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How Patchstack protects your WordPress website

New security weaknesses are found in WordPress plugins and themes every week. When one is announced, attackers start trying it on websites straight away – often before website owners have had a chance to update. Patchstack helps close that gap.

What Patchstack does

  • Monitors your website for known vulnerabilities in your WordPress version, plugins and themes.
  • Applies virtual patches, which block attacks on a known vulnerability, even before the plugin or theme’s developer has released a fix, or before you’ve had a chance to update.
  • Lets you know when something on your website needs attention.

Patchstack adds to good habits rather than replacing them. You’ll still need to keep WordPress, plugins and themes up to date – see how to keep your WordPress website secure.

Do I need it?

We recommend Patchstack for any WordPress website that matters to you, and especially if:

  • your website takes orders, bookings or payments, or stores customer details
  • you use several plugins, or premium plugins and themes
  • you don’t always update straight away
  • your website has been hacked before

How to get Patchstack

  1. Order a Patchstack site licence for each WordPress website you want to protect.
  2. We’ll install it on your website for you.

Questions about whether Patchstack is right for your website? Speak to our sales team and we’ll help.

Updated on October 1, 2026
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