Comparison · generated on request
Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection vs Keel Defaults
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection | Keel Defaults | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Harden your site security with Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Vulnerability Scanner, Firewall, and more. Formerly iThemes Security. | 39 sane WordPress defaults, plus Site Health alerts and deliberate same-line installs for known-vulnerable core releases. |
| Active installs | 700,000+ | fewer than 10 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (3,990) | — |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 4 days ago |
| Current owner | Nexcess | Dan Knauss |
| Added to directory | 23 Oct 2010 | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Tested up to | WP 7.0.4 | WP 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
Install figures are rounded by WordPress.org to one significant digit, so a gap smaller than a band step is not a difference. Nothing here ranks the two plugins or recommends either, and no link on this page earns anything.
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Records: Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection · Keel Defaults