See
One connected-site view
Review site health, security events, connector status, and protection state without hopping between WordPress dashboards.
Guard Dog Cloud
Keep a lookout beyond the WordPress server.
Guard Dog Cloud is the paid hosted service for teams that want connected-site visibility, managed intelligence, virtual patching, and security history stored away from the origin. The free Guard Dog plugin remains the foundation—and it keeps working without Cloud.
Early access is rolling out deliberately. You can create your account now; connected-site onboarding stays small enough for a human to notice when something gets weird.
Why it exists
A compromised server should not own the only copy of the story.
The plugin protects the site in front of it. Cloud adds a separate operating plane: one console, off-site evidence, managed rules, and a place to coordinate protection across connected sites.
What Cloud adds.
Practical hosted capabilities layered on top of the complete free plugin.
Verify
Managed file integrity
Compare reported core, plugin, and theme files against managed cryptographic manifests and keep the result off-site.
Respond
Managed protection workflows
Receive centrally managed rules and virtual patches through a connector designed to fail safely when the service is unavailable.
The free floor stays free
Cloud is an upgrade path, not a toll booth.
Guard Dog does not become a hollow agent when you skip Cloud. The plugin still owns its settings, enforces its local protections, and remains usable on infrastructure that is not a fit for hosted edge work.
- No Cloud account required for the plugin
- No forced edge or DNS migration
- No self-hosted platform puzzle disguised as an upgrade
Ready when you are
Start with the site you actually care about.
Create a Cloud account, connect one WordPress site, and keep the first rollout lean enough to understand.