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iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) 7.2.0

Does iThemes Security work with WordPress 5.0.1 and PHP 7.0.16? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
2WordPress deprecation warnings
1JavaScript exceptions
All test pages loaded successfully
2Resource errors (CSS, JS, images, fonts and so on.)
  • 1 404 Not Found
  • 1 410 Gone
Performance

Memory usage: 500.87 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 version5.0.1
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?action=activate&plugin=better-wp-security%2Fbetter-wp-security.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=d3e12ce1d0
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 0.196 s
Memory usage 3.66 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 0.120 s
Memory usage 4.35 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 0.140 s
Memory usage 4.03 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 0.074 s
Memory usage 4.1 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=1",
                "line": 194,
                "function": "getAjaxSubmitUrl"
            },
            {
                "file": "/wp-content/plugins/better-wp-security/core/modules/core/js/mc-validate.js?ver=1",
                "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 1.596 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/themes/iThemes2012/css/security_08_2015.css?ver=4.9.9"
    },
    {
        "errorCode": 207,
        "errorString": "Error downloading https://api.optmnstr.com/v1/optin/196/444501 - server replied: Gone",
        "status": 410,
        "statusText": "Gone",
        "url": "https://api.optmnstr.com/v1/optin/196/444501"
    }
]

Test site – Just another WordPress site

Page screenshot: Test site – Just another WordPress site
URL /
Aspect front-page
HTTP status 200 OK
Load time 0.078 s
Memory usage 3.34 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php0.141 s0.048 s-0.093 s3.22 MiB3.71 MiB+ 497.57 KiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.159 s0.143 s-0.016 s3.25 MiB3.73 MiB+ 492.1 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php0.781 s0.249 s-0.532 s4.92 MiB5.42 MiB+ 508.01 KiB
/wp-admin/upload.php0.042 s0.046 s+0.004 s3.15 MiB3.63 MiB+ 493.34 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.085 s0.059 s-0.026 s3.14 MiB3.62 MiB+ 493.34 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.044 s0.095 s+0.051 s3.07 MiB3.61 MiB+ 555.65 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.117 s0.113 s-0.004 s3.17 MiB3.65 MiB+ 492.55 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page0.540 s0.248 s-0.292 s4.9 MiB5.39 MiB+ 500.75 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.096 s0.032 s-0.064 s3.07 MiB3.62 MiB+ 557.34 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.085 s0.079 s-0.006 s3.18 MiB3.66 MiB+ 491.99 KiB
/0.087 s0.079 s-0.008 s2.93 MiB3.35 MiB+ 426.93 KiB
Average 0.198 s0.108 s-0.090 s3.46 MiB3.94 MiB+ 500.87 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 6

Options wp_options 3

User Metadata wp_usermeta 3

PHP Error Log 2 lines

[13-Dec-2018 09:28:06 UTC] PHP Notice:  edit_form_advanced is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version 5.0.0! Use block_editor_meta_box_hidden_fields instead. This action is still supported in the classic editor, but is deprecated in the block editor. in /wp-includes/functions.php on line 4147
[13-Dec-2018 09:28:08 UTC] PHP Notice:  edit_form_advanced is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version 5.0.0! Use block_editor_meta_box_hidden_fields instead. This action is still supported in the classic editor, but is deprecated in the block editor. in /wp-includes/functions.php on line 4147
See also: All tests for this plugin, How to Hide iThemes Security Admin Menus