by Nagdy 4.7 (27 reviews)

Salt Shaker

Name: Salt Shaker
Rating: 4.7 (27 reviews)
Author: Nagdy

Salt Shaker enhances WordPress security by changing WordPress security keys and salts manually and automatically.

Salt Shaker ranks #2,514 among WordPress.org plugins with 7,000+ active installations, is #245 of 5,058 in the Security category, a 4.7/5 rating from 27 reviews, and was last updated Oct 21, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1.4)

v2.1.2 Current Version v2.1.2

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 21 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#245 of 5,058 in Security Top 5% by installs Downloads -60.8% this week Actively maintained

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Active Installs

7K+

-10.3%

KW Avg Position

20.2

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Downloads

236.1K

+48 today

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94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (27 reviews)

Next Milestone 8K

Total Progress 78%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Jul 18, 2023

Salt Shaker [salt-shaker] < 1.4.2

CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v1.4.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.1.2
Last Updated: Oct 21, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Nagdy

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 27
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Salt Shaker is for WordPress site owners and administrators who want to strengthen their site's security. It lets them change security keys and salts manually or on an automatic schedule, making it harder for attackers to hijack login cookies.

Manual security keys and salts change
Automated schedule for key changes
Minimal settings, easy setup
Open source on GitHub

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Salt Shaker

Make sure that wp-config.php file has the salt keys. If for any reason the keys aren't there; you can always generate a set of keys from this link https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/ and add it to your wp-config.php file. Once that's done, the plugin will be able to shake them based on your settings.

Post detailed information about the issue in the support forum and we will work to fix it.

You can use this filter to define the file location salt_shaker_salts_file. Example: In this example, the new location of the config file is in a folder that's outside WordPress location in a folder called wpsecret. Make sure to replace it with your secret location ;) function salt_shaker_new_file($salts_file_name) { $salts_file_name = '../wpsecret/wp-config'; return $salts_file_name; } add_filter('salt_shaker_salts_file', 'salt_shaker_new_file');