. Kadence Security 9.4.1

    • Bug Fix: Missing assets in release 9.4.0.

  4. Kadence Security 9.4.0

    • Important: Solid Security now requires PHP 7.4 or later.
    • New: Patchstack Priority tells you how quickly you should address a vulnerability so you can focus on the most critical issues.
    • New: The Security Digest email includes a complete list of vulnerabilities affecting your site.
    • Enhancement: The Site Scan email now only includes newly found vulnerabilities to prevent notification fatigue.
    • Enhancement: Site Scans now run four times daily to detect new vulnerabilities.
    • Tweak: Make frontend JS code compatible with React 18.

  5. Kadence Security 9.3.10

    • Tweak: Update SolidWP Logo

  6. Kadence Security 9.3.9

    • Tweak: Reduce number of steps in the onboarding sequence.
    • Bug Fix: Notification Center settings could not be properly saved.

  7. Kadence Security 9.3.8

    • Tweak: Delete older JS files that were causing false-positives on scans. They have not been used since the UI was rewritten in React.
    • Security: Update StellarWP Telemetry library to improve authorization checks.

  8. Kadence Security 9.3.7

    • Enhancement: Use block API Version 3 for the Security Profile block.
    • Bug Fix: PHP warning when HTTP_HOST not set.

20247 releases

  1. Kadence Security 9.3.6

    • Enhancement: Better surface Login Security features during onboarding.

  2. Kadence Security 9.3.5

    • Bug Fix: PHP warning about translations being loaded too early.

  3. Kadence Security 9.3.4

    • Important: Solid Security now requires WordPress 6.5 or later.
    • Tweak: Add a new solid_security_mail_site_logo filter to modify the Site Logo used in email notifications.
    • Bug Fix: PHP fatal error on shutdown due to missing Event class on some sites.
    • Bug Fix: PHP warning on Site Health page.
    • Bug Fix: PHP warning in the SSL module on some server setups.

  4. Kadence Security 9.3.3

    • Enhancement: Improve highlighting settings search results.
    • Bug Fix: Crash during the onboarding process when starting over in some paths.
    • Bug Fix: Checkbox styling issue on WordPress 6.6.
    • Bug Fix: Fire an action when a vulnerability is unresolved due to plugin activation.

  5. Kadence Security 9.3.2

    • Important: “Automatic (Insecure)” IP detection has been removed. Read more: https://go.solidwp.com/firewall-features-not-available
    • Enhancement: Allow generating a new Two-Factor TOTP secret from the WP-Login UI.
    • Bug Fix: The SolidWP logo appeared too large in some email clients.
    • Bug Fix: An error would occur if we could not determine the length of database columns while saving log items.

  6. Kadence Security 9.3.1

    • Tweak: Add a notice when a user’s role is demoted from the Site Scans page.
    • Tweak: Update Privacy Policy generator text.
    • Bug Fix: Could not proceed through onboarding when BuddyPress or BuddyBoss was active.
    • Bug Fix: Some firewall rules could not be deactivated.
    • Bug Fix: Allow opting in to Telemetry via the Settings Page.
    • Bug Fix: PHP 8.2 deprecation warnings.

  7. Kadence Security 9.3.0

202310 releases

  1. Kadence Security 9.2.0

  2. Kadence Security 9.1.0

  3. Kadence Security 9.0.3

  4. Kadence Security 9.0.2

  5. Kadence Security 9.0.1

  6. Kadence Security 9.0.0

  7. Kadence Security 8.1.8

  8. Kadence Security 8.1.7

  9. Kadence Security 8.1.6

  10. Kadence Security 8.1.5

20225 releases

  1. Kadence Security 8.1.4

  2. Kadence Security 8.1.3

  3. Kadence Security 8.1.2

  4. Kadence Security 8.1.1

  5. Kadence Security 8.1.0

20214 releases

  1. Kadence Security 8.0.2

  2. Kadence Security 8.0.1

  3. Kadence Security 8.0.0

  4. Kadence Security 7.9.1

20205 releases

  1. Kadence Security 7.9.0

  2. Kadence Security 7.8.0

  3. Kadence Security 7.7.1

  4. Kadence Security 7.7.0

  5. Kadence Security 7.6.1

20199 releases

  1. Kadence Security 7.6.0

  2. Kadence Security 7.5.0

  3. Kadence Security 7.4.1

  4. Kadence Security 7.4.0

  5. Kadence Security 7.3.3

  6. Kadence Security 7.3.2

  7. Kadence Security 7.3.1

  8. Kadence Security 7.3.0

  9. Kadence Security 7.2.0

201810 releases

  1. Kadence Security 7.1.0

  2. Kadence Security 7.0.4

  3. Kadence Security 7.0.3

  4. Kadence Security 7.0.2

  5. Kadence Security 7.0.1

  6. Kadence Security 6.9.2

  7. Kadence Security 6.9.1

  8. Kadence Security 6.9.0

  9. Kadence Security 6.8.1

  10. Kadence Security 6.8.0

201711 releases

  1. Kadence Security 6.7.0

  2. Kadence Security 6.6.1

  3. Kadence Security 6.6.0

  4. Kadence Security 6.5.1

  5. Kadence Security 6.5.0

  6. Kadence Security 6.4.0

  7. Kadence Security 6.3.0

  8. Kadence Security 6.2.1

  9. Kadence Security 6.2.0

  10. Kadence Security 6.1.1

  11. Kadence Security 6.1.0

201615 releases

  1. Kadence Security 6.0.0

  2. Kadence Security 5.9.0

  3. Kadence Security 5.8.1

  4. Kadence Security 5.8.0

  5. Kadence Security 5.7.1

  6. Kadence Security 5.7.0

  7. Kadence Security 5.6.4

  8. Kadence Security 5.6.3

  9. Kadence Security 5.6.2

  10. Kadence Security 5.6.1

  11. Kadence Security 5.6.0

  12. Kadence Security 5.5.0

  13. Kadence Security 5.4.5

  14. Kadence Security 5.3.7

  15. Kadence Security 5.2.1

20152 releases

  1. Kadence Security 5.1.1

  2. Kadence Security 5.0.1

Questions about Kadence Security’s releases

What is the latest version of Kadence Security?

10.0.6, released on Oct 14, 2026 (3 weeks ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is Kadence Security updated?

12 releases in the last year, about one every 30 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from September 2015.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Kadence Security’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.