Best admin security plugins for WordPress
The most popular admin security plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. PlusExpert Admin Audit leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of DCI Admin Security (fewer than 10) and Trolla Last Login & Security (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “admin security” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 admin security plugins
- 1.
PlusExpert Admin AuditThe most installed admin security plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
DCI Admin SecurityFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 3.
Trolla Last Login & SecurityFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “admin security”
PlusExpert Admin Audit
#32,499by plusexpert2 months ago
Lightweight administrator visibility and suspicious admin monitoring for WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DCI Admin Security
#55,591by DreamCode Infotech26 days ago
Protect WordPress login and wp-admin with IP allowlisting, custom login URLs, email OTP, rate limiting, CAPTCHA, logging and alerts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Trolla Last Login & Security
#66,884by kirser2 months ago
Find forgotten, inactive and recently created WordPress Administrator accounts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day