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Best waf plugins for WordPress

The most popular waf plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. CloudSecure WP Security leads with 200K+ active installs, ahead of Security Ninja (7K+) and Advanced IP Blocker (3K+). All 30 plugins tagged “WAF” 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 waf plugins

  1. 1.
    CloudSecure WP Security

    The most installed waf plugin, with 200K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Security Ninja

    7K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 101 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  3. 3.
    Advanced IP Blocker

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 27 reviews, updated 4 days ago.

  4. 4.
    BitFire Security

    300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  5. 5.
    WEDOS

    300+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.

  6. 6.
    Anti-Hacker

    100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.0.

  7. 7.
    Lookit Cache Purge for Sucuri

    50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.

  8. 8.
    Nahnu Cache Connector for Bunny.net

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.

  9. 9.
    CIDRAM

    20+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, updated 1 day ago.

  10. 10.
    WordSec

    10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.

All 30 plugins tagged “WAF”