Tests done by WP Hive Test Script
BBQ Firewall
MalCare WordPress Security Plugin - Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall

BBQ Firewall

MalCare WordPress Security Plugin - Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall
Memory Usage
lower is better
Tests done by WP Hive Test Script

BBQ Firewall

MalCare WordPress Security Plugin - Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall
Average Change
- /(front page)
- /wp-admin/edit-comments.php
- /wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category
- /wp-admin/edit.php
- /wp-admin/index.php
- /wp-admin/media-new.php
- /wp-admin/options-discussion.php
- /wp-admin/options-writing.php
- /wp-admin/post-new.php
- /wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page
- /wp-admin/upload.php
+9.8KB
- 334.86
- 353.38
- 344.87
- 364.68
- 359.21
- 340.22
- 340.51
- 341.03
- 633.87
- 631.82
- 343.06
+31.1KB
- 438.05
- 450.11
- 450.55
- 458.46
- 450.56
- 447.63
- 447.59
- 447.78
- 763.96
- 762.61
- 450.21

Winner: BBQ Firewall by Jeff Starr
How WP Hive Tests the Plugins?
All the plugins are tested on the same server with exactly same configuration via test script that automatically activates and logs the data WP Hive shows.
Page Speed
lower is better
Tests done by WP Hive Test Script

BBQ Firewall

MalCare WordPress Security Plugin - Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall
Average Change
- /(front page)
- /wp-admin/edit-comments.php
- /wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category
- /wp-admin/edit.php
- /wp-admin/index.php
- /wp-admin/media-new.php
- /wp-admin/options-discussion.php
- /wp-admin/options-writing.php
- /wp-admin/post-new.php
- /wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page
- /wp-admin/upload.php
-0.09s
- 0.21
- 0.21
- 0.21
- 0.19
- 0.27
- 0.17
- 0.21
- 0.16
- 0.78
- 0.6
- 0.47
-0.07s
- 0.17
- 0.18
- 0.17
- 0.17
- 0.25
- 0.23
- 0.24
- 0.17
- 0.6
- 0.56
- 0.41

Winner: BBQ Firewall by Jeff Starr
Other criteria
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Criteria

BBQ Firewall

MalCare WordPress Security Plugin - Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall
- Minimal impact on memory usage
- Minimal impact on pagespeed
- No PHP errors, warning, notices
- No Javascript issues
- Optimized database footprint
- No resource errors
- No HTTP errors on loading
- No database error
- WordPress 5.4.2 compatible
- PHP 7.2.16 compatible
- Frequently updated
- Active Users
- Total Downloads
- WordPress.org Rating
- WP Hive Overall Rating
- Support Threads
- Download Plugin
- No problems were detected during tests.
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- 17M Downloads
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