MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Firewall, Malware Scanner & Login Protection

Changelog

6.47

  • Fix: Prevent stale WordPress core update cleanup rules from deleting files added by newer WordPress core packages.

6.44

  • Tweak: Improved the WP core updates flow.
  • Tweak: Improved the plugin auto-install flow.

6.39

  • Tweak: Code Restructuring
  • New: Added Connection key support

6.36

  • New: Added deactivation feedback form to collect user feedback when deactivating the plugin
  • Tweak: Improvements in Auto-login and File System
  • Tweak: Code Restructuring

6.02

  • Tweak: Improved Authentication

5.93

  • Tweak: Improvements in bulk upgrade

5.92

  • Tweak: Improvements in fetching File Stats

5.91

  • Tweak: Code Restructuring

5.88

  • Fix: Resolved compatibility issues with WordPress versions below 6.2.
  • Tweak: Added support for PHP 8.4

5.85

  • New: Added Gravity Forms support in Form Testing.
  • Tweak: Code Restructuring

5.81

  • Tweak: Enhanced Form Monitoring
  • Tweak: Improved Error Handling

5.77

  • New: Introduced WP Login Whitelabel
  • Tweak: Enhanced Two-Factor Authentication

5.73

  • Tweak: Improved handling for Two-Factor Authentication

5.72

  • New: Introduced Two-Factor Authentication
  • Tweak: Enhanced PHP Error Monitoring feature

5.68

  • Tweak: DB Version Update

5.67

  • Fix: Firewall uninstallation issue when using WP-CLI

5.65

  • New: Introduced Domain Monitoring feature
  • New: Introduced PHP Error Monitoring feature
  • Tweak: Implemented Captcha bypass support for Forminator and Gravity Forms
  • Tweak: Enhanced Firewall

5.56

  • Better handling for Activate Redirect

5.55

  • Updating classes in PHP Files

5.54

  • Adding SVG files.

5.53

  • UI Improvements.
  • Enhanced Firewall for greater robustness.
  • Manage Improvements.

5.47

  • Bug fix: Fetch Elementor DB details

5.45

  • Added Elementor DB Update Support

5.42

  • Enhanced Firewall
  • Added Maintenance Mode Support
  • Enhanced Whitelabel Functionality

5.41

  • Enhanced Firewall
  • Improved Authentication
  • Improved WooCommerce DB Update Support

5.38

  • Added WooCommerce 8.2.1 Real-Time-Backup support.
  • Enhanced Firewall for greater robustness
  • Enhanced WAF

5.25

  • Bug fix get_admin_url

5.24

  • WooCommerce DB Update Support
  • SHA256 Support
  • Stream Improvements

5.22

  • Code Improvements
  • Reduced Memory Footprint

5.16

  • Security Improvement: Upgraded Authentication

5.09

  • Manage Improvements

5.05

  • Code Improvements for PHP 8.2 compatibility
  • Firewall Enhancements
  • Manage Improvements

4.97

  • Firewall Improvements
  • Whitelabel improvements

4.87

  • Plugin Update Improvements
  • Theme Update Improvements

4.86

  • Whitelabel Improvements
  • Activity log Improvements for Core update

4.84

  • Bug fix: Handling WooCommerce update order hook

4.83

  • Geo-blocking with advanced firewall
  • Activity log improvements and bug fixes
  • Woocommerce custom table support for real-time backups

4.82

  • Firewall Improvements
  • Real-time Improvements
  • Improving coding standards
  • Code Improvements
  • Updated bootstrap

4.78

  • Improvements in identifying plugin and theme updates.

4.77

  • Improved the landing pages.
  • Enhanced future vulnerability protection
  • IP Blocking Improvements
  • Improved firewall configuration for migrations

4.76

  • Improvements in fetching file stats

4.75

  • Added the MalCare badge image

4.74

  • Enhanced handling of plugin services
  • Added functionality for realtime sync
  • Removed deprecated hook
  • Improvements in identifying plugin updates.

