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WP Encryption – One Click SSL / HTTPS & Free SSL Certificate, HTTPS Redirect, Security v7.8.7.4

Lifetime SSL solution - Free SSL certificate & HTTPS redirect, fix insecure site / SSL errors, Security headers, Login Security & Passkey.

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  • Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 7, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 7, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.0+
  • Requires WordPress 5.4+
  • Tested up to WP 7.1 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 68% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 92 Passed
  • 25 Warnings
  • 8 Failed
Security 68/100
Needs Improvement

25 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 87/100
Good

53 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 75/100
Needs Improvement

9 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 33/100
Poor

1 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 17/100
Poor

1 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

1.6 MB

4.8 MB unzipped

Total files

285

across all file types

Lines of PHP

71,849

in 182 files Large

File types

  • PHP
  • PNG
  • CSS
  • MO
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 35 High
  • 285 Medium
  • 87 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 25 audited versions of WP Encryption – One Click SSL / HTTPS & Free SSL Certificate, HTTPS Redirect, Security, Performance improved the most (+8). The largest regression was in Privacy (-67). The codebase grew 4% in size.

Audited 7.8.0 → 7.8.7.3 · 25 versions

0 50 100 7.8.0 7.8.5.9 7.8.6.4 7.8.7.3

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 208 415 7.8.0 7.8.5.9 7.8.6.4 7.8.7.3

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

3,446

downloads

Today

309

downloads

Week over week

−29%

vs previous week

Month over month

−53%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

32% of installs run an older version

≈ 16.1K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v7.7
  • v7.8

Ratings

1,143 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 1,091
  • 4 10
  • 3 7
  • 2 5
  • 1 30

Support: 1 / 1 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

This month

Aug 12, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 12 days

average between releases

Total releases

25

since Jul 2025 · 1 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running WP Encryption in Your Site?

Our latest audit of WP Encryption v7.8.7.4 flagged 407 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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