Title: Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications Author: Luis Published: Mayo 4, 2026 Last modified: Mayo 8, 2026 --- Maghanap ng mga plugin ![](https://ps.w.org/vanguard-admin-protection/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3522782) ![](https://ps.w.org/vanguard-admin-protection/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3522782) # Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications Ni [Luis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luisescoffie/) [I-download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/vanguard-admin-protection.4.0.6.zip) * [Mga Detalye](https://tl.wordpress.org/plugins/vanguard-admin-protection/#description) * [Mga Review](https://tl.wordpress.org/plugins/vanguard-admin-protection/#reviews) * [Pag-install](https://tl.wordpress.org/plugins/vanguard-admin-protection/#installation) * [Development](https://tl.wordpress.org/plugins/vanguard-admin-protection/#developers) [Suporta](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/vanguard-admin-protection/) ## Deskripsyon Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications is a vital and strict security plugin for WordPress that shields your site against vulnerabilities, malicious plugins, and direct database access attempts to escalate privileges or create unauthorized administrator users. **MAIN FEATURES:** * **RESTRICTED ADMINISTRATORS:** Delegate administrator access safely! Allow your team to manage plugins, themes, and content, while strictly blocking their ability to create or promote new administrators. * 6 Real-time protection levels against privilege escalation. * Strict WP-CLI blocking for user creation and updates. * **Configurable Scan Frequency:** Adjust the database integrity scan interval to 30 minutes, 1, 3, 6, 12, or 24 hours. * **External Cron Support:** Fully supports ultra-efficient database integrity scanning triggered by your server’s Cron via a secure, token-protected REST API endpoint. * **Visual Scan Tracking:** Real-time visibility of the last exact time the cron executed in your dashboard.* Monitoring and automatic degradation of unauthorized administrators. * Detailed audit log table with 90-day automatic retention and CSV export. * Periodic integrity verification of wp-config.php. * Prevention of unauthorized plugin deactivation and deletion. ### Disclaimer WordPress® is a registered trademark of the WordPress Foundation. This plugin, “ Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications”, is an independent software developed by @luisescoffie and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or associated with the WordPress Foundation, Automattic Inc., or any of their products or services. The use of the “WordPress” name is for descriptive and compatibility purposes only. ## Mga Screenshot * [[ * On the Dashboard you will find the Overview of the WordPress Installation like: Last System Scan, Total Events, Unauthorized Attemps, Blocked Promotions, Ghost Admins Removed and Rejected Promotions. * [[ * On the Settings tab you will Manage the Administrators and Give them an Access level, settings on the Scan Frequency and the settings for the external CRON that you can setup on a cronjob for custom scanning intervals. * [[ * On the Athorize Admin tab you will see new admins waiting on approval. ## Pag-install 1. Download the `vanguard-admin-protection` folder. 2. Upload it to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 3. Activate the plugin. 4. Go to Vanguard Admin Protection in the sidebar menu to manage settings. ## FAQ ### How does the Restricted Administrators feature work? Introduced in v4.0.0, this feature allows you to keep members of your team as Administrators so they can manage content and plugins, but completely blocks their ability to assign the Administrator role to others or edit existing Full Administrators. ### What will this plugin solve? This plugin solves the critical vulnerability of unauthorized administrator account creation. It protects against privilege escalation, even via WP-CLI or direct database access. ## Mga Review Wala pang reviews para sa plugin na ito. ## Mga Contributor at Developer Ang “Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications” ay open source software. Ang mga sumusunod na tao ay nag-ambag sa plugin na ito. Mga Contributor * [ Luis ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luisescoffie/) Ang “Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications” ay naisalin na sa 1 (na) locale. Salamat sa [mga tagasalin](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/vanguard-admin-protection/contributors) para sa kanilang mga kontribusyon. [Isalin ang “Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications” sa iyong wika.