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Last month, we wrote about releasing Vulnerability Protection to our Early Access program members and explained how it will work. Since then, we’ve rolled it out to all ManageWP users, and now we want to take a closer look at what it includes.
ManageWP has offered vulnerability detection for years. What’s new is an added layer of protection that helps block exploit attempts before vulnerabilities become public, all from the dashboard you already use every day.
How Vulnerability Protection works
As we shared in our previous article, this feature builds on the vulnerability detection already available in ManageWP by adding an automated protection layer.
When a vulnerability is found in one of your installed plugins or themes, mitigation rules are applied automatically to help block known exploit attempts before they can be used against your site. In many cases, this happens up to 48 hours before public disclosure, giving you valuable time before attackers begin actively targeting vulnerable sites.
To enable this protection, ManageWP installs the Patchstack plugin for you as part of the activation process. Once that is done, everything runs automatically and does not need any additional configuration. Vulnerability detection remains enabled by default in ManageWP, while protection can be activated per site when you want an extra layer of security on top of detection.
Automatic mitigation is the core of the feature, but it is not the only layer involved. It also adds extra hardening rules and a community-powered malicious IP blocklist to help stop common attacks.
Vulnerability Protection in your workflow
One of the biggest advantages of this feature is that it fits naturally into the way you already manage websites with ManageWP.
You can monitor vulnerabilities and protection status from the same dashboard you use for backups, updates, uptime monitoring, or client reporting. Vulnerability information is also included in client reports, and the services widget lets you see protection status across your websites at a glance.
Once protection is active, you can also see what it is doing in the background, including blocked threats, blocked IPs, and attack activity over time.
The goal is simple: stronger protection without another tool to learn or another dashboard to keep open.
ManageWP has offered vulnerability detection for years. What’s new is an added layer of protection that helps block exploit attempts before vulnerabilities become public, all from the dashboard you already use every day.
How Vulnerability Protection works
As we shared in our previous article, this feature builds on the vulnerability detection already available in ManageWP by adding an automated protection layer.
When a vulnerability is found in one of your installed plugins or themes, mitigation rules are applied automatically to help block known exploit attempts before they can be used against your site. In many cases, this happens up to 48 hours before public disclosure, giving you valuable time before attackers begin actively targeting vulnerable sites.
To enable this protection, ManageWP installs the Patchstack plugin for you as part of the activation process. Once that is done, everything runs automatically and does not need any additional configuration. Vulnerability detection remains enabled by default in ManageWP, while protection can be activated per site when you want an extra layer of security on top of detection.
Automatic mitigation is the core of the feature, but it is not the only layer involved. It also adds extra hardening rules and a community-powered malicious IP blocklist to help stop common attacks.
Vulnerability Protection in your workflow
One of the biggest advantages of this feature is that it fits naturally into the way you already manage websites with ManageWP.
You can monitor vulnerabilities and protection status from the same dashboard you use for backups, updates, uptime monitoring, or client reporting. Vulnerability information is also included in client reports, and the services widget lets you see protection status across your websites at a glance.
Once protection is active, you can also see what it is doing in the background, including blocked threats, blocked IPs, and attack activity over time.
The goal is simple: stronger protection without another tool to learn or another dashboard to keep open.