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Best safety plugins for WordPress

The most popular safety plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Companion Auto Update leads with 40K+ active installs, ahead of Blue Captcha (400+) and Escape Button (60+). All 20 plugins tagged “safety” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 safety plugins

  1. 1.
    Companion Auto Update

    The most installed safety plugin, with 40K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 105 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  2. 2.
    Blue Captcha

    400+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 15 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Escape Button

    60+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

  4. 4.
    WP Firewall

    40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.

  5. 5.
    Safety Exit Button

    30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  6. 6.
    Plugiva ClientGuard

    30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.

  7. 7.
    IP Dependent Cookies

    10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.

  8. 8.
    Secure Login

    10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

  9. 9.
    ROB (rat out blocker)

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.

  10. 10.
    Specflux Site Agent

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.

All 20 plugins tagged “safety”