iThemes Security 6.4.0

Does iThemes Security work with WordPress 4.8.1 and PHP 7.0.16? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
No PHP errors, warnings or notices
3JavaScript exceptions
All test pages loaded successfully
2Resource errors (CSS, JS, images, fonts and so on.)
  • 2 404 Not Found
Performance

Memory usage: 306.74 KiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: insignificant.
The plugin didn't make the site noticeably slower.

Environment
WordPress version4.8.1
PHP version7.0.16
MySQL version5.7.17
PHP memory limit256M
Plugin Info
Last updated
Active installs 900,000+
WordPress.org page https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/
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Pages 6

Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?activate=true&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s=
Requested URL /wp-admin/plugins.php
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 0.352 s
Memory usage 3.13 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Security

Page screenshot: Security
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=itsec
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 0.079 s
Memory usage 3.68 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Security → Security Check

Page screenshot: Security → Security Check
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=itsec&module=security-check
Requested URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=itsec-security-check
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 0.075 s
Memory usage 3.43 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Security → Logs

Page screenshot: Security → Logs
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=itsec-logs
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 0.040 s
Memory usage 3.49 MiB
JS errors
[
    {
        "message": "TypeError: undefined is not an object (evaluating 'url.replace')",
        "trace": [
            {
                "file": "/wp-content/plugins/better-wp-security/core/modules/core/js/mc-validate.js?ver=20160526",
                "line": 194,
                "function": "getAjaxSubmitUrl"
            },
            {
                "file": "/wp-content/plugins/better-wp-security/core/modules/core/js/mc-validate.js?ver=20160526",
                "line": 343,
                "function": ""
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "message": "ReferenceError: Can't find variable: _",
        "trace": [
            {
                "file": "/wp-content/plugins/better-wp-security/core/admin-pages/js/script.js?ver=1.5",
                "line": 980,
                "function": ""
            },
            {
                "file": "/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5B%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils&ver=4.8.1",
                "line": 2,
                "function": "i"
            },
            {
                "file": "/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5B%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils&ver=4.8.1",
                "line": 2,
                "function": "fireWith"
            },
            {
                "file": "/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5B%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils&ver=4.8.1",
                "line": 2,
                "function": "ready"
            },
            {
                "file": "/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5B%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils&ver=4.8.1",
                "line": 2,
                "function": "K"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "message": "TypeError: undefined is not an object (evaluating 'jQuery( '#search' ).val().length')",
        "trace": [
            {
                "file": "/wp-content/plugins/better-wp-security/core/admin-pages/js/script.js?ver=1.5",
                "line": 599,
                "function": "closeGridSettingsModal"
            },
            {
                "file": "/wp-content/plugins/better-wp-security/core/admin-pages/js/script.js?ver=1.5",
                "line": 45,
                "function": ""
            },
            {
                "file": "/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5B%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils&ver=4.8.1",
                "line": 3,
                "function": "dispatch"
            },
            {
                "file": "/wp-admin/load-scripts.php?c=0&load%5B%5D=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,utils&ver=4.8.1",
                "line": 3,
                "function": "handle"
            }
        ]
    }
]
Resource errors None

Security → Go Pro

Page screenshot: Security → Go Pro
URL https://ithemes.com/security/?utm_source=wordpressadmin&utm_medium=wpmenu&utm_campaign=itsecfreecta
Requested URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=itsec-go-pro
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 4.212 s
Memory usage N/A
JS errors None
Resource errors
[
    {
        "errorCode": 5,
        "errorString": "Operation canceled",
        "status": 404,
        "statusText": "Not Found",
        "url": "https://ithemes.com/wp-content/plugins/postmatic-premium/vendor/prompt/prompt-core/vendor/calderawp/caldera-modals/modals.css?ver=4.7.5"
    },
    {
        "errorCode": 5,
        "errorString": "Operation canceled",
        "status": 404,
        "statusText": "Not Found",
        "url": "https://ithemes.com/wp-content/plugins/postmatic-premium/vendor/prompt/prompt-core/vendor/calderawp/caldera-modals/caldera-modals.js?ver=4.7.5"
    }
]

Test site – Just another WordPress site

Page screenshot: Test site – Just another WordPress site
URL /
Aspect front-page
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 0.083 s
Memory usage 2.96 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php0.162 s0.042 s-0.120 s2.9 MiB3.23 MiB+ 335.48 KiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.119 s0.101 s-0.018 s2.92 MiB3.25 MiB+ 343.46 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php0.236 s0.066 s-0.170 s2.99 MiB3.33 MiB+ 343.31 KiB
/wp-admin/upload.php0.121 s0.114 s-0.007 s2.82 MiB3.09 MiB+ 274.23 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.098 s0.095 s-0.003 s2.81 MiB3.08 MiB+ 274.23 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.096 s0.075 s-0.021 s2.8 MiB3.07 MiB+ 274.23 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.091 s0.081 s-0.010 s2.84 MiB3.11 MiB+ 274.23 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page0.189 s0.156 s-0.033 s2.98 MiB3.31 MiB+ 336.05 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.116 s0.079 s-0.037 s2.81 MiB3.07 MiB+ 274.23 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.103 s0.095 s-0.008 s2.85 MiB3.18 MiB+ 338.92 KiB
/0.084 s0.075 s-0.009 s2.6 MiB2.9 MiB+ 305.75 KiB
Average 0.129 s0.089 s-0.040 s2.85 MiB3.15 MiB+ 306.74 KiB

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

Database Tables 3

Options wp_options 2

User Metadata wp_usermeta 2

PHP Error Log

The log file is empty.

See also: All tests for this plugin, How to Hide Solid Security Basic Admin Menus