Boon Band

<p>BoonRisk gives you a <strong>clear security and readiness report</strong> for your WordPress site. See exactly what security risks exist, why they matter, and what to do about them — all explained in plain language.</p>
<p><strong>Safe & Read-Only:</strong> This plugin only reads your site configuration. It does not scan files, block traffic, or make any changes to your WordPress installation.</p>
<h4>What You Get</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Security Check Report</strong> — See your site’s security status: PHP version, WordPress updates, user settings, HTTPS, and 30+ configuration checks</li>
<li><strong>Clear Explanations</strong> — Every finding explains “why this matters” and “what to do about it” in plain language</li>
<li><strong>Prioritized Risks</strong> — Top risks ranked by impact so you know what to fix first</li>
<li><strong>Printable Report</strong> — Professional HTML report you can view, print, or share directly from WordPress admin</li>
</ul>
<h4>What This Plugin Does NOT Do (100% Safe)</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>No file scanning</strong> — Does not scan your files or look for malware</li>
<li><strong>No traffic blocking</strong> — Does not act as a firewall or block visitors</li>
<li><strong>No site changes</strong> — Does not modify settings, files, or database</li>
<li><strong>No active testing</strong> — Does not simulate attacks or run security scans</li>
<li><strong>Read-only analysis</strong> — Only reads your configuration, never writes or changes anything</li>
</ul>
<h4>Who Is It For?</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Site owners</strong> — Understand your security risks without technical expertise</li>
<li><strong>Freelancers & agencies</strong> — Generate client-ready reports in minutes</li>
<li><strong>Developers</strong> — Quick baseline check before or after deployments</li>
<li><strong>Teams</strong> — Consistent security reporting across multiple WordPress sites</li>
</ul>
<h4>Free Security Check (No Account Required)</h4>
<p>Run a complete security and readiness check instantly — 100% local, no data sent anywhere:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Overall Risk Level</strong> — Clear Low/Medium/High rating with explanation of what it means</li>
<li><strong>Top Risks First</strong> — See your biggest security issues ranked by impact</li>
<li><strong>30+ Configuration Checks</strong> — WordPress updates, PHP version, HTTPS, user permissions, backups, 2FA, debug mode, and more</li>
<li><strong>Action Plan</strong> — Every issue includes “why it matters” and “how to fix it”</li>
<li><strong>Professional Report</strong> — Printable HTML report you can view in WordPress admin or share with your team</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What you’ll learn:</strong> “Is my site at risk?” and “What should I fix first?”</p>
<p><strong>100% Private:</strong> All checks run on your server. Nothing is sent externally. No account or email required.</p>
<h4>Optional: Web Dashboard</h4>
<p>Connect the plugin to the <a href="https://boonrisk.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">BoonRisk web dashboard</a> for additional capabilities (optional, requires free account):</p>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="https://boonrisk.com/scanner/" rel="nofollow ugc">Surface Scan</a></strong> — External scan of your site’s public-facing security headers, SSL configuration, and exposed services</li>
<li><strong>Vulnerability Intelligence</strong> — Known CVEs matched to your installed plugins and themes with severity ratings</li>
<li><strong>Continuous Monitoring</strong> — Automatic daily checks with alerts when your security posture changes</li>
<li><strong>Track Over Time</strong> — See how your site security improves (or changes) month over month</li>
<li><strong>PDF Reports</strong> — Download professional reports to share with clients or management</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> The local security check is fully functional on its own. The web dashboard is completely optional.</p>
<p>Learn more at <a href="https://boonrisk.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">boonrisk.com</a></p>
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<h4>Local Assessment (Default)</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Go to <strong>BoonRisk</strong> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> <strong>Local Assessment</strong></li>
<li>Click <strong>Run Assessment Now</strong></li>
<li>View your Security Posture Summary and Top Risks</li>
<li>Click <strong>View Full Report</strong> for a printable HTML report</li>
</ol>
<p>All analysis happens on your server. Nothing is sent externally.</p>
<h4>Web Dashboard (Optional)</h4>
<ol>
<li>Create a free account at <a href="https://boonrisk.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">boonrisk.com</a></li>
<li>Go to <strong>BoonRisk</strong> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> <strong>Connect (Optional)</strong></li>
<li>Enter your API key</li>
<li>Send your assessment to the dashboard for vulnerability intelligence, surface scan, and monitoring</li>
</ol>
<p>External API calls only happen when you explicitly request them.</p>
<h3>Data Usage</h3>
<h4>Local Assessment</h4>
<p>In local mode, <strong>no data is sent externally</strong>. All checks run inside WordPress.</p>
<h4>Web Dashboard (Optional)</h4>
<p>When you send data to the dashboard, the following is transmitted:</p>
<ul>
<li>PHP and WordPress versions</li>
<li>Active plugin and theme names/versions</li>
<li>Configuration flags (debug mode, file editor status, etc.)</li>
</ul>
<p>What you get in return:</p>
<ul>
<li>Known vulnerability data for your installed plugins and themes</li>
<li>Surface scan results for public-facing security</li>
<li>Severity context for identified risks</li>
<li>Historical trend data and monitoring alerts</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What is never collected:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>User data or personal information</li>
<li>Passwords or credentials</li>
<li>Post/page content</li>
<li>Database contents</li>
<li>File contents</li>
</ul>
<p>Data is sent <strong>only when you click</strong> Send to Dashboard or enable automatic daily sync. No personal data is collected.</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>Read our full privacy policy at https://boonrisk.com/privacy</p>


