Title: Extension name changed abruptly
Last modified: June 4, 2026

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# Extension name changed abruptly

 *  [maximeroudier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maximeroudier/)
 * (@maximeroudier)
 * [3 days, 13 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-name-change-2/)
 * It’s quite a surprise to realize that the security plugins on all my sites have
   disappeared… oh wait, no, it’s just that the plugin developer decided to change
   the name without telling anyone. Not at all alarming for a security plugin… Are
   you going to do this with all the features and add/remove elements abruptly like
   that again ?
    -  This topic was modified 3 days, 13 hours ago by [maximeroudier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maximeroudier/).

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 *  Plugin Support [Pawel [SolidWP Support]](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solidwppawel/)
 * (@solidwppawel)
 * [3 days, 7 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-name-change-2/#post-18928802)
 * Hi,
 * First off, I’m sorry for the scare. Seeing a security plugin you rely on suddenly
   show a different name is exactly the kind of surprise nobody wants, and I completely
   understand why that was alarming.
 * To explain what happened: we’re in the middle of consolidating our software under
   a single brand. Bringing these products together lets us streamline how we build
   and maintain them, and that shared foundation is what will let us speed up development
   and ship new features and improvements faster than we could when everything lived
   under separate brands. The plugin itself is the same plugin you’ve always had,
   just under the Kadence name now.
 * On the communication side, you’re right to flag it. We did send notifications
   to our paying customers ahead of the change, but for the free version we don’t
   have a reliable way to reach users directly, and admin-area notices are something
   we try to avoid since they’re intrusive and generally not appreciated. That left
   a gap here, and the lack of a heads-up is a fair criticism.
 * To answer your main question directly: the changes you can expect from here are
   additions, not removals. This is about new features and capabilities, not taking
   things away. Nothing is being removed or losing support, so you won’t wake up
   to a feature you depend on having disappeared.
 * If anything looks off on your sites after the rename, or you have questions about
   a specific feature, reply here and I’ll be glad to help.

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 * Last reply from: [Pawel [SolidWP Support]](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solidwppawel/)
 * Last activity: [3 days, 7 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-name-change-2/#post-18928802)
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