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Is my WordPress site hacked?
Answer a few quick questions about what your site is doing and get an instant read on whether it's likely compromised — with clear next steps. No signup, no scan of your site, nothing stored.
Quick answer
To tell if your WordPress site is hacked, look for these signs: unexpected redirects (often only on mobile or from Google), a Google “this site may be harmful” warning, admin users you don't recognize, spam pages in search results you never published, a host warning about malware or spam, or being locked out of wp-admin. The checker below weighs these for you.
1.Are visitors being redirected to unfamiliar sites — especially on mobile or when arriving from Google?
2.Does Google show a “this site may be harmful / hacked” label, or has your traffic suddenly collapsed?
3.Are there administrator accounts or users you don’t recognize?
4.Have you been locked out of wp-admin, or did a password change without you doing it?
5.Are pages you never published showing up in Google — often in another language, or selling products you don’t sell?
6.Has your host warned you about malware or outbound spam, or suspended the account?
7.Are there files you didn’t create, or core files that changed without an update?
8.Do you see spam text, pop-ups, or ads on the site that you didn’t add?
9.Has the site suddenly become slow, or is server resource usage spiking for no clear reason?
10.Did the problems start after installing a nulled (pirated) theme or plugin?
FAQ
About this checker
Does this scan my website?
No. It's a symptom-based self-check: you answer a few questions about how your site is behaving, and it gives you an instant read on how likely a compromise is. It runs entirely in your browser, needs no signup, and never accesses your site — so it can't see hidden or cloaked malware. For that, a proper scan is needed.
Is it free?
Yes, completely free and with no email required. It's a quick way to know whether what you're seeing is worth worrying about before you decide on next steps.
It says my site might be hacked — what now?
Don't start deleting files at random — that destroys the evidence needed to find how the attacker got in. Take a full backup first, change your passwords, and get the site properly scanned, cleaned, and hardened. You can start with a free security assessment.
It says no signs of a hack — am I safe?
It's reassuring, but not a guarantee. The quietest malware hides deliberately and may not produce obvious symptoms. Keep everything updated, use strong passwords and two-factor login, and keep working backups — and if anything still feels off, get a proper scan.
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Already confirmed it? Read: How to clean a hacked WordPress site →
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