BoonRisk – Site Security Check & Report

Security posture report for WordPress — 30+ checks, prioritized risks, and a printable report. Get a clear picture in minutes.

Brendigo

<p>BrenWP Client Safe Mode helps you troubleshoot safely and reduce risk when handing a WordPress site to clients or non-technical users.</p>
<p>Safe Mode is <em>per-user</em>: it applies only to the currently logged-in user who enabled it. Visitors and other users are not affected.</p>
<h4>Safe Mode (per-user) can optionally</h4>
<ul>
<li>Block access to risky wp-admin screens (plugin/theme management, core updates, Site Health, and update actions)</li>
<li>Disable file modifications (plugin/theme installs, updates, editors)</li>
<li>Optionally block update/install capabilities (prevents running updates/installs even via alternative flows)</li>
<li>Optionally block destructive capabilities (prevents deleting plugins/themes while Safe Mode is enabled)</li>
<li>Optionally disable the built-in plugin/theme editors (capability-based) while Safe Mode is enabled</li>
<li>Hide update notices</li>
<li>Trim selected admin bar nodes (Updates / Comments / New Content)</li>
<li>Auto-disable after a configurable number of minutes (optional)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Client restrictions (role-based + optional user targeting) can</h4>
<ul>
<li>Optionally target a specific user account (in addition to roles)</li>
<li>Hide risky menus</li>
<li>Block direct access to sensitive wp-admin screens</li>
<li>Disable file modifications</li>
<li>Hide update notices</li>
<li>Optionally limit the Media Library to a user’s own uploads (privacy on multi-author sites)</li>
<li>Optionally hide common Dashboard widgets for restricted roles (UI cleanup)</li>
<li>Optionally hide the Screen Options dropdown (independent toggle)</li>
<li>Optionally hide the Admin Bar on the front end for restricted roles</li>
<li>Optionally block Customizer access (customize.php)</li>
<li>Optionally block Users screens (Users list/Add/Edit) even if the broader screen blocklist is disabled</li>
<li>Optionally block Tools screens (Tools/Import/Export) even if the broader screen blocklist is disabled</li>
<li>Optionally lock profile email/password changes for restricted roles (prevents self-service account takeover)</li>
<li>Optionally show a dismissible 2FA security reminder notice (notice only)</li>
<li>Optionally hide the Admin Bar on the front end for restricted roles</li>
</ul>
<h4>General hardening (site-wide, optional)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Disable XML-RPC</li>
<li>Disable the built-in plugin/theme editors for all users (capability-based)</li>
<li>Optional settings export download (admin-only) via a nonce-protected endpoint (default OFF)</li>
</ul>
<p>Administrators are never restricted by client restrictions. On multisite, super-admins are also excluded.</p>
<h4>Privacy</h4>
<p>This plugin does not send data to external services. It performs <strong>no tracking, telemetry, analytics, or “phone-home” requests</strong>.</p>
<h4>Data stored on your site</h4>
<p>The plugin stores the minimum required data to provide Safe Mode and optional auditing:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Options (Settings)</strong>: stored in the <code>brenwp_csm_options</code> option (site option). This contains your configured settings.</li>
<li><strong>Activity log (optional)</strong>: stored in the <code>brenwp_csm_activity_log</code> option <strong>only if Activity logging is enabled</strong>. This log is bounded by <strong>Max entries</strong> and can optionally be pruned by age (Retention days).</li>
<li><strong>Operational options</strong>: internal housekeeping options such as <code>brenwp_csm_last_settings_change</code> and a short-lived lock key used to avoid concurrent log writes.</li>
<li><strong>User meta (Safe Mode)</strong>:
<ul>
<li><code>brenwp_csm_safe_mode</code> (on/off flag for a user)</li>
<li><code>brenwp_csm_safe_mode_until</code> (optional expiry timestamp if auto-off is enabled)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Data minimization and retention</h4>
<ul>
<li>Activity logging is <strong>disabled by default</strong>.</li>
<li>The activity log does <strong>not</strong> store IP addresses and attempts to redact likely secrets from context values.</li>
<li>Retention controls:
<ul>
<li><strong>Max entries</strong> caps log size.</li>
