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About WP SecureStack

We help WordPress site owners
stay one step ahead of hackers.

WP SecureStack was built out of frustration — too many WordPress sites getting hacked because their owners didn’t know what to do. We exist to change that, for free.

180+

Security Guides

25K+

Monthly Readers

47+

Tools Reviewed

100%

Free Content

Our Mission

Every WordPress site owner deserves to know how to protect their site.

WordPress powers 43% of the entire web — and that makes it the single most targeted CMS on the planet. Every day, hundreds of thousands of automated attacks target WordPress sites looking for weak passwords, unpatched plugins, and exposed admin panels.

Most of those attacks succeed because site owners simply don’t know what to do. Not because they don’t care — but because the information is scattered, technical, or hidden behind expensive security consultants.

WP SecureStack exists to fix that. We write plain-English security guides, test and review the best tools, publish real-time threat alerts, and give away free templates any site owner can use — regardless of budget or technical experience.

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Plain English First

Every guide written for site owners with no security background. No unexplained jargon.

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Actually Tested

We install and test every plugin we review on live sites. No copy-paste from vendor pages.

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Always Current

Guides updated within 48 hours of major WordPress security events. No outdated advice.

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Always Free

Security knowledge should never cost money. All guides, tools, and templates stay free forever.

Our Story

Why we built this

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2022

WP SecureStack launches. First security checklist published.

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2023

25K readers. Weekly threat digest and plugin review series launch.

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2024

Resources toolkit launches — 47+ reviewed plugins, 8 free templates.

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2025

Live CVE alert system. WPScan database partnership established.

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2026

Full site redesign. Complete template library shipped.

It started with a hacked site.

In early 2022, our founder’s e-commerce site was compromised through a vulnerable WooCommerce plugin. The attack injected malware into every product page, got the domain blacklisted by Google, and cost over a week of recovery time.

The frustrating part wasn’t the hack itself — it was that the vulnerability had been publicly disclosed for three weeks before the attack. A patch was available. But no one had told the site owner.

— Alex O., Founder

WP SecureStack launched in mid-2022 as a simple blog with a security checklist. By 2023 it had grown to 25,000 monthly readers, a weekly threat digest, and a full library of guides, plugin reviews, and downloadable templates.

Today we’re a small team of WordPress developers and security researchers — but the mission is exactly the same as day one: make WordPress security accessible to everyone.

Our Values

What drives everything we publish

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Radical transparency

We show our methodology, link our sources, and admit when we’re uncertain. No black-box recommendations.

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Education first

Our goal is to make you less dependent on security experts — not more. Knowledge is the best defence.

Practical over perfect

A site with 80% of the right settings is infinitely better than one waiting for a perfect solution.

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Permanently free

Core security knowledge should never cost money. Our guides, tools, and templates are always free.

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Always updated

We update guides within 48 hours of significant WordPress security events. No stale advice.

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Community-driven

Reader questions, feedback, and real breach experiences shape what we write next. You’re part of the team.

The Team

People behind WP SecureStack

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Emmanuel T.

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Cybersecurity Expert. Survived a major WooCommerce breach in 2022 that led to founding WP SecureStack.

Eliora M.

Security Researcher

Pentester and WordPress security specialist. Maintains our CVE database integrations and vulnerability testing lab.

Ethan T.

Technical Writer

Former sysadmin with 10 years in web hosting. Writes our server-level hardening guides and hosting comparisons.

Editorial Standards

How we write and review

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We test everything ourselves

Every plugin we review is installed on a live test site. We never rely on vendor documentation alone.

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No paid placements

Plugin rankings are based purely on performance and security testing — never on payment or affiliate agreements.

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We update when things change

Every article shows a “Last Updated” date. We revise content whenever WordPress, plugins, or threats change.

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We cite our sources

CVE disclosures, vulnerability databases, and security research are always linked to their primary source.

Trust & Credentials

Why readers trust us

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