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DB Crossing Guard

Display various indicators to let admins know whether the DB connection is encrypted

by Paul V. Biron/Sparrow Hawk Computing · github.com/pbiron/db-crossing-guard · website

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55release downloads
≈50active sites
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Install

The author publishes release zips, so WP-CLI can install straight from GitHub:

wp plugin install https://github.com/pbiron/db-crossing-guard/releases/download/0.2.2/db-crossing-guard.0.2.2.zip

Declares an update source (db-crossing-guard), so updates arrive through the plugin's own updater.

Readme

DB Crossing Guard

Contributors: pbiron
Tags: database, security, privacy
Requires at least: 6.9
Requires PHP: 8.3
Tested up to: 7.0
Stable tag: 0.2.4
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Z6D97FA595WSU

Display various indicators to let admins know whether the DB connection is encrypted

Description

To be written.

Installation

From your WordPress dashboard

  1. Go to Plugins > Add New and click on Upload Plugin
  2. Upload the zip file
  3. Activate the plugin

Screenshots

To be written.

Frequently Asked Questions

To be written.

Changelog

0.2.4 (2025-05-29)

  • Misc
    • Update composer dependencies for compatibility with PHP 8.4
    • Update tested up, etc plugin headers

0.2.3 (2024-11-22)

  • Enhancements
    • I18N: load translations on after_setup_theme to be compatible with WP 6.7+

0.2.2 (?)

  • Unknown

0.2.1 (2021-02-02)

  • Miscellaneous
    • Added GitHub URL to the plugin header

0.2.0 (2021-02-02)

  • Miscellaneous
    • Plugin renamed to DB Crossing Guard, slug to db-crossing-guard and Namespace to SHC\DB_CROSSING_GUARD

0.1.1 (2021-02-02)

  • Enhancements
    • Various documentation and WPCS improvements
    • Minor code refactoring
    • Admin Bar Node
      • When connection is encrypted, the encryption used is now displayed in a child node, instead of as @title hover text
    • At a Glance
      • Connection status now also appears in the Network Right Now widget (for multisite)
    • Site Health
      • The test and debug descriptions have been slightly improved

0.1.0 (2021-01-30)

  • init commit.

Read the full README on GitHub →

Releases

TagPublishedAssetDownloads
0.2.2 Apr 29, 2021 db-crossing-guard.0.2.2.zip 3
0.21 Feb 2, 2021 db-crossing-guard.0.2.1.zip 52

Active-site estimate ≈50 comes from the median of recent superseded releases. Method.