4.72

  • Sync Improvements

4.69

  • Improved network call efficiency for site info callbacks.

4.68

  • Removing use of constants for arrays for PHP 5.4 support.

4.67

  • Robust firewall-config checks

4.66

  • Post type fetch improvement.
  • Handing wing version for ipstore wing.

4.65

  • Making Login Protection more configurable.
  • Robust handling of requests params.
  • Callback wing versioning.

4.63

  • Updated the logos

4.62

  • MultiTable Sync in single callback functionality added.
  • Streamlined overall UI
  • Firewall Logging Improvements
  • Improved host info

4.61

  • Firewall Logging Improvements

4.59

  • Improved host info
  • Re-enabled plugin deactivation functionality from wp-admin for botprotection sites

4.58

  • Better Handling of error message from Server on signup
  • Fixed firewall caching issue
  • Minor bug fixes

4.57

  • Fixed services data fetch bug

4.56

  • Handling Activity Log corner case error

4.55

  • Activity Log for Woocommerce events
  • Minor Improvements in Firewall
  • Minor Improvements

4.54

  • Added Support For Multi Table Callbacks
  • Added Firewall Rule Evaluator
  • Added Activity Logs feature
  • Minor Improvements

4.53

  • New UI for registration page
  • Bug Fixes

4.52

  • Bug Fixes

4.51

  • Removed files and db access check
  • On uninstall remove prepend configuration
  • minor bug fixes

4.4

  • Disabling deactivate for botprotection accounts
  • Disconnect functionality through wpcli with params account_gid and account_type
  • Removed manual signup logic

4.33

  • Hiding bot protection dashboard from wp-admin

4.32

  • updating plugin name for cloudways server

4.31

  • Fetching Mysql Version
  • Robust data fetch APIs
  • Core plugin changes
  • Sanitizing incoming params
  • changed bvoverride cw name to manualsignup
  • plugin uninstall bug fix

4.27

  • Improved CSS
  • Wpcli V2 code
  • account disconnect option
  • plugin deactivate bug fix

4.23

  • Override bot protect over protect

4.22

  • Sending plugname in request to backend servers

4.21

  • Adding default parameter for MCWPAdmin constructor

4.2

  • Robust write callbacks
  • Improved and Robust prepend in Firewall Support
  • Without FTP cleanup and restore support

3.8

  • Updated MalCare landing page front-end

3.7

  • Removing deprecated get_magic_quotes_gpc function
  • Improving Firewall Logging

3.6

  • WPCli to server request path updated
  • Authentication header added in wpcli request param

3.5

  • Firewall in prepend mode
  • Robust Firewall and Login protection

3.4

  • Plugin branding fixes

3.2

  • Updating account authentication struture

3.1

  • Adding params validation
  • Adding support for custom user tables

2.1

  • Restructuring classes

1.91

  • Request profling and logging

1.89

  • Firewall improvements

1.88

  • Callback improvements
  • Adding delete transient callback

1.87

  • Checking Whitelisted IP’s first

1.86

  • Updating tested upto 5.1

1.84

  • Disable form on submit

1.83

  • Setting blocked page to be non-cacheable

1.82

  • Updating tested upto 5.0

1.81

  • Adding Geoblocking functionality

1.77

  • Adding function_exists for getmyuid and get_current_user functions

1.76

  • Removing create_funtion for PHP 7.2 compatibility

1.73

  • Ability to show captcha for all login blocked

1.72

  • Adding Misc Callback

1.71

  • Adding logout functionality in the plugin

1.69

  • Adding support for chunked base64 encoding

1.68

  • Updating upload rows

1.66

  • Updating TOS and privacy policies

1.64

  • Bug fixes for lp and fw

1.62

  • SSL support in plugin for API calls
  • Adding support for plugin branding

1.51

  • First Release

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Author
malcare
Version:
6.47
Last Updated
May 25, 2026
Active Installs
200000
Requires
WordPress 4.0
Tested Up To
WordPress 7.0
Requires PHP
7.0

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