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Security Hardener is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Marc Armengou.
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Generated from marketplace data as of Sep 11, 2026
Security Hardener is a WordPress app. It has no reviews on WordPress yet.
Pros
- No standout positives in the measured data.
Cons
- −No reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified by other merchants
How Security Hardener works
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Security Hardener applies WordPress security best practices based on the WordPress Advanced Administration / Security / Hardening documentation and widely accepted hardening measures. It uses WordPress core functions and follows best practices without modifying core files.
Key Features File Security:
* Disable file editor in WordPress admin
* Optionally disable all file modifications
XML-RPC Protection:
* Disable XML-RPC completely
* Remove pingback methods when XML-RPC is enabled
Pingback Protection:
* Disable self-pingbacks
* Remove X-Pingback header
* Block incoming pingbacks
User Enumeration Protection:
* Block /?author=N queries (returns 404)
* Secure REST API user endpoints (require authentication)
* Remove users from XML sitemaps
* Prevent canonical redirects that expose usernames
* Optionally block author feed pages (/author/username/feed/)
* Optionally anonymize the author name in oEmbed responses