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Why My First WordPress Plugin Is a Free Malware Scanner

ve been building WordPress sites for 25 years. Twenty-five. I’ve watched the ecosystem go from a bloggers’ toy to the backbone of 43% of the internet. I’ve seen trends come and go, plugins rise and fall, and security threats evolve from script-kiddie defacements to sophisticated, nation-state-grade supply chain attacks.

And through all of it, one thing has stayed frustratingly constant: the security tools that are supposed to protect you are terrible at their job.

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