Best security scan plugins for WordPress
The most popular security scan plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Security Ninja For MainWP leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of Server Security Scan (20+) and BridgeHub Security Insight (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “security scan” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 security scan plugins
- 1.
Security Ninja For MainWPThe most installed security scan plugin, with 400+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Server Security Scan20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 3.
BridgeHub Security InsightFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “security scan”
Security Ninja For MainWP
Down in the last 7 days:12#9,327by Lars Koudal11 days ago
See Security Ninja vulnerabilities and security test results in your MainWP dashboard.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Server Security Scan
#27,029by wputils13 years ago
Scans wordpress website server security for detecting possible vulnerabilities and hacks.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BridgeHub Security Insight
Down in the last 7 days:505#63,941by Md Jahid Shah4 months ago
Lightweight, read-only WordPress security audits with risk scoring, security checks, and actionable recommendations.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day