Best hardening plugins for WordPress

NETSENSAI Shield

Up in the last 7 days:9#6,037

by Rafal Gierlicki2 months ago

Hardens and protects your site by locking down login, REST API, XML‑RPC, file editor, and applying HTTP security headers.

BetterShield

Up in the last 7 days:2,694#7,521

by WPDeveloper3 days ago

Free WordPress security audit, thirty one-click fixes you can undo, 2FA, passkeys, login protection and an activity log. No account needed.

CMS ADMINS Security Check Report

Up in the last 7 days:76#9,248

by Patrick Schlesinger16 days ago

Read-only security audit for WordPress: 62 checks including PHP2Shell, an A to F grade, and a checklist that records what you have fixed.

Security Hardener

Up in the last 7 days:104#11,787

by Marc Armengou11 days ago

Hardens WordPress with secure headers, login protection, user enumeration blocking, rate limiting, and a built-in security checklist.

SAR One Click Security

Down in the last 7 days:20#12,541

by Samuel Aguilera1 year ago

Adds some extra security to your WordPress with only one click.

Lockora Security Audit

Down in the last 7 days:876#12,705

by Guido Schad1 month ago

Lockora Security Audit checks WordPress security posture, hardening, core integrity, vulnerabilities, and optional AI reports.

Secure HTTP Headers

Down in the last 7 days:36#15,375

by shasha3105 years ago

Secure HTTP headers - Essential, and easy.

WP Guardian

Up in the last 7 days:26#16,013

by Ciprian Popescu1 month ago

For site owners who want an honest hardening checklist, not a heavy security suite: what to fix in WordPress, and what to ask your host for.

Aipatch Security Scanner

Down in the last 7 days:48#16,213

by Esteban6 months ago

WordPress security scanner with 36 checks, malware scanning, core integrity verification, remediation, and 23 MCP abilities.

Zen Site Security

Down in the last 7 days:201#18,662

by Guram Zhgamadze1 month ago

SSL in one click plus security hardening: 301 HTTPS redirect, mixed content fixer, HSTS, security headers, SameSite cookies, attack-surface hardening.

Dessky Security

Down in the last 7 days:137#19,231

by dessky12 days ago

Dessky Security is the ultralight plugin for basic Security Hardening. It is specially designed not to drain any resources from your website.

EDZNET Security Guard

Down in the last 7 days:112#19,770

by EDZNET1 day ago

Requires 2FA for administrators, blocks new admin creation, refuses URL-credential logins, and emails you on admin logins. Locked to first admin.

CodeWP Shield Monitor

Up in the last 7 days:128#20,027

by CodeWP20 days ago

Privacy-first WordPress security hardening, login protection, and local audit logging.

Wonderful Secure Cleanup

Up in the last 7 days:85#20,041

by wonderfulplugins16 days ago

A simple way to clean and secure WordPress by disabling unnecessary features like comments, XML-RPC, and RSS feeds.

Locktura Security

Up in the last 7 days:463#20,459

by Alain Lankers19 days ago

All-in-one WordPress security suite with local firewall, login protection, anti-spam controls, hardening, monitoring, and alerts.

Bastora Security Audit

Down in the last 7 days:915#21,285

by Bastora2 days ago

62-Punkte-Sicherheits-Check mit Firewall, Schadcode-Scanner, URL-Reputation, Captcha, Schwarm-Schutz und Auto-Reparatur der WordPress-Kerndateien.

Site Cleanup Controls

#22,462

by Abhishek Sinha2 months ago

Selectively disable WordPress features to improve performance, security, and cleanliness. Toggle each feature individually from a single settings page …

Moatline Malware Scanner

Down in the last 7 days:1,081#23,897

by Next Nova Technologies2 days ago

Malware scanner, two-factor login, XML-RPC protection and hardening, with WordPress.org integrity checks and an activity log.

Securizer

Up in the last 7 days:52#25,096

by WP Podrška1 month ago

Lightweight WordPress security, login protection, hardening, integrity and diagnostics without a firewall or cloud service.

INI Protector

Up in the last 7 days:822#25,578

by milenfrom1 month ago

Lightweight WordPress hardening — file integrity monitoring, two-factor authentication, login protection, security headers and privacy.

WT Hardening

Down in the last 7 days:212#26,749

by Webmasters.Team1 month ago

WordPress hardening without touching your theme: XML-RPC, user enumeration, login limiter, security headers, strong passwords, event log.

Sitemap Guardian

Up in the last 7 days:1,167#26,799

by Sitemap Co.2 months ago

Free, practical security monitoring and hardening for WordPress.

Webfiable Análisis de Sitios

Down in the last 7 days:9#26,980

by WebFiable1 month ago

Connects your WordPress site to the panel where Webfiable shows its analyses of your site's security and configuration.

