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.
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Top 10 waf plugins
- 1.
CloudSecure WP SecurityThe most installed waf plugin, with 200K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Security Ninja7K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 101 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 3.
Advanced IP Blocker3K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 27 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 4.
BitFire Security300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.WEDOS
300+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.
Anti-Hacker100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.0.
- 7.Lookit Cache Purge for Sucuri
50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 8.
Nahnu Cache Connector for Bunny.net20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.
- 9.
CIDRAM20+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, updated 1 day ago.
- 10.
WordSec10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
All 30 plugins tagged “WAF”

CloudSecure WP Security
Up in the last 7 days:3#281by XServer25 days ago
CloudSecure WP Securityは、管理画面とログインURLをサイバー攻撃から守る、国産・日本語対応のセキュリティ対策プラグインです。 簡単な設定だけで、不正アクセスや不正ログインからWordPressを保護し、サイトのセキュリティを高めます。
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 1.1K/day

Security Ninja
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,518by cleverplugins5 days ago
WordPress security plugin: free 8G firewall/WAF, 50+ tests, vulnerability/core scanning, events logging, AI reports.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.7(101)
- Downloads
- 279/day

Advanced IP Blocker
Up in the last 7 days:45#4,071by IniLerm4 days ago
A complete WordPress security firewall: blocks IPs, bots, countries & ASN. Includes an intelligent WAF, Threat Scoring, Geo-Challenge, and 2FA.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.9(27)
- Downloads
- 397/day

BitFire Security
Up in the last 7 days:28#10,312by Cory Marsh1 month ago
Free WordPress firewall, bot blocking, login protection, and malware scanning. See suspicious traffic and investigate threats from your dashboard.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 17/day
WEDOS
Down in the last 7 days:15#10,368by wedos.com9 days ago
Protect your WordPress website with WEDOS Global: cloud WAF, DDoS protection, CDN and page cache, set up from WordPress.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.8(4)
- Downloads
- 56/day

Anti-Hacker
Up in the last 7 days:32#15,392by emiliocini2 years ago
Anti-Hacker protects your Wordpress against hackers attacks, hiding sensitive information that would be used to exploit your site, detecting and fixin …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 10/day
Lookit Cache Purge for Sucuri
Down in the last 7 days:17#20,947by lookitdesign2 months ago
Granular Sucuri cache purge from the WordPress admin bar. Purge a single URL, or the entire site, without leaving wp-admin.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Nahnu Cache Connector for Bunny.net
Down in the last 7 days:942#25,511by Jaime Alnassim3 days ago
Bunny.net CDN for WordPress: purge sync for 18 cache plugins, 75+ edge rules, Shield WAF bypasses, security headers and MainWP/ManageWP support.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 15/day

CIDRAM
#27,431by Maikuolan1 day ago
CIDRAM: A PHP-level CIDR/IP-based firewall solution.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WordSec
#29,070by WordSec1 month ago
WordPress security plugin with firewall, malware scanner, and login protection. Block attacks and scan for malware from one dashboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Secure Owl Firewall
#32,160by Sajber Sove9 days ago
Secure Owl Firewall is a smart rule-based protection that blocks threats and secures your site from attacks.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 7/day
WP WAF
Up in the last 7 days:204#32,625by guelfoweb13 years ago
WordPress Application Firewall. Protects against current and future attacks.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WAF Manager for Cloudflare
#34,712by Jaime Alnassim10 days ago
Deploy five battle-tested Cloudflare WAF rules to any zone in one click, straight from WordPress. No expression language required.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Loyal Security
Up in the last 7 days:3,674#44,477by Loyal Security5 days ago
Firewall, malware scanner, file integrity monitoring, hardening, 2FA, backups, and audit logging — one self-contained plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Cybershield Firewall
Down in the last 7 days:3,087#46,013by SECURAS TECHNOLOGIES2 years ago
CyberShield, Your First Line of Defense Against Web Attacks.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Integer Wp Security
Up in the last 7 days:3,792#52,542by Lenon Leite5 years ago
WP security is a plugin responsible by security with short steps and fix the mainly security problems.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day

IPIntel AI Firewall
#54,319by ipintelai10 months ago
IP reputation firewall (WAF) for WordPress using AI-powered threat analysis and automatic request verification.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Obsyde Aegis
Up in the last 7 days:10,476#55,174by obsyde6 months ago
Real-time threat detection, automated IP blocking, and AI-powered security analysis.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

PureGuard
#56,505by Pure Guard5 days ago
Six security modes, branded challenge and block pages, a VPN-friendly filter, and a live Security/Performance dashboard for your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

Genius Firewall
Up in the last 7 days:12,576#58,057by Genius Plugin2 years ago
Democratized web security for free with the best website firewall designed for everyone from beginners to security experts using Wordpress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day

UX3 Security
Up in the last 7 days:12,087#58,868by ux3security1 month ago
Cloud-managed firewall, bot protection, and threat monitoring. Manage rules, bans, and allow-lists from a central dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
Zhangsir1724 Smart Shield
Down in the last 7 days:1,733#62,951by zhangsir6 months ago
WAF (73%+) has passed 822 tests. Test mode (logging only), WAF emergency shutdown, IP whitelist, to achieve precise control over interception.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Revenue Shield
Down in the last 7 days:9,230#65,437by ekeskin20344 months ago
Protect your content and ad revenue. Detects adblockers and encourages users to whitelist your site, while providing an Enterprise-grade Web Applicati …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

OOSOFT WAF Security
Up in the last 7 days:3,323#66,870by oosoft5 months ago
A production-ready WordPress application-level Web Application Firewall (WAF) with request filtering, upload malware protection, and security logging.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Papy3D WAF
Down in the last 7 days:4,767#67,655by papy3d29 days ago
A local pre-WordPress application firewall with bounded inspection, declarative rules, observation mode, and safe server diagnostics.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

What's going on
Down in the last 7 days:15,482#70,146by jaimenj4 years ago
A simple Web Application Firewall for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day

xZeroProtect
#71,248by Ben Khalife24 days ago
Lightweight firewall for WordPress — blocks bots and scanners, tracks real visitor analytics with zero external dependencies.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Defen.so Connector
#71,707by defenso2 months ago
Firewall, malware & file-change scanner, brute-force protection, rate limiting, plus free uptime + SSL monitoring — one-click connect, no API key.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 8/day

powerwaf.com
Down in the last 7 days:5,402#73,450by powerwaf3 years ago
Accelerate and protect your website to the maximum with PowerWAF CDN. With this plugin you can keep dynamic content updated at the edge to increase de …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Techbox Firewall
Down in the last 7 days:14,083#73,609by techboxdesign1 month ago
Web Application Firewall for WordPress. Blocks SQL injection, XSS, malicious bots, and bad requests.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day