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friends-of-wp/wp-dev-cli-ext-security
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WP DevCli Extension that shows security information.

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Since Apr 26Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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`wordpress:security:version`
============================

[](#wordpresssecurityversion)

This is an extension to the [Friends of WP Command Line Tool for Developers](https://github.com/friends-of-wp/wp-dev-cli). This command is included in the default tool.

[![CLI Output](docs/images/php-security.png)](docs/images/php-security.png)

This command returns security information about the given WordPress version. If it is unsecure it will return the closest secure version.

###  Health Score

14

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LowBetter than 2% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity22

Early-stage or recently created project

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f249250f50f750633718a189b04c381f79decacce4a73a47b180f5398bd69d5d?d=identicon)[friends-of-wp](/maintainers/friends-of-wp)

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