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Steel Security & Hardening – Site Audit Tools

Name: Steel Security & Hardening – Site Audit Tools
Author: sweetwatermedia

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

Steel Security & Hardening ranks #27,346 among WordPress.org plugins with 20+ active installations, is #1,582 of 5,058 in the Security category, and was last updated Aug 10, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.8 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.1.0 Current Version v1.1.0

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 10 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.1.0
Last Updated: Aug 10, 2026
Requires WP: 6.4+
Tested Up To: 7.0.8
PHP Version: 8.0 or higher
Author: sweetwatermedia

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Steel Security & Hardening – Site Audit Tools

The free plugin does not rely on a third-party service for core scanning or hardening, and it does not require remote API calls for its free feature set.

No. This plugin is designed to audit, surface risk, and help with selective hardening and operator-reviewed quarantine workflows. It should not be described as an automatic malware removal tool.

No. Steel Security uses a safer custom login-path approach. It hides the default public login entry by moving it to a unique path that you configure, rather than renaming WordPress core directories.

Yes. If an administrator account is still using the default admin login, Steel Security can offer an in-plugin rename workflow with validation and collision checks.

Only for specific controls where the plugin can write a clearly delimited, reversible block on supported servers. Unsupported environments receive manual guidance instead.

The plugin removes its stored scan data, settings, and hardening rollback metadata. Quarantine payloads are intentionally preserved so operators can review and handle them manually.