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NIVA Guard

Name: NIVA Guard
Author: Ali Mohajer

See and control every outgoing connection of your plugins and themes: log with timing, block ads and notices, cache licenses, fast 404.

NIVA Guard ranks #57,217 among WordPress.org plugins with 1+ active installations, is #2,854 of 5,058 in the Security category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Oct 15, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.6.4 Current Version v2.6.4

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 15 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.6.4
Last Updated: Oct 15, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Ali Mohajer

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about NIVA Guard

No. It does not connect to any external service. The only request it makes is to your own site (home URL), once, after it edits .htaccess or wp-config.php, to be sure the site still answers; if the site returns a server error the edit is rolled back. The connection log is stored only on your own site (database and a text file in the uploads folder).

Only if you turn the related option on and save the settings: wp-content/mu-plugins/niva-guard-loader.php — "Load before other plugins", so no connection escapes the logger. wp-content/mu-plugins/niva-guard-heartbeat.php, niva-guard-fast-404.php — the server tools. 404.html in the site root and a block between # BEGIN NIVA WP Guard and # END NIVA WP Guard in .htaccess — Fast 404. A backup of .htaccess is saved first and restored automatically if the site returns a server error afterwards. wp-config.php — only if you turn on "Disable the built-in WordPress cron": one marked line define( 'DISABLE_WP_CRON', true ); is added (and removed again when you turn the option off or deactivate the plugin). If the site returns a server error afterwards, the file is restored automatically. The log folder wp-content/uploads/niva-guard/ is created when the first connection is logged. If WordPress cannot write these files, the settings page shows download buttons and manual instructions instead. Everything is removed when you deactivate or delete the plugin.

Blocking "license" or "plugin function" connections can lock a theme or stop SMS and orders from working. For licenses use "cache" instead of "block". The settings page warns you before you block these.

The logger, circuit breaker and Heartbeat control work everywhere. Fast 404 cannot edit .htaccess on Nginx; the settings page gives you the equivalent Nginx snippet instead.

All PHP, CSS and JavaScript files in the plugin are unminified and readable.