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Security report for wpdeveloper.com

WPDeveloper, Inc. · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

WPDeveloper, Inc. is a well-established WordPress product company founded in 2007, offering a broad portfolio of plugins, themes, and web building solutions with over 6 million users globally. The company targets both WordPress developers and users, positioning itself as a key player in the WordPress ecosystem with a strong market presence and a comprehensive product suite. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with Elementor and uses modern marketing and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Microsoft Clarity, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain registration consistent with business claims, though improvements can be made by enabling DNSSEC and publishing explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is currently weak due to missing visible privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and technically sound but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
70/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
62
Security headers
20
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
70
Average
58

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The company operates a product-based business model focused on WordPress plugins and themes, serving a global audience of developers and users. Its competitive advantages include a large user base, extensive product downloads, and partnerships with complementary service providers like Templately and Essential Blocks. Revenue streams likely include product sales, subscriptions, and possibly affiliate partnerships. The company maintains a strong brand consistency and trust signals such as money-back guarantees and active social media presence. Growth indicators include ongoing product development and a roadmap for new features. The partnership ecosystem enhances market reach and product integration capabilities.

Security posture

WPDeveloper demonstrates a moderate to strong security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and domain registration transparency. However, the absence of security headers, vulnerability disclosure policies, and incident response contact information indicates gaps in security governance and transparency. The use of multiple third-party tracking and marketing scripts increases the attack surface and privacy risks. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. Compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations appears limited due to missing policies and consent mechanisms. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not publicly documented.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  3. Implement and configure security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Create and publish a security policy and incident response contact information, including a security.txt file.
  5. Review and minimize third-party tracking scripts to reduce privacy risks and improve user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
WPDeveloper, Inc.
Description
WPDeveloper is WordPress-based product company. With 6 million+ happy users from 180+ countries, the company is powering up WordPress web building experience.
Key services
WordPress plugins, WordPress themes, Knowledge base solutions, Remote recruiting solutions, Embedding solutions, Payment management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, Elementor 3.32.4, PHP (implied by WordPress), Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Quora Pixel, Crisp Chat, Clarity (Microsoft), Rank Math SEO plugin, WP Rocket caching
Frameworks
Elementor, Flexia theme
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client transfer prohibited domain status
  • Use of security and analytics scripts asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Quora Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Quora Pixel, Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
Marketing Automation Services, NotificationX plugin
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional WordPress product company with a strong market presence.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage HTML content.
  3. Extensive use of third-party analytics and marketing tools.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the provided HTML content.
  5. Good SEO and structured data implementation.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. Domain WHOIS data supports legitimacy and business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a modern WordPress CMS with Elementor page builder and a custom Flexia theme, supported by a suite of plugins for SEO (Rank Math), caching (WP Rocket), and marketing automation. The hosting infrastructure uses Google Cloud DNS services, indicating reliable and scalable hosting. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and preconnect hints to external domains. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO is well implemented with structured data and meta tags. Accessibility features are basic and could be improved. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts and lack of advanced security headers.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 58/100Medium32 findingsView report
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