<li><strong>Retention days</strong> can automatically prune older entries (0 = disabled).</li>
<li>The <strong>Clear log</strong> action removes all log entries immediately (admin-only, nonce protected).</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy tools</h4>
<p>The plugin:<br />
* Adds suggested text to the Privacy Policy Guide (Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Privacy)<br />
* Registers a personal data exporter and eraser for the Safe Mode user meta</p>
<h4>Data deletion</h4>
<p>On uninstall (delete), the plugin removes its options, optional log option, Safe Mode user meta, and (best-effort) the optional <code>bren_client</code> role if it was created by the plugin.</p>
<h3>Security</h3>
<p>This plugin follows WordPress hardening best practices:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>CSRF protection</strong>: all state-changing actions use <strong>POST</strong> and require a <strong>WordPress nonce</strong>.</li>
<li><strong>Authorization</strong>: privileged admin actions are gated by <strong>capability checks</strong> (<code>manage_options</code> by default, filterable).</li>
<li><strong>XSS defense</strong>: user-controlled data is sanitized on input and escaped on output.</li>
<li><strong>No remote requests</strong>: the plugin does not make outbound HTTP requests.</li>
<li><strong>Data minimization</strong>: the activity log is bounded, does not store IP addresses, and redacts likely secrets in log context values.</li>
</ul>
<p>Assumptions and scope:</p>
<ul>
<li>The plugin enforces policies inside WordPress; it does not replace server/WAF hardening.</li>
<li>Safe Mode is <strong>per-user</strong> and does not modify the site’s active plugins/themes list.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Troubleshooting</h3>
<h4>I don’t see the Safe Mode toggle in the admin bar</h4>
<ul>
<li>Confirm the WordPress admin bar is enabled for your account.</li>
<li>Confirm <strong>Enforcement</strong> is enabled in the plugin settings.</li>
<li>Confirm your role is included in <strong>Who can toggle Safe Mode</strong> (or you are an administrator / multisite super-admin).</li>
</ul>
<h4>My profile email/password cannot be changed</h4>
<p>If <strong>Restrictions <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Lock profile email/password</strong> is enabled and your account is restricted, you will not be able to change your own email or password. Contact an administrator.</p>
<h4>XML-RPC stopped working</h4>
<p>If you rely on legacy services that require XML-RPC (some old mobile apps / integrations), disable <strong>General <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Disable XML-RPC</strong>.</p>
<h4>I get redirected with an “Access blocked” notice</h4>
<p>A configured policy blocked a sensitive admin screen. Review:<br />
* <strong>Restrictions <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Block direct screen access</strong> (for restricted roles)<br />
* <strong>Safe Mode <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Block risky admin screens</strong> (for your account if Safe Mode is enabled)</p>
<h4>Safe Mode is enabled but I want to turn it off</h4>
<ul>
<li>Use the <strong>Safe Mode</strong> tab to toggle it off.</li>
<li>If auto-off is enabled, it will disable automatically after the configured time window.</li>
<li>If Enforcement is OFF, the UI provides a <strong>Clear stored Safe Mode</strong> button to remove the stored flag.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Developer Hooks</h3>
<p>Filters:<br />
* <code>brenwp_csm_required_cap</code> — change the capability required to manage this plugin (default: <code>manage_options</code>).<br />
* <code>brenwp_csm_presets</code> — customize Dashboard presets (label/description/patch arrays).<br />
* <code>brenwp_csm_create_client_role</code> — return <code>false</code> to prevent creating the <code>bren_client</code> role on activation.<br />
* <code>brenwp_csm_client_role_caps</code> — customize capabilities assigned to the <code>bren_client</code> role on activation.<br />
* <code>brenwp_csm_remove_client_role_on_uninstall</code> — return <code>false</code> to keep the <code>bren_client</code> role during uninstall cleanup.</p>


BrenWP Client Safe Mode

Per-user Safe Mode plus role-based client restrictions for safer troubleshooting and cleaner client handoff.

BoonRisk – Site Security Check & Report vs BrenWP Client Safe Mode