Secure your WordPress site with a core malware scanner, verify server infrastructure, and display a verified trust badge to boost visitor confidence.

Guardlo Security & Malware Scanner with Trust Badge

Guardlo is a powerful yet lightweight security tool designed to protect your website&#8217;s basic foundation without slowing it down. It also includes a unique Trust Badge feature that allows you to display your website&#8217;s security status to your visitors, actively increasing trust and conversions.
The Guardlo core scanner is built to have a zero impact on server performance by verifying essential WordPress files on demand, rather than running continuous, heavy background processes that consume resources.
The Lightweight Security Alternative 
Guardlo acts as a fast, optimized alternative to heavy firewall plugins that drain your server. It provides essential security tools including a core file malware scanner, server environment checks, and seamless integration with a visual security badge.
<h4>Standard Features (Free)</h4>
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<li>Trust Badge: Display a security badge in your website footer to show visitors that your site is actively monitored.</li>
<li>Elementor Integration: Includes a native Elementor widget to easily position the Trust Badge on your pages, with 3 design layouts available.</li>
<li>Basic Core Integrity Scanner: Scan critical WordPress root PHP files (including wp-config.php, .htaccess, index.php) against a database of known malware signatures.</li>
<li>Infrastructure Monitor: Verify that your server is running secure and up-to-date PHP versions, and check if your website is properly routing traffic through an encrypted SSL connection.</li>
<li>Localized Security Profiles: Choose from over 30 languages for your public security profile. When international visitors click your Trust Badge, they will view your safety status translated into their native language.</li>
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<h4>Premium Features</h4>
Guardlo offers a premium upgrade for administrators who require automated monitoring, WooCommerce security, and advanced login protection:
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<li>Automated Deep Malware Scans: Deep daily scanning that checks for hidden backdoors and malicious code across core files, installed themes, and plugins.</li>
<li>Hide wp-admin (Invisible Admin Mode): Change your default wp-admin login URL to a secret custom link to stop automated brute-force attempts dead in their tracks.</li>
<li>Email 2FA: Add two-factor authentication via email for administrator accounts.</li>
<li>Advanced Shields (WAF &amp; File Lock): A military-grade Traffic Filter that auto-bans malicious IPs and locks your core files from remote tampering.</li>
<li>Real-Time Plugin Upload Shield: Scans newly uploaded plugin ZIP files to ensure they are safe before activation.</li>
<li>Smart Plugin Health Monitor: Identifies major plugin updates that require attention to ensure compatibility and keep your site running smoothly.</li>
<li>Advanced Trust Badge: Upgrades the visual security score on your Trust Badge to a verified 10.0/10 when full monitoring is active.</li>
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