PressPatrol

PressPatrol gives WordPress administrators a clear, local view of unexpected file and inventory changes. Run a patrol when you want one, or let WordPress run the scheduled weekly patrol.

The plugin compares WordPress core and eligible WordPress.org plugins and themes with official reference information. It also records administrator, plugin, and theme inventory changes and looks for executable file types inside the uploads directory.

Results are presented in a plain-English dashboard with visual health indicators, a rolling 12-patrol history, recommended next steps, and an exportable JSON report.

Included features

• Manual and scheduled weekly integrity patrols.
• Official WordPress core checksum comparison.
• File-by-file comparison for eligible WordPress.org plugins and themes.
• Clear status when no official comparison copy is available.
• Unexpected-file inventory for wp-admin and wp-includes.
• Administrator, plugin, and theme inventory change tracking.
• Executable-file detection inside the uploads directory.
• WordPress Dashboard status widget.
• Rolling history for the latest 12 patrols.
• Optional weekly email summaries sent by your own WordPress website.
• Downloadable JSON reports.
• No PressPatrol account and no PressPatrol telemetry.

What PressPatrol does not do

PressPatrol is an integrity and change-detection tool. A changed or unexpected file is not automatically malware, and a clean integrity report cannot guarantee that a website is free from every threat. The plugin does not automatically delete, quarantine, repair, or replace files. Review findings carefully, make a backup, and ask your hosting provider or a qualified WordPress professional when you are unsure.

External WordPress.org services

PressPatrol uses official WordPress.org services only when an administrator runs a patrol or when the site’s scheduled weekly patrol runs:

• The WordPress core checksum API at api.wordpress.org supplies official hashes for the installed WordPress version and locale.
• The plugin checksum service at downloads.wordpress.org supplies official file hashes for eligible WordPress.org plugins.
• The WordPress.org Themes API and download service supply official theme package information and packages for local comparison.

These requests include the installed WordPress version and locale or the relevant plugin/theme slug and version. As with ordinary web requests, WordPress.org may receive the site’s IP address and standard request metadata. PressPatrol does not send site files, administrator details, scan results, or report contents to WordPress.org or PressPatrol.

WordPress.org privacy policy: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/

WordPress.org terms of service: https://wordpress.org/about/terms-of-service/

Privacy

PressPatrol stores its reports and settings inside the website’s own WordPress database. It does not create a PressPatrol account or send telemetry to PressPatrol. The plugin adds suggested disclosure text to the WordPress Privacy Policy Guide and documents its WordPress.org requests in the External WordPress.org services section above.

PressPatrol privacy information: https://presspatrol.app/privacy/

Trademark

The GPL license covers the plugin source code. It does not grant permission to use the PressPatrol name, logo, or product branding for a fork or derivative distribution. See trademarks.txt.