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We were alerted to a vulnerability in Site Kit which could allow users without administrator privileges on WordPress to verify ownership of a site they’re registered to in Search Console. As soon as we found out about this, we tracked down the root cause and released a security patch in version 1.8.0 on May 7, as well as additional security enhancements in version 1.8.1 on May 19.
If you’re using Site Kit version 1.8.0 or below, we strongly recommend you upgrade to 1.8.1 as soon as possible.
We’ve worked with the wordpress.org team to automatically update Site Kit for existing users to 1.8.1.

Today, we’re announcing that Site Kit is available for everyone to install from the WordPress plugin directory. Site Kit is Google’s official WordPress plugin – it enables you to setup and configure key Google services, get insights on how people find and use your site, learn how to improve, and easily monetize your content.

Since we announced Site Kit at WordCamp US 2018, we’ve interviewed many of you who had expressed interest to be early testers and made lots of improvements based on your input. Thanks to everyone who participated and took time to share their impressions!

Managing a successful website can be complicated. Publishers and business owners should have easy access to the insights and capabilities that drive audience and revenue growth. That’s why we’re excited to announce Site Kit by Google, a free, open-source plugin bringing together insights from essential Google products for WordPress sites.