Best xss protection plugins for WordPress
The most popular xss protection plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Shieldon leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of The Law (10+) and CodePros SVG Secure Support (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “xss protection” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 xss protection plugins
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WP ShieldonThe most installed xss protection plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 2.
The Law10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 3.
CodePros SVG Secure SupportFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “xss protection”
WP Shieldon
Up in the last 7 days:122#15,065by Terry L.3 years ago
WP Shieldon is a WordPress security plugin based on Shieldon library, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) for PHP.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
The Law
#30,823by kennethrapp13 years ago
Sanitize post markup and provide xss protection with htmLawed
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CodePros SVG Secure Support
Up in the last 7 days:7,882#52,121by codeprosai4 months ago
Highly secure SVG upload support for WordPress. Validates, sanitizes, and protects SVG files through a multi-layer security pipeline.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day