Best webshell plugins for WordPress
The most popular webshell plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. JAT Shell Scanner leads with fewer than 10 active installs, ahead of ScanForge File & Theme Security (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “webshell” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 webshell plugins
- 1.
JAT Shell ScannerThe most installed webshell plugin, with fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.
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ScanForge File & Theme SecurityFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “webshell”
JAT Shell Scanner
Up in the last 7 days:8,595#58,990by Jeremy Anderson3 days ago
Checks if your site is exposed to, or was hacked through, PHP2Shell (critical PHP bug) and wp2shell (WordPress bug). Optional fixes you can undo.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 39/day
ScanForge File & Theme Security
#71,562by adnan.limdi8 days ago
Audit WordPress plugins and themes for web shells, Tiny File Manager injections, modified files, and official repository checksum mismatches.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 54/day