Best firewall plugins for WordPress

Nullis Shield

#29,584

by Edward Samuel (Enigmaking)1 month ago

A Prevention-First security engine that eliminates bots before they hit your database. Lightweight, zero-bloat, and incredibly fast.

Grey Rock Block Synchroniser for Wordfence and Cloudflare

Up in the last 7 days:3,133#29,779

by Greyscale Zone3 days ago

Make your WordPress site boring to repeat attackers by synchronising qualifying Wordfence firewall blocks with Cloudflare.

SecureLite Security

#30,573

by PixelGravitas9 days ago

Free firewall, malware scanner, limit login attempts, 2FA and hide login, plus an attack simulation that proves each protection works.

Secure Owl Firewall

#31,853

by Sajber Sove11 days ago

Secure Owl Firewall is a smart rule-based protection that blocks threats and secures your site from attacks.

BotFend Anti-Bot Firewall

Up in the last 7 days:317#31,866

by Omajemite Don1 month ago

Professional security plugin protecting WordPress from malicious bots, spam, and server attacks using an advanced Web Application Firewall.

Owl Security

Down in the last 7 days:139#32,037

by Owlgorithm Labstoday

All-in-one WordPress security: firewall, malware scanner, login security, 2FA and automatic backups. Free, no license needed.

Stalza Security

Down in the last 7 days:711#32,204

by Fuad K M1 month ago

Smart WordPress security without the bloat: integrity, malware, vulnerability and brute-force protection, explained and prioritized.

VMP Security

Up in the last 7 days:11,269#32,683

by VMP™10 days ago

Firewall, 9 malware scanners, 2FA, country blocking, audit log preview — all free. 750+ WAF rules and 170,000+ signatures. No paywall.

WP Cloudflare Guard

Up in the last 7 days:275#32,730

by Tang Rufus9 years ago

Connecting WordPress with Cloudflare firewall, protect your WordPress site at DNS level. Automatically create firewall rules to block dangerous IPs.

NoHackMe Defender

#32,822

by Roman12 days ago

Enhance your WordPress security by blocking IPs that send too many or suspicious requests.

WP WAF

Down in the last 7 days:54#32,884

by guelfoweb13 years ago

WordPress Application Firewall. Protects against current and future attacks.

CyberPulse

#32,900

by Ruslan Gataullin2 days ago

🛡️ Real-time security firewall with IP blocking. Blocks bots, brute force attacks, XSS, and AI scrapers. 10 languages, lightweight, clean interface.

Elohim Cyber Guardian

Down in the last 7 days:1,415#33,945

by elohimsoftwaressolutions1 month ago

A lightweight WordPress security plugin with login protection, rate limiting, CAPTCHA, and security hardening.

WAF Manager for Cloudflare

#34,836

by Jaime Alnassim12 days ago

Deploy five battle-tested Cloudflare WAF rules to any zone in one click, straight from WordPress. No expression language required.

Banana Defender

Up in the last 7 days:1,871#40,464

by flexxdev7 days ago

WordPress Security — Made in Germany. Firewall, Virtual Patching, Malware Scanner & Login Protection. GDPR-compliant, cookie-free, no cloud.

VSF Simple Block

Up in the last 7 days:5,807#41,968

by Victoria122115 years ago

VSF Simple Block plugin. Acts as a sort of software firewall.

Comments Firewall

Up in the last 7 days:888#43,038

by korchix1 year ago

Firewall protection for comments. Blocks spam before it reaches your database with automatic link filtering and zero manual moderation.

دیوار آتش برنامه نویس

Down in the last 7 days:522#43,670

by Abolfazl Ghasemihesar5 years ago

یک فایروال ساده و سبک اما قدرتمند برای وردپرس

SecureFusion

#43,749

by fyndsoft3 months ago

Lightweight, high-performance security suite. Protects from brute-force logins, DDoS pingbacks, bad request injections, and manages CSP headers.

MAT Firewall

#44,460

by matpluginsofficial1 year ago

MAT Firewall is a powerful WordPress security plugin that helps protect your website from malicious attacks, brute force attempts, and unauthorized ac …

Pirajki Website Advance Security

Down in the last 7 days:624#45,139

by Poonam3 months ago

A lightweight, focused security toolkit for WordPress: request firewall, core file integrity checks, malware scanning, and one-click hardening.

1on1 Secure

Down in the last 7 days:8,833#45,469

by 1on1secure2 years ago

Visitor verification and screening for known bad actors. No CAPTCHA required to prevent comment spam, prevent contact page spam, and reduce wordpress …

Luketom Compromise Review

#45,886

by lukehutton2 months ago

Incident-focused safeguards for a multi-site WordPress estate.

CloudScale Cyber & DevTools

Down in the last 7 days:16,997#46,594

by andrewjbaker3 days ago

Secure your WordPress site without an IT team. Free firewall, two-factor, passkeys and AI audits, with plain-language insights and simple fixes.

