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yemenifree/wp-security
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Basic security helper for WordPress.

1.0.6(8y ago)212PHP

Since Nov 25Pushed 8y ago2 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/salkhwlani/wp-security)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/yemenifree/wp-security)[ RSS](/packages/yemenifree-wp-security/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2mo ago

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Basic WordPress Security
========================

[](#basic-wordpress-security)

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> Basic security helper for WordPress.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- PHP Files Editation Disabled.
- Directory Listing Disabled.
- PHP Files Forbidden for `uploads` and `wp-includes`.
- Disallow file editor for (plugins & themes).
- Remove WordPress version from assets url.
- Disable REST API methods to anonymous users.
- Disable XmlRpc service.
- Disallow upload plugin/theme zip file manually via dashboard.
- Prevent deactivate security without FTP or file manager access.

Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

### via composer

[](#via-composer)

1. from `wp-content/plugins` folder run `composer create-project yemenifree/wp-security`
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. All done.

### Manually

[](#manually)

1. Download [last version](https://api.github.com/repos/yemenifree/wp-security/zipball)
2. unzip & rename folder to `wp-security`
3. Upload the folder `wp-security` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
4. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
5. All done.

Uninstall
---------

[](#uninstall)

1. Remove lock file `/wp-content/plugins/wp-security/.wp-security-lock` via FTP or file manager (CPanel).
2. Deactivate plugin through the "Plugins page" in WordPress.
3. Uninstall plugin.

Why lock file
-------------

[](#why-lock-file)

The goal of this plugin prevents use some built-in functions to a hacking website by users they have access to the dashboard, so to confirmed deactivate this plugin you need access to FTP or CPanel to remove the lock file.

TODO
----

[](#todo)

- Secure/Scan all upload files.
- Disable upload plugin manually (zip plugin) form admin panel.

Change log
----------

[](#change-log)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Salah Alkhwlani](https://github.com/yemenifree)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

7

Last Release

3085d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/60036767b6c53b6c4266f7b46348b93b505cf278203df5d7c06d5f7661d1fcc3?d=identicon)[salahalkhwlani](/maintainers/salahalkhwlani)

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Top Contributors

[![salkhwlani](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10876587?v=4)](https://github.com/salkhwlani "salkhwlani (19 commits)")

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Tags

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