We are pleased to present to you the results of our first annual WordPress Security Survey. 7,375 of you responded, thank you! We have compiled the detailed results for you below.

As a group, you are using WordPress for a wide variety of important things including business. Your WordPress security habits are decent but leave a lot to be desired. Hacks are unfortunately much too common, with almost forty percent of you reporting one hack in the last year. We hope that you find the results compelling and that you leverage the rest of our WordPress Security Learning Center as you work to improve the security of your website.

Who We Asked

WordPress Usage Insights

In this section, we take a brief look at how respondents are using and managing their WordPress websites.

Plugins

Plugins are an incredibly important WordPress security subject. They make adding site functionality very easy, but occasionally introduce vulnerabilities. We provide a brief look at the types of plugins respondents are using.

Security Attitudes

In this section we took a look at respondents attitudes toward security and their experiences with recent hacks.