Monthly WordPress Security Review
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME AN EXPERT ACTUALLY LOOKED AT YOUR SITE?
Monthly review of key security posture items — accounts, configurations, exposure points — plus prioritized recommendations. Regular expert eyes on your site without heavy customization hours.
- Monthly Review
- Account Audit
- Config Assessment
- Prioritized Recommendations
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190 New Vulnerabilities in a Single Week
The Threat Landscape Moves Faster Than Your WordPress Security Review Cycle
In the week ending February 18, 2026, SolidWP tracked 190 newly disclosed plugin and theme vulnerabilities. That’s not an outlier. Patchstack’s database recorded 11,229 published WordPress vulnerabilities across all of 2025. The pace doesn’t slow down, and the sites that fall behind become the easiest targets.
A monthly WordPress security review puts a structured checkpoint between your site and that flood of disclosures. Instead of hoping your plugins are fine, you get a documented assessment of what changed, what’s exposed, and what to fix first.
- Monthly review of all installed plugins and themes against current vulnerability databases
- Identification of components with known unpatched vulnerabilities
- Risk-ranked findings so your team knows what to prioritize
- Written report delivered with clear, actionable next steps
The Biggest Risks Don’t Require a Login
What a WordPress Security Assessment Actually Uncovers
During the first half of 2025, 57% of WordPress vulnerabilities could be triggered by any casual site visitor without logging in. No stolen credentials needed. No brute force attack. Just a visitor hitting the right URL on an unpatched plugin. Most site owners have no idea these exposure points exist until someone exploits them.
Each monthly review includes an assessment of your site’s configuration, user accounts, and public-facing exposure. We check what’s visible, what’s accessible, and what’s changed since last month. The goal is to find the gaps before someone else does.
- User account audit: roles, dormant accounts, and permission levels reviewed
- Configuration review of wp-config.php, file permissions, and debug settings
- Public exposure check for login pages, XML-RPC, REST API endpoints, and directory listings
- Comparison against prior month to flag new changes or drift
$3,000 Minimum to Clean Up What $399 a Month Can Prevent
Monthly Security Monitoring Is Cheaper Than Incident Response
A site breach costs a minimum of $3,000 in cleanup alone. That number doesn’t include the lost revenue while your site is down, the SEO damage from Google Safe Browsing warnings, or the trust deficit with clients who see a malware notice instead of your homepage. Sucuri’s data shows 39.1% of compromised sites were running outdated core software at the time of infection. These aren’t sophisticated attacks. They’re preventable ones.
A monthly security review catches the conditions that lead to breaches: outdated components, misconfigurations, unnecessary exposure. It’s a fraction of the cost of a single incident, and it compounds in value every month as your security posture tightens.
- Security posture trending over time so you can measure improvement
- Outdated core, theme, and plugin identification with update risk context
- Recommendations tied to business impact, not just technical severity
- Documentation trail for compliance and due diligence requirements
Predictable Pricing
One monthly rate. No surprises. No per-hour billing.
$399 per month for a complete, documented security review delivered on a consistent monthly cadence. Includes account audit, configuration assessment, plugin and theme posture review, exposure reduction recommendations, and a prioritized action plan.
Need a deeper engagement? Our Security Audit and Vulnerability Watch services offer expanded coverage.
What’s Covered
Every review follows a structured checklist. Here’s exactly what we assess each month.
Account & Access Review
- Active user accounts and role appropriateness
- Dormant or orphaned account identification
- Administrator-level permission audit
- Login security configuration check
- Two-factor authentication status review
Configuration Assessment
- wp-config.php security settings review
- File and directory permissions check
- Debug mode and error display verification
- Database prefix and table integrity check
- PHP version and server configuration review
Plugin & Theme Posture
- Installed plugins checked against vulnerability databases
- Theme version and known issue review
- Inactive plugin and theme inventory
- Update availability and patch status
- Abandoned or unsupported component flags
Exposure Reduction
- Login page visibility and brute force protection
- XML-RPC and REST API endpoint exposure
- Directory listing and file enumeration checks
- Default theme and sample content removal status
- Security header configuration review
Monitoring & Reporting
- Written security posture report delivered monthly
- Month-over-month comparison of findings
- Google Safe Browsing and blocklist status check
- SSL certificate validity and configuration review
- Security plugin effectiveness assessment
Prioritized Recommendations
- Findings ranked by business impact and exploitability
- Clear remediation steps for each finding
- Estimated effort level for each recommendation
- Escalation guidance for critical issues
- Quarterly summary with posture trend analysis
How It Works
Structured, simple, and repeatable. Your first review starts within days of signing up.
Stop Guessing. Start Reviewing.
The gap between what’s installed and what’s being watched is where breaches start. A monthly review closes that gap with documented findings and clear priorities. See why security is a process, not a plugin.
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