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Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security

v8.2.2

Firewall, Malware Scanner, Two Factor Auth, and Comprehensive Security Features, powered by our 24-hour team. Make security a priority with Wordfence.

by Mark Maunder · Website

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Rank

#11

5 hours ago

Official installs

5,000,000+

public bucket

Est. installs

5,200,000
High confidence

Total downloads

419.4M19660

all time

Rating

4.7 ★

4,967 reviews

Support threads

141

open topics

Support resolved

79%

of threads

Tested up to

WP 7.0.2

compatibility

Historical growth

Growth %, estimated installs, rank and downloads — updated daily.

Install, rank and growth cover 5 of the last 30 days; downloads go back 90.

Growth %

Daily active-install growth.

0%0.5%1%
Jul 29Jul 30Aug 1Aug 3

Estimated installs

WP.org gives no history — this accumulates.

5M5.1M5.2M5.3M5.4M
Jul 26Jul 29Aug 1Aug 3

Rank position

WP.org popularity order — lower is better.

#10#11#12
Jul 26Jul 29Aug 1Aug 3

Downloads

Cumulative downloads over the selected range.

418.6M418.8M419M419.2M419.4M
Jul 4Jul 14Jul 23Aug 2

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Estimated installs5.2M1.9M655K3.6M
WP.org rank#11#33#103#17
30d growth-15.3%-41.6%+58.8%+39.7%
Rating4.7 ★4.9 ★4.2 ★4.9 ★
Reviews4,9671,4713848,854
Support resolved79%23%100%100%
Version8.2.23.3.42.7.49.7.0
Tested up to7.0.27.0.27.0.27.0.2

Review stats

4.74,967 reviews
5★
90%
4★
2%
3★
1%
2★
1%
1★
5%

Development activity

Last updated
2026-05-13 3:42pm GMT
Latest version
8.2.2
Compatible up to
WordPress 7.0.2
Requires
WordPress 4.7
Developer
Mark Maunder
Plugin site
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Estimated installs

5,200,000

Confidence

high

Data updated

Aug 3, 2026

Tracking since

2026-07-26

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