Changelog

Complete version history and updates for Saurity WordPress Security Plugin

v1.0.0January 11, 2026Latest Release

🎉 Production Release - Enterprise Ready

Major release with enterprise-grade features, advanced protection, and zero false positives. Production-tested and battle-hardened.

✨ New Features

  • +Advanced Firewall - SQL injection, XSS protection, malicious user agent blocking
  • +Honeypot Detection - Hidden fields catch form-filling bots with 100% accuracy
  • +Subnet Blocking - Automatic /24 subnet bans defeat botnet IP rotation
  • +Tarpitting - Delays block responses to waste attacker resources
  • +Email Notifications - Instant alerts for critical security events
  • +Activity Logging - Real-time logging with search, filters, and CSV export
  • +IP Management - Allowlist/blocklist with CIDR support and CSV import/export
  • +Two-Tier Rate Limiting - Per-IP and per-device tracking for NAT/office safety
  • +Comment Protection - Rate limiting for comment forms
  • +XML-RPC Protection - Rate limiting for XML-RPC endpoints

🚀 Improvements

  • Performance - Reduced overhead to <0.5ms per request
  • Admin Dashboard - Complete redesign with modern UI
  • Documentation - Comprehensive inline help and tooltips
  • Emergency Recovery - Enhanced 3-tier system with auto-disable
  • Configuration - Simplified settings with smart defaults

🔒 Security

  • 🛡️Zero admin lockout guarantee with fail-safe architecture
  • 🛡️Progressive rate limiting prevents false positives
  • 🛡️Input sanitization and validation throughout
  • 🛡️Database queries use prepared statements

✅ Testing

  • Tested on WordPress 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
  • Tested on PHP 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
  • Load tested with 10,000+ concurrent attacks
  • Verified on shared hosting, VPS, and dedicated servers
v0.1November 15, 2025Initial Release

🎊 Initial Public Release

First public release focusing on core brute force protection with zero admin lockouts.

Core Features

  • Progressive rate limiting for login attempts
  • IP-based blocking with exponential delays
  • Emergency bypass URL for recovery
  • Global kill switch
  • Basic logging functionality
  • Clean uninstall with data removal

Future Roadmap

Coming in v1.1 (Q2 2026)

  • Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) support
  • Geolocation-based restrictions
  • Advanced user session management
  • Device fingerprinting improvements

Planned for v2.0 (Q4 2026)

  • File integrity monitoring
  • Basic malware scanner
  • Security hardening recommendations
  • Automated security reports

Note: Features are added only after thorough testing. Stability and zero lockouts remain the top priorities.