BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security v20260809
The fastest firewall plugin for WordPress. Protect against a wide range of threats with minimal performance impact.
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- Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 4, 2026
- Last audited Sep 4, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 5.6.20+
- Requires WordPress 4.7+
- Tested up to WP 7.1 WP 7.1.3 is current
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 110 Passed
- 12 Warnings
- 3 Failed
33 of 37 checks passed.
53 of 61 checks passed.
11 of 12 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
3 of 3 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
285.4 KB
341.5 KB unzipped
Total files
16
across all file types
Lines of PHP
622
in 3 files Small
File types
- PNG
- PHP
- TXT
- JS
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 32 High
- 12 Medium
- 13 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 30 audited versions of BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security, The largest regression was in Security (-6). The codebase grew 131% in size.
Audited 20190220 → 20260809 · 30 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
5,316
downloads
Today
713
downloads
Week over week
−15%
vs previous week
Month over month
+733%
vs previous month
Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: None.
Version intelligence
100% of installs run the current version
- Other
- v20250324
- v20260419
- v20260809
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
1 mo ago
Aug 9, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 101 days
average between releases
Total releases
37
since May 2017 · 9 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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