Your Patchstack dashboard gives you an up-to-date view of your site’s protection. You can see it as the Security overview on your service page in the AEserver client area, or open the full portal with Login to Patchstack. This guide explains what each part means, how to read a vulnerability entry, and how reports work.
The dashboard at a glance #
| Area | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Protection | Confirms protection is active on your site. |
| Vulnerabilities | How many known vulnerabilities currently affect your site. |
| Blocked (30d) | Threats blocked in the last 30 days, with a Threats blocked chart for today, 7 days or 30 days. |
| Packages | The plugins and themes on your site, including how many are outdated, vulnerable or disabled. |
| Detected Vulnerabilities | The vulnerabilities found, which you can filter by priority, exploited or outdated. |
| Protection tab | The modules protecting your site and any banned IP addresses. |
Reading a vulnerability entry #
When a vulnerability is found on your site, it is listed under Detected Vulnerabilities. Entries are prioritized by real-world risk, so you can focus on what matters instead of being flooded with noise. A typical entry tells you:
- which plugin or theme is affected, and the vulnerable version
- its priority, and whether it is known to be exploited
- whether a mitigation rule is already protecting you (in most cases, it is)
- the recommended action, usually to update when convenient
Hardening and the IP blocklist #
Alongside mitigation rules, two more modules protect your site automatically. An advanced hardening module blocks common WordPress attack patterns, such as attempts to upload PHP files or give a user administrator rights, and a community IP blocklist blocks requests from IP addresses known for attacks. There is nothing to switch on.
Reports #
Use Create report in the Reports panel to produce a summary of what was found, mitigated and blocked over a period. Reports can also be scheduled to run weekly or monthly. They are useful for your own records, for compliance evidence, and for agencies showing clients the value of the protection in place.
