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#583 rankedTier A

Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning

By Paul

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Active installs30K+

WP Rank score84.2

Rating4.8 / 5

Reviews1,039

Version22.3.4

Last updatedOct 27, 2026

Overview Install trend Compatibility Support

Overview

Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning is ranked #583 among WordPress.org plugins by WP Rank with a score of 84.2. It has 30,000+ active installs and 12,933,517 total downloads. Users rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 1,039 reviews. It was downloaded 35,722 times in the last 15 days. The latest release (22.3.4) was published on Oct 27, 2026. It is tested up to WordPress 7.2 and requires PHP 7.4. 100% of its 1 support threads are resolved.

Install Trend

Based on the last 15 days of WordPress.org download stats.

35,722 downloads (15d)

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Compatibility

Requires WordPress5.7

Tested up to7.2

Requires PHP7.4

AddedJul 9, 2013

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