Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security for WordPress Plugin Directory
By Mark Maunder
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security is a WordPress app, with a 4.7 average rating from 4,937 reviews, as of July 8, 2026.
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Mark Maunder. With a rating of 4.7★ from 4,937 reviews.
AppRanks data: Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security ranks #0 in 2FA on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security is a highly rated WordPress app with an established review history. It is listed in the Firewall category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 4,937 reviews show steady adoption but the app hasn't crossed the heavy-volume bar yet. Review accumulation at this stage tends to come from segment-specific use cases rather than universal adoption, so fit-to-stack matters more than category-leader brand recognition. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.7★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +4,937 reviews provide statistical reliability for the rating average
- +Published by Mark Maunder — established developer track record
Cons
- −Sparse visual evidence (0 screenshots) — harder to evaluate the UX before installing
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How Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security works
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THE MOST POPULAR WORDPRESS FIREWALL & SECURITY SCANNER WordPress security requires a team of dedicated analysts researching the latest malware variants and WordPress exploits, turning them into firewall rules and malware signatures, and releasing those to customers in real-time.
Choose the right protection for you: Wordfence Free, Premium, Care or Response
Wordfence is widely acknowledged as the number one WordPress security research team in the World. Our plugin provides a comprehensive suite of security features, and our team’s research is what powers our plugin and provides the level of security that we are known for.
At Wordfence, WordPress security isn’t a division of our business – WordPress security is all we do. We employ a global 24-hour dedicated incident response team that provides our priority customers with a 1 hour response time for any security incident.
The sun never sets on our global security team and we run a sophisticated threat intelligence platform to aggregate, analyze and produce ground breaking security research on the newest security threats.
Wordfence Security includes an endpoint firewall, malware scanner, robust login security features, live traffic views, and more. Our Threat Defense Feed arms Wordfence with the newest firewall rules, malware signatures, and malicious IP addresses it needs to keep your website safe.
Rounded out by 2FA and a suite of additional features, Wordfence is the most comprehensive WordPress security solution available.
🔥 WORDPRESS FIREWALL
Web Application Firewall identifies and blocks malicious traffic. Built and maintained by a large team focused 100% on WordPress security.
Real-time firewall rule and malware signature [Premium] updates via the Threat Defense Feed (free version is delayed by 30 days).
Real-time IP Blocklist [Premium] blocks all requests from the most malicious IPs, protecting your site while reducing load.
Protects your site at the endpoint, enabling deep integration with WordPress. Unlike cloud alternatives, it does not break encryption, cannot be bypassed and cannot leak data.
Integrated malware scanner blocks requests that include malicious code or content.
Protection from brute force attacks by limiting login attempts.
📡 WORDPRESS SECURITY SCANNER
Malware scanner checks core files, themes and plugins for malware, bad URLs, backdoors, SEO spam, malicious redirects and code injections.
Real-time malware signature updates [Premium] via the Threat Defense Feed (free version is delayed by 30 days).
Compares with WordPress.org repository your core files, themes and plugins, checking their integrity and reporting any changes to you.
Repair WordPress core, theme, and plugin files that have changed by overwriting them with a pristine, original version. Delete any files that don’t belong easily within the Wordfence interface.
Malware Removal Tools “Delete File” and “Delete All Deletable Files” options allow for efficient malware removal. Remember to investigate the scan results and backup files first!
Checks your site for known security vulnerabilities and alerts you to any issues. Also alerts you to potential security issues when a plugin has been closed or abandoned.
Checks your content safety by scanning file contents, posts and comments for dangerous URLs and suspicious content.
Checks to see if your site or IP have been blocklisted [Premium] for malicious activity, generating spam or other security issues.
🔒 LOGIN SECURITY
Two-factor authentication (2FA), one of the most secure forms of remote system authentication available via any TOTP-based authenticator app or service.
Login Page CAPTCHA stops bots from logging in.
2FA for WooCommerce and custom integrations allow for 2FA to be setup on custom account pages
XML-RPC options including disabling or adding 2FA.
Password Security: Block logins for administrators using known compromised passwords.
📋 SECURITY AUDIT LOG [Premium]
The Audit Log monitors all changes and actions in security-sensitive areas of the site.
Remote tamper-proof data storage via Wordfence Central.
Monitor events and actions ranging from user creation and editing to plugin/theme installation and updates to post and page changes.
Configurable to log all events or significant events only, which includes all authentication, site configuration, and site functionality events.
🌐 WORDFENCE CENTRAL
Wordfence Central is a powerful and efficient way to manage the security for multiple sites in one place.
Centralized management: Efficiently assess the security status of all your websites in one view. View detailed security findings without leaving Wordfence Central.
Powerful templates make configuring Wordfence a breeze.
Highly configurable alerts can be delivered via email, SMS or Slack. Improve the signal to noise ratio by leveraging severity level options and a daily digest option.
Track and alert on important security events including administrator logins, breached password usage and surges in attack activity.
Free to use for unlimited sites.
🛠️ SECURITY TOOLS
Live Traffic monitors visits and hack attempts not shown in other analytics packages in real time; including origin, their IP address, the time of day and time spent on your site.
Block attackers by IP or build advanced rules based on IP Range, Hostname, User Agent and Referrer.
Country blocking available with Wordfence Premium.
Category rankings
As of Jul 8, 2026- 2FA#0of 25Top 1%
- Firewall#0of 70Top 1%
- Malware#0of 28Top 1%
- Scanner#0of 18Top 1%
- Security#1of 635Top 1%
- _browse_popular#11of 508Top 3%
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Keyword rankings
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security ranks for 9 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 3:
- Rank #7
- Rank #20
- Rank #26
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Frequently asked questions
What is Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security?
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.7-star rating from 4,937 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Firewall category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Mark Maunder.
Who uses Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security?
Currently around 5,000,000 active stores have installed Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security. Its review base of 4,937 signals a mature user community spanning small, mid-market, and enterprise merchants. It is part of the Firewall category on WordPress.