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iThemes Security 6.9.2

Does iThemes Security work with WordPress 4.9.6 and PHP 7.0.16? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
No PHP errors, warnings or notices
1JavaScript exceptions
All test pages loaded successfully
3Resource errors (CSS, JS, images, fonts and so on.)
  • 2 403 Forbidden
  • 1 404 Not Found
Performance

Memory usage: 390.72 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 version4.9.6
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?action=activate&plugin=better-wp-security%2Fbetter-wp-security.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=9cd558e5f2
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 0.196 s
Memory usage 3.41 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 0.094 s
Memory usage 3.9 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 0.109 s
Memory usage 3.69 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 0.064 s
Memory usage 3.87 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": ""
            }
        ]
    }
]
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 1.419 s
Memory usage N/A
JS errors None
Resource errors 
[
    {
        "errorCode": 202,
        "errorString": "Error downloading https://ithemes.com/wp-content/plugins/postmatic-premium/vendor/prompt/prompt-core/vendor/calderawp/caldera-modals/modals.css?ver=4.9.5 - server replied: Forbidden",
        "status": 403,
        "statusText": "Forbidden",
        "url": "https://ithemes.com/wp-content/plugins/postmatic-premium/vendor/prompt/prompt-core/vendor/calderawp/caldera-modals/modals.css?ver=4.9.5"
    },
    {
        "errorCode": 5,
        "errorString": "Operation canceled",
        "status": 404,
        "statusText": "Not Found",
        "url": "https://ithemes.com/wp-content/themes/iThemes2012/css/security_08_2015.css?ver=4.9.5"
    },
    {
        "errorCode": 202,
        "errorString": "Error downloading https://ithemes.com/wp-content/plugins/postmatic-premium/vendor/prompt/prompt-core/vendor/calderawp/caldera-modals/caldera-modals.js?ver=4.9.5 - server replied: Forbidden",
        "status": 403,
        "statusText": "Forbidden",
        "url": "https://ithemes.com/wp-content/plugins/postmatic-premium/vendor/prompt/prompt-core/vendor/calderawp/caldera-modals/caldera-modals.js?ver=4.9.5"
    }
]

Test site – Just another WordPress site

Page screenshot: Test site – Just another WordPress site
URL /
Aspect front-page
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 0.103 s
Memory usage 3.12 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php0.135 s0.046 s-0.089 s3.09 MiB3.47 MiB+ 382.9 KiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.109 s0.117 s+0.008 s3.12 MiB3.48 MiB+ 372.43 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php0.199 s0.088 s-0.111 s3.19 MiB3.57 MiB+ 387.91 KiB
/wp-admin/upload.php0.094 s0.162 s+0.068 s2.96 MiB3.32 MiB+ 373.62 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.119 s0.119 s+0.000 s2.95 MiB3.31 MiB+ 373.62 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.058 s0.086 s+0.028 s2.94 MiB3.3 MiB+ 373.62 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.088 s0.119 s+0.031 s2.98 MiB3.41 MiB+ 437.62 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page0.171 s0.198 s+0.027 s3.19 MiB3.56 MiB+ 380.66 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.088 s0.084 s-0.004 s2.94 MiB3.31 MiB+ 373.62 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.095 s0.118 s+0.023 s2.98 MiB3.41 MiB+ 438.3 KiB
/0.075 s0.115 s+0.040 s2.73 MiB3.12 MiB+ 403.63 KiB
Average 0.112 s0.114 s+0.002 s3.01 MiB3.39 MiB+ 390.72 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 3

User Metadata wp_usermeta 3

PHP Error Log

The log file is empty.

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