--- title: Steel Security 1.1.0: New Checks, Better Hardening description: Steel Security 1.1.0 has been released for WordPress. This update brings new and refined security checks, improvements to hardening workflows, and better... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/steel-security-1-1-0-new-checks-better-hardening-1zhdxpj8n twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Steel Security 1.1.0: New Checks, Better Hardening | daily.dev og:description: Steel Security 1.1.0 has been released for WordPress. This update brings new and refined security checks, improvements to hardening workflows, and better... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/steel-security-1-1-0-new-checks-better-hardening-1zhdxpj8n og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1zhDXpj8n.png og:image:alt: Steel Security 1.1.0: New Checks, Better Hardening og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Steel Security 1.1.0: New Checks, Better Hardening **[Jason Wassing](https://daily.dev/sources/5pzghq865)** · [@sweetwater](https://daily.dev/sweetwater) · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Steel Security 1.1.0 has been released for WordPress. This update brings new and refined security checks, improvements to hardening workflows, and better security posture reporting. The plugin is available in both Free and Pro editions and is designed to help WordPress site owners and developers identify security issues, understand their significance, and take actionable steps to address them. ## Content Steel Security 1.1.0 is now live. [https://wordpress.org/plugins/steel-security/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/steel-security/) This release includes new and refined security checks, improvements to hardening workflows, better security posture reporting, and continued work across both the Free and Pro editions. The focus remains practical: help WordPress site owners and developers understand what needs attention, why it matters, and what can actually be done about it. If you work with WordPress, I’d appreciate you taking a look. #WordPress #WordPressSecurity #CyberSecurity #PluginDevelopment ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [ShapedPlugin update flow hacked to infect WordPress sites](https://daily.dev/posts/shapedplugin-update-flow-hacked-to-infect-wordpress-sites-yjpw8pca8) · BleepingComputer · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Why WordPress Security Belongs at the Infrastructure Layer in 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/why-wordpress-security-belongs-at-the-infrastructure-layer-in-2026-fblvtwmsi) · WP Mayor · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hackers are mass-exploiting a Gravity SMTP flaw to steal API keys from 100,000 WordPress sites](https://daily.dev/posts/hackers-are-mass-exploiting-a-gravity-smtp-flaw-to-steal-api-keys-from-100-000-wordpress-sites-hhj1prnxn) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hardening GitHub Actions workflows across the WordPress organisation](https://daily.dev/posts/hardening-github-actions-workflows-across-the-wordpress-organisation-3w3ew0ade) · Make WordPress Core · 4 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php), [#wordpress](https://daily.dev/tags/wordpress) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/steel-security-1-1-0-new-checks-better-hardening-1zhdxpj8n) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/steel-security-1-1-0-new-checks-better-hardening-1zhdxpj8n","headline":"Steel Security 1.1.0: New Checks, Better Hardening","text":"Steel Security 1.1.0 has been released for WordPress. 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