Ben Treder

<p>Treder Security Snapshot gives WordPress site owners a simple local security health report.</p>
<p>It is not a firewall, malware removal tool, or all-in-one security suite. It focuses on clear visibility, practical recommendations, and easy reporting.</p>
<p>The plugin checks common WordPress security basics and gives you a security score from 0 to 100.</p>
<h4>Included Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Security score from 0 to 100</li>
<li>Dashboard tab</li>
<li>Detailed audit tab</li>
<li>Scan history tab</li>
<li>WordPress dashboard widget</li>
<li>Beginner-friendly explanations</li>
<li>Suggested fixes</li>
<li>Local scan history</li>
<li>Local HTML report download</li>
<li>Email latest report to a chosen address</li>
</ul>
<h4>Security Checks</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress core update status</li>
<li>Plugin update status</li>
<li>Theme update status</li>
<li>Default admin usernames</li>
<li>User enumeration risk</li>
<li>XML-RPC status</li>
<li>File editing status</li>
<li>Debug mode status</li>
<li>Directory browsing indicators</li>
<li>HTTPS and SSL status</li>
<li>Database prefix check</li>
<li>WordPress version visibility</li>
<li>Public registration status</li>
<li>Inactive plugins</li>
</ul>
<h4>Separate Pro Companion</h4>
<p>A separate Pro companion plugin is available from the author’s website for users who want additional tools such as advanced checks, scheduled reports, file integrity monitoring, white-label reporting, and AI-assisted fix plans.</p>
<p>The WordPress.org plugin includes all functionality described in this readme.</p>


Treder Security Snapshot

A lightweight WordPress security health report with a simple score, clear findings, local reports, and beginner-friendly suggested fixes.

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<p>Steel Security & Hardening – Site Audit Tools focuses on practical security hygiene for WordPress administrators.</p>
<p>The free plugin provides:</p>
<ul>
<li>on-demand security scans</li>
<li>risk summaries grouped by severity and category</li>
<li>checks for common WordPress hardening gaps</li>
<li>checks for exposed root-level artifacts such as <code>.env</code>, SQL dumps, <code>phpinfo</code> files, and backup archives</li>
<li>a quarantine vault for operator-reviewed file isolation</li>
<li>uploads PHP execution blocking on supported server environments</li>
<li>manual guidance when automatic server hardening is not safely supported</li>
</ul>
<p>This plugin is positioned as an auditing and hardening tool. It helps surface risk and apply selected preventive controls, but it does not promise malware removal, incident response, or complete server protection.</p>
<h4>Included checks</h4>
<p>The scan currently looks for items such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>PHP error display exposure</li>
<li><code>WP_DEBUG</code> and <code>debug.log</code> exposure</li>
<li>XML-RPC availability</li>
<li>author and REST user enumeration exposure</li>
<li>theme/plugin file editor availability</li>
<li>WordPress generator meta output</li>
<li>comments enabled by default</li>
<li>uploads PHP execution hardening status</li>
<li>root-level sensitive files and archives</li>
</ul>
<h4>Server-aware behavior</h4>
<p>This plugin only auto-applies server config changes where it can do so in a scoped and reversible way.</p>
<ul>
<li>Apache and LiteSpeed: uploads PHP blocking is managed through a Steel Security-marked <code>.htaccess</code> block</li>
<li>IIS: uploads PHP blocking is managed through a Steel Security-marked <code>web.config</code> section</li>
<li>Nginx and unsupported environments: Steel Security provides manual guidance instead of claiming automatic protection</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pro companion</h4>
<p>This plugin can work with a separate Pro companion plugin that adds features such as scheduled scans, scan history, reports, and managed server-level controls such as directory listing protection and baseline security headers. The free plugin remains usable on its own.</p>


Steel Security & Hardening – Site Audit Tools

High-signal WordPress security auditing and hardening with practical site audit tools for administrators.

Treder Security Snapshot vs Steel Security & Hardening – Site Audit Tools