Releases

We continue enhancing the stability and performance of WP Cerber while refactoring its legacy code. As we adopt the latest software technologies available in modern web servers and PHP versions, WP Cerber remains compatible with PHP 7.0. However, we strongly recommend using PHP 7.4 or newer. The same applies to WordPress, where we advise [...]

In this update, we’ve put in a lot of work to make WP Cerber even better for you. We’ve optimized performance to make WP Cerber even more efficient, and we’ve improved compatibility with the latest versions of WordPress and other essential plugins. These updates provide a smoother, more reliable security solution, keeping [...]

We are in the process of updating the plugin’s admin UI, a task that requires significant effort. Initially, WP Cerber was built on the WordPress settings API, which, over time, has become inadequate for modern admin and settings UI needs. Relying on this API for years has limited our ability to introduce new settings and update [...]

As the holiday season approaches, we are pleased to bring you a timely update to WP Cerber. Understanding the importance of smooth, bug-free experiences, especially during this festive time, we could not let our WP Cerber users enter the holidays with two annoying software bugs lingering. This latest release is primarily a bug fix [...]

We continue to improve and implement new features for our two-factor authentication mechanism. This version of WP Cerber introduces additional privacy-related settings for 2FA emails as well as multiple code optimizations and improvements. New settings for two-factor authentication emails Now, you can control the amount of sign-in [...]

New feature: remembering users’ devices when using 2FA When two-factor authentication is enabled, users can now optionally click a checkbox on the 2FA form to remember their devices for a predefined period of days. It’s displayed on the form as “Remember this device for N days?” This feature is configured on a [...]

Major improvements We have introduced the capability to send 2FA verification codes via SMTP. When an SMTP server is set up in the WP Cerber settings, it will be the preferred method for sending these codes. Note that SMTP email feature is available in the professional version of WP Cerber. As a backup, if there’s an issue sending [...]

While we are working on the next major release of WP Cerber, this update brings several minor improvements, updates, and bug fixes. We are also continuing to clean up the plugin code by removing unused legacy code, making the plugin algorithms more stable. Just a reminder: WP Cerber, unlike other plugins, got a bug bounty program. If you [...]

With AI coding tools like ChatGPT revolutionizing the tech landscape and becoming ubiquitous, maintaining robust WordPress security becomes increasingly important. To defend against emerging threats arising from the widespread use of AI-generated malware, it is essential to keep your WordPress security arsenal up to date. We’re [...]

When it comes to WordPress security, there is nothing more important than having a security vendor that continuously updates its solutions. We continue developing new features, improving WP Cerber algorithms, and fixing bugs. Get the next version of the professionally developed security plugin. Enable automatic updates or install WP [...]

This version brings a lot of small changes and improvements. We continue paying off our technical debt to improve user experience and overall stability of WP Cerber algorithms by removing dependencies on aging WordPress functions. Growth and changes are painful, but nothing is as painful as be dependent on WordPress atavistic algorithms [...]