Welcome to the WPAuditor blog.
We want to start with a simple question:
Do you really know what’s happening inside your WordPress site right now?
For most people, the honest answer is: no idea.
The Problem: Blind Security
WordPress is powerful, but it’s also a big target. We install themes, plugins, tracking scripts, and custom code and then trust that everything will be fine.
In reality, many things can go wrong:
- A plugin gets hacked and injects malicious code.
- A weak password gets brute-forced.
- A small change in a file opens a backdoor.
- Malware hides inside uploads or random PHP files.
Most security plugins either:
- Show too little – a few alerts and a green “Secure” badge, or
- Show too much – hundreds of alerts, logs, and switches that normal users don’t understand.
In both cases, you are still blind.
You don’t clearly see who did what, when, from where, and how serious it is. You don’t get a clear story of an attack. You just see noise.
That’s the problem we built WPAuditor to solve.
What WPAuditor Tries to Do Differently
We designed WPAuditor to feel more like a small SOC (Security Operations Center) inside your WordPress dashboard, not “just another security plugin”.
In simple terms, WPAuditor helps you:
- See everything important in one place
Login attempts, file changes, uploads, suspicious HTTP requests, and more. - Understand what is happening, not just get alerts
SIEM-style logs with clear categories and severity levels. - Follow the story of an attack
Attack log correlation and a timeline view that shows how an attacker moved. - React, not just watch
An Active Defense System (ADS) that can automatically block bad IPs based on behaviour. - Harden your site with guided tools
Rate limiting, custom login URL, WordPress core file integrity checks, obfuscated PHP scanner, quarantine manager, and more.
Our goal is simple:
Give you SOC-grade visibility and control, without needing to be a security expert.
Who WPAuditor Is For
When we designed WPAuditor, we focused on three main groups:
1. Developers & Agencies
- You manage multiple client sites.
- You need to know which site is under attack, what happened, and how to explain it to your client.
2. Small Businesses & Site Owners
- You are not a security engineer.
- You simply want to know: “Is something wrong? What should I do now?”
3. Security-Minded WordPress Users
- You already care about logs and attacks.
- You want a clean, WordPress-native dashboard to monitor everything.
If you fit into any of these, this blog (and WPAuditor itself) is for you.
What You’ll See on This Blog
We don’t want this blog to be full of generic “Top 10 plugins” posts. Instead, we’ll focus on practical, real-world content, such as:
- How to read your security logs like a SOC analyst (in simple language).
- Examples of real attacks detected by WPAuditor (with details anonymised).
- Step-by-step hardening guides you can follow on your own sites.
- What to do when you think you’ve been hacked.
- Tips for agencies on using logs and reports to build trust with clients.
- Product updates and feature explainers for WPAuditor.
We’ll keep each article clear, focused, and practical — even if you don’t come from a security background.
Why “SOC-Grade” Matters
You’ll see us use the phrase “SOC-grade” a lot.
A SOC (Security Operations Center) is what larger organisations use to:
- Monitor all systems in real time,
- Detect and investigate attacks,
- Decide what to block, fix, or escalate.
Most WordPress sites will never have a full SOC team. But we believe they still deserve SOC-level visibility.
That’s what WPAuditor is trying to bring into your wp-admin:
- A central SIEM-style dashboard for events.
- An attack timeline so you can see how events connect.
- Active Defense that can automatically respond to threats.
- Tools to scan, quarantine, and restore without needing deep security expertise.
What To Do Next
If you feel blind to what’s happening on your WordPress sites, now is a good time to change that.
- Install WPAuditor on a test or staging site and explore the dashboard.
- Open the logs and just observe:
- Who is logging in?
- What files are being changed?
- Are there strange or repeated requests?
- Follow this blog — upcoming posts will walk through real examples and simple workflows you can use every day.
Thank you for reading our first post. We’re excited to share more and help you get SOC inside WordPress, not just another “security” icon in your admin menu.