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/vanguard-admin-protection) ### Interesado sa development? [Tingnan ang code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vanguard-admin-protection/), i-check ang [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/vanguard-admin-protection/), o mag-subscribe sa [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/vanguard-admin-protection/) sa pamamagitan ng [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/vanguard-admin-protection/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 4.0.6 * **SECURITY ENHANCEMENT:** Upgraded database integrity verification to query wp_usermeta directly, successfully detecting ghost administrators injected natively via direct database connections, bypassing aggressive object caches. * **VERSIONING:** Core bump to 4.0.6. #### 4.0.5 * **BUG FIX:** Fixed a deadlock issue where clearing the object cache upon deactivation wiped the temporary uninstall unlock transient, preventing UI deletion. Migrated to persistent options. * **VERSIONING:** Core bump to 4.0.5. #### 4.0.4 * **FEATURE:** Added core hooks (`do_action`) to `audit.php` to permit extensibility and integrations with the new Pro Add-On (Slack, Telegram, etc). * **VERSIONING:** Core bump to 4.0.4. #### 4.0.3 * **VULNERABILITY PATCH (Privilege Bypass):** Prevented Restricted Administrators from arbitrarily accessing the Audit Log tools via direct URLs which allowed them to read and wipe audit traces. * **VULNERABILITY PATCH (Programmatic Bypass):** Replaced UI-only deactivation hooks (`plugin_action_links`) with strict internal programmatic hooks (`deactivate_plugin` and `delete_plugin`) preventing rogue administrators from intentionally deactivating the plugin using forced/fabricated direct wp-admin URL actions. * **SECURITY ENHANCEMENT:** Patched CSV Injection Vulnerabilities during log exports. Escapes characters preventing arbitrary formula executions in Excel/Sheets. * **VERSIONING:** Core bump to 4.0.3. #### 4.0.2 * **SECURITY:** Fixed non-sanitized input array warnings reported by WordPress Plugin Check. * **COMPLIANCE:** Limited plugin tags to 5 to comply with WordPress.org repository guidelines. * **VERSIONING:** Synchronized all project files to version 4.0.2. #### 4.0.1 * **FIX:** Corrected syntax errors in vanguard-admin-protection.php and other includes. * **TRADEMARK COMPLIANCE:** Added legal disclaimer regarding WordPress® trademark in footer and documentation. * **VERSIONING:** Synchronized all project files to version 4.0.1. #### 4.0.0 (MAJOR RELEASE) * **FEATURE (Restricted Admins):** Support for two tiers of administrators. “Authorized”( Full) and “Restricted” (Maintenance). * **UI UPGRADE:** New dropdown interface for role management. ## Meta * Bersyon **4.0.6** * Huling na-update **Mga 2 na araw ang nakalipas** * Mga aktibong installation **Wala pang 10** * Bersyon ng WordPress ** 6.9 o mas bago ** * Sinubukan hanggang **6.9.4** * Bersyon ng PHP ** 7.4 o mas bago ** * Mga Wika * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/vanguard-admin-protection/) at . [Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/vanguard-admin-protection/). * [Isalin sa iyong wika](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/vanguard-admin-protection) * Mga Tag * [admin](https://tl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[audit](https://tl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/audit/) [Notifications](https://tl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/notifications/)[protection](https://tl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/protection/) [security](https://tl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) * [Advanced View](https://tl.wordpress.org/plugins/vanguard-admin-protection/advanced/) ## Mga Rating No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/vanguard-admin-protection/reviews/#new-post) [Tingnan lahat ng review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/vanguard-admin-protection/reviews/) ## Mga Contributor * [ Luis ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luisescoffie/) ## Suporta May gusto kang sabihin? Kailangan ng tulong? [Tingnan ang support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/vanguard-admin-protection/) ## Mag-donate Gusto mo bang suportahan ang pagpapaunlad ng plugin na ito? [ Mag-donate sa plugin na ito ](https://paypal.me/luisescoffie?locale.x=es_XC&country.x=MX)