Dotsquares Custom Login URL & Security Suite

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1.6.3

  • Added deep malware scanner with 40+ signature patterns (PHP shells, backdoors, crypto miners, pharma hacks)
  • Added WordPress core file integrity check via api.wordpress.org checksums
  • Added detection of known web shell filenames (c99, r57, WSO, b374k, adminer, etc.)
  • Added PHP-in-uploads detection (critical severity)
  • Added suspicious code pattern detection (eval/exec/base64 combos)
  • Added file change detection using MD5 hash baseline comparison
  • Added animated scan progress UI with step-by-step status
  • Added colour-coded scan results (Critical / High / Medium / Low / Info)
  • Added scan options: toggle Core / Plugins / Themes / Uploads / Deep Malware independently
  • Fixed: all WordPress coding standards errors and warnings (PHPCS clean)
  • Fixed: namespace declaration order in all module files
  • Fixed: missing translators comments on all i18n printf() calls
  • Fixed: unordered placeholders in translatable strings
  • Fixed: HTTP_USER_AGENT missing wp_unslash() sanitization
  • Fixed: register_setting() missing sanitize_callback
  • Fixed: load_plugin_textdomain() removed (deprecated since WP 4.6)
  • Fixed: date() replaced with gmdate() throughout
  • Fixed: parse_url() replaced with wp_parse_url()
  • Fixed: rand() replaced with wp_rand()
  • Improved: all $_POST/$_GET/$_SERVER superglobals now properly unslashed and sanitized
  • Improved: all DB queries use $wpdb->prepare() or esc_sql() for identifiers

1.6.2

  • Custom login slug now loads login form without redirecting to wp-login.php (URL stays masked)

1.6.1

  • Fixed redirect loop on custom login URL
  • Improved compatibility when permalinks are not flushed

1.6.0

  • Added Brute Force protection
  • Added Firewall module
  • Added Malware scanner
  • Added Hardening tools (DB prefix change, wp-content rename) with backup + rollback UI
  • Added Security Dashboard

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Version:
1.6.4
Last Updated
March 30, 2026
Requires
WordPress 6.0
Tested Up To
WordPress 6.9.4
Requires PHP
7.4

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