Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications

Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications is a vital and strict security plugin for WordPress that shields your site against vulnerabilities, malicious plugins, and direct database access attempts to escalate privileges or create unauthorized administrator users.

MAIN FEATURES: * RESTRICTED ADMINISTRATORS: Delegate administrator access safely! Allow your team to manage plugins, themes, and content, while strictly blocking their ability to create or promote new administrators. * 6 Real-time protection levels against privilege escalation. * Strict WP-CLI blocking for user creation and updates. * Configurable Scan Frequency: Adjust the database integrity scan interval to 30 minutes, 1, 3, 6, 12, or 24 hours. * External Cron Support: Fully supports ultra-efficient database integrity scanning triggered by your server’s Cron via a secure, token-protected REST API endpoint. * Visual Scan Tracking: Real-time visibility of the last exact time the cron executed in your dashboard. * Monitoring and automatic degradation of unauthorized administrators. * Detailed audit log table with 90-day automatic retention and CSV export. * Periodic integrity verification of wp-config.php. * Prevention of unauthorized plugin deactivation and deletion.

Disclaimer

WordPress® is a registered trademark of the WordPress Foundation. This plugin, “Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications”, is an independent software developed by @luisescoffie and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or associated with the WordPress Foundation, Automattic Inc., or any of their products or services. The use of the “WordPress” name is for descriptive and compatibility purposes only.