Last updated: 10th July 2026 for CC Security Essentials Pro version 1.0

Introduction

Security Health is one of the central features of CC Security Essentials.

It provides a clear overview of your website’s security configuration, helping you understand which protections are currently active and where improvements may be beneficial.

CC Security Essentials Pro extends Security Health by introducing additional checks for Pro features, allowing administrators to monitor a broader range of security controls from the same familiar interface.

The core Security Health experience remains unchanged. Pro simply provides additional information where appropriate.

Why Enhanced Security Health?

Website security is not simply about enabling features.

It is equally important to understand:

which protections are active;
whether they are configured appropriately;
whether they continue to meet your website’s requirements.

Enhanced Security Health brings together information from both the core plugin and Pro features, making it easier to review your website’s overall security posture from a single location.

Viewing Security Health

Open:

Security → Security Health

The page displays the core security checks provided by CC Security Essentials.

When CC Security Essentials Pro is active, additional checks are automatically included alongside the existing ones.

No separate Security Health page is required.

Additional Pro Checks

Depending on your configuration, Security Health may include checks covering:

Login Protection
Password Policies
Password Age Monitoring
Password Change Enforcement
REST Rules
Security Events

Only checks relevant to your installed features are displayed.

Understanding Security Health

Each item within Security Health represents an aspect of your website’s security configuration.

The page helps you identify:

protections that are enabled;
protections that may require attention;
features that have not yet been configured.

The purpose is to provide guidance rather than criticism.

A recommendation does not necessarily indicate that your website is insecure.

Instead, it highlights an opportunity to review your current configuration.

Relationship with the Protection Score

Security Health and the Protection Score work together, but they serve different purposes.

The Protection Score provides a high-level summary of your website’s current protection.

Security Health provides the detailed information behind that summary, helping you understand individual protections and recommendations.

Reviewing both regularly provides a clearer picture than relying on either one alone.

Reviewing Recommendations

Some Security Health checks may include recommendations.

These recommendations explain:

what the feature does;
why it may be useful;
when it is appropriate to enable it.

Not every recommendation needs to be followed.

Your website’s requirements should always determine which protections are appropriate.

Best Practice

Review Security Health periodically, especially:

after installing new plugins;
after changing security settings;
after enabling Pro features;
after significant WordPress updates;
before making major changes to your website.

Regular reviews help ensure that your security configuration continues to reflect the way your website is used.

Relationship with Other Features

Enhanced Security Health works closely with several other parts of CC Security Essentials.

Security Overview

The Security Overview provides a concise summary of your website’s protection.

Security Health provides the detailed information behind that summary.

Verification

Where verification is available, Security Health helps distinguish between a feature that has simply been configured and one whose behaviour has been successfully confirmed.

Verification provides additional confidence that protections are operating as expected.

Security Events

Security Events help explain why certain recommendations may have become relevant.

For example, repeated blocked REST API requests or temporary login restrictions may prompt you to review your current configuration.

Security Guide

The Security Guide explains the purpose of each recommendation and links to the relevant configuration pages.

Security Health helps identify what deserves attention.

The Security Guide explains why.

Common Questions

Does Pro replace Security Health?

No.

CC Security Essentials Pro extends the existing Security Health page.

The core checks remain available exactly as before.

Why don’t I see every Pro feature?

Security Health displays checks that are relevant to your current configuration.

Features that are not enabled or not applicable to your website may not appear.

Does every recommendation require action?

No.

Recommendations are intended to help you review your configuration.

Whether a recommendation is appropriate depends upon your website and how it is used.

Does Security Health guarantee my website is secure?

No.

Security Health helps you review your security configuration.

Like any security tool, it should be used alongside sensible administration, regular updates, strong passwords and good operational practices.

Troubleshooting

A check reports that attention is required

Review the accompanying explanation and any related documentation before making changes.

The recommendation is intended to help you understand the situation rather than encourage immediate action.

I expected to see a Pro feature

Confirm that:

CC Security Essentials Pro is active;
the feature has been enabled where appropriate;
the website has been refreshed after configuration changes.

My Protection Score changed

The Protection Score reflects the current state of your configured protections.

Enabling or disabling features, or resolving recommendations, may change the score.

This is expected behaviour.

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