Guardify Firewall

Down in the last 7 days:4,722#46,838

by BitCleric1 year ago

Guardify is a powerful WordPress firewall plugin designed to protect your website from a wide range of threats, including brute force attacks, SQL inj …

Cyber Smart Defence

Up in the last 7 days:247#47,747

by cybersmartempire10 months ago

Lightweight WordPress security firewall with login protection and threat monitoring.

Loyal Security

Down in the last 7 days:9,566#47,862

by Loyal Security6 days ago

Firewall, malware scanner, file integrity monitoring, hardening, 2FA, backups, and audit logging — one self-contained plugin.

Fstyle Honeypot Bot Blocker

Down in the last 7 days:14,333#48,566

by fstylegear095431 day ago

Blocks bad bots and vulnerability scanners by IP when they hit a robots.txt trap or probe .env, .git or wp-config backups. No external service.

Remove XML-RPC Pingback

#49,109

by Hybrid Webs6 years ago

Disable Pingback method from XML-RPC by simply removing it. This plugin is working with WordPress 4.4

What's going on

Up in the last 7 days:283#49,543

by jaimenj4 years ago

A simple Web Application Firewall for WordPress.

Swairish Site Security with SOC

#49,806

by Swadhin Khan Mohammad Nakib3 months ago

WordPress malware protection, audit logging, SOC visibility, firewall controls, file scanning, hardening, CAPTCHA, and reports.

ReqLock

#49,810

by RACKSET5 months ago

Block external & slow third-party requests in WordPress — for resilience, performance, privacy, and offline development. One master switch.

Visitor Sentinel

#50,090

by Valentin Constantinescu2 months ago

Monitors visitors, detects bots and attackers, plants honeypots, checks threat intel, and blocks malicious IPs in real time.

Vardalion Security

Up in the last 7 days:14,430#51,036

by vincewebdesign1 month ago

Behavioural WordPress security with threat scoring, brute-force protection, bot detection, automatic IP blocking, logging and recovery tools.

HappyFenceNG Total Enterprise Security

Up in the last 7 days:5,346#51,142

by HappyWPress11 months ago

Next-generation enterprise security for WordPress with advanced threat protection, tiered licensing, and hardening features.

Jikida Security

#51,181

by jikida1 month ago

Malware scanner, firewall (WAF), login & brute-force protection, and file-integrity monitoring for WordPress. Blocks attacks, hardens your site, a …

Apta Shield

Up in the last 7 days:16,487#52,353

by Lorenzo Romero4 months ago

Premium WordPress security with WAF, brute force block, URL obfuscation, malware scanning, and core reinstallation.

ddosNull Shield

#53,090

by ddosnull1 month ago

AI-powered Layer-7 DDoS and bot protection for WordPress. Block bots, stop attacks, and keep your store online — one-click setup.

NibbleSecure

Up in the last 7 days:1,323#54,138

by MVP Plugins1 month ago

Hide your login page behind a secret URL, limit login attempts, and block brute force attacks. Includes lockout thresholds and instant email alerts.

FreelanceBo Sentra Control

Up in the last 7 days:6,103#54,149

by FreelanceBo Group S.r.l.s1 month ago

Security agent connecting to FreelanceBo Sentra Control console for WAF, malware scanning, brute force protection, and vulnerability scanning.

PSB Bot Traffic Controller

#54,822

by paulborile22 days ago

Block, limit, or allow AI crawlers, search bots, and scrapers by category — with rate limiting and robots.txt generation.

Kortech Shieldora

Down in the last 7 days:795#54,965

by kolmic15 months ago

Enterprise-grade security engine featuring brute-force mitigation, autonomous system hardening, and a real-time command center.

atshift IP Blocker

Up in the last 7 days:17,795#54,999

by @shift6 days ago

Review existing WAF IP records and manually manage Apache server blocks with backups, previews and rollback checks.

Obsyde Aegis

Up in the last 7 days:10,476#55,174

by obsyde6 months ago

Real-time threat detection, automated IP blocking, and AI-powered security analysis.

Cisilino Site Defense Network

#55,198

by Matteo Cisilino5 days ago

Blocks login brute-force attempts in .htaccess, optionally exchanges hostile IPs with the Cisilino network, offers whitelisting and basic hardening.

PW Security and Backup

Up in the last 7 days:11,962#55,548

by pwfeedtr3 months ago

Security monitoring, login protection, file integrity checks, protected backups, and read-only comparison in one panel.

UX3 Security

Up in the last 7 days:12,126#55,705

by ux3security1 month ago

Cloud-managed firewall, bot protection, and threat monitoring. Manage rules, bans, and allow-lists from a central dashboard.

Scudo Security

Up in the last 7 days:3,595#55,748

by Totaliweb2 months ago

Environment-aware security: firewall, malware & integrity scan, brute-force protection and 2FA — safety-first, with previews and rollback.

Bollwerk

#55,830

by yuracodetoday

Protects your WordPress site automatically. No setup needed. Stops password guessing and blocks malicious traffic before they reach you.

MH Smart Firewall

#56,041

by Maroon Horizon Ltd (Vladimir Marusic)11 days ago

Firewall, malware scan & IP blocking for WordPress, with Quick Scan Overall Security Rating, hardening, quarantine and integrity checks. PRO adds AI.