Best threat plugins for WordPress
The most popular threat plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Source Code Protection leads with 70+ active installs, ahead of Global threat activity level Widget (10+) and S4E (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “threat” 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 3 threat plugins
- 1.
Source Code ProtectionThe most installed threat plugin, with 70+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 2.
Global threat activity level Widget10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
S4EFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 4 plugins tagged “threat”
Source Code Protection
#18,166by ViitorCloud Technologies Pvt Ltd2 years ago
Source Code Protection is a simple and effective plugin that uses to prevent common techniques in protecting your code from being stolen.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Global threat activity level Widget
Up in the last 7 days:10,478#37,352by pcrisk8 months ago
Displays global virus and spyware activity level and latest spyware threats with guidelines how to remove them.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
S4E
#55,510by S4E1 year ago
Integrate S4E API with WordPress to provide comprehensive security scanning capabilities for your website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day