Steel Security & Hardening

Down in the last 7 days:280#27,324

by sweetwatermedia3 months ago

High-signal WordPress security auditing and hardening with practical site audit tools for administrators.

Stillward Security

Up in the last 7 days:1,258#27,848

by Adnan Ali1 month ago

Lightweight, safe-by-default WordPress security. Hardens your site without interfering with normal behaviour. Aggressive features are opt-in.

Metadas Version Removal

#27,868

by metadas5 months ago

A lightweight, zero configuration plugin that removes all WordPress version output from your site for improved security and cleaner markup.

BaseCloud Security Manager

Down in the last 7 days:299#27,912

by BaseCloud8 months ago

🛡️ Enterprise-grade WordPress security made simple. Implement military-standard HTTP security headers with zero technical knowledge required.

Ensomedia Security powered by shieldwave.io

Up in the last 7 days:40,663#28,549

by shieldwave11 days ago

Finds malware, tampered files, known vulnerabilities, injected content and risky settings, and explains each fix in plain words.

ELADIVINE Core

#29,058

by Elad Yanai5 days ago

Security hardening that works on any theme, and steps aside wherever another plugin already does the same job.

Version Cloak

Up in the last 7 days:269#29,664

by nextdoorentertainment4 months ago

Hide or decoy plugin, theme and core versions from scanners. Neutralize XML-RPC and lock down WP-Cron.

InTouch Integrity Guard

Down in the last 7 days:70#30,241

by intouchdesigndev2 months ago

A lightweight file integrity checker, hardening toggles and opt-in known-vulnerability alerts — built to never slow your site down.

Open24 Security

Down in the last 7 days:1,663#31,158

by open245 days ago

Security hardening for WordPress and WooCommerce: lock down the REST API and login, limit admin accounts, get alerts and detect modified files.

Keel Defaults

Up in the last 7 days:565#31,464

by Dan Knauss11 days ago

44 sane WordPress defaults, a warning when your core version is vulnerable, and the option to install the same-branch secure fix.

VideoWhisper Security Audit

Down in the last 7 days:127#32,810

by videowhisper13 days ago

AI-ready WordPress site health and security reports for administrators, with queued scans and optional read-only REST/MCP access.

JR Security Hardening and Login Protection

#32,919

by reinajhon465 months ago

WordPress hardening and login protection: security headers, enumeration blocking, rate limiting, IP whitelist, event logging and server rules.

HeaderShield

Up in the last 7 days:361#34,079

by Vishwa7 months ago

Add safe, modern HTTP security headers with optional strict cross-origin protections and a simple admin UI.

WAF Manager for Cloudflare

#34,712

by Jaime Alnassim10 days ago

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

VulnCue

#39,435

by vulncue10 days ago

Scans your WordPress security and tells you what to fix. Connect an account for alerts on new vulnerabilities.

Read Only Mode

Up in the last 7 days:1,867#39,758

by telchar6 months ago

Put your WordPress site in read-only mode — block persistent changes while keeping the site browsable until an administrator disables the freeze.

Hopelessly Sensible

#43,385

by Hebble & Stone CIC18 days ago

Security hardening for people who have better things to do. Seven options, plain English and clear information about what changes.

Pirajki Website Advance Security

Up in the last 7 days:2,043#45,171

by Poonam3 months ago

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

Kortech Shieldora

#51,209

by kolmic15 months ago

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

Integer Wp Security

Up in the last 7 days:3,792#52,542

by Lenon Leite5 years ago

WP security is a plugin responsible by security with short steps and fix the mainly security problems.

Blueternal BOLT Security Toolkit

#53,126

by jfgamsby6 days ago

WordPress and hosting security scanner with plain-English findings, safe hardening actions, reports, and optional AI summaries.

Rooted Dev Studio Security Toolkit

Up in the last 7 days:17,314#53,548

by bigdawgdad21852 months ago

Practical WordPress hardening, two-factor authentication, login protection, file monitoring, and transparent security checks.

Xerotact SHIELD-X Security

Up in the last 7 days:17,710#55,058

by xerotact12 days ago

Shared-hosting security with WAF logging, opt-in enforcement, malware scanning, login protection, hardening, backups, and audit tools.

Janric Simple Attack Monitor

#55,133

by keithlunt4 months ago

Lightweight attack detection for WordPress. Logs brute force, XML-RPC abuse, SQL injection, XSS attempts and more. No bloat, no blocking — just data.

Kwistech Secure

Up in the last 7 days:4,410#55,502

by kwistech2 months ago

Twelve local hardening controls with an audit trail. No account, no telemetry, no third-party requests, nothing to configure elsewhere.

Gracewell Security Suite

Up in the last 7 days:16,505#56,300

by gracewell8926 days ago

Login protection, authenticator 2FA, manual file integrity checks, WordPress hardening and activity logging in a responsive security dashboard.

Pura Vida Vulnerability Scanner

Down in the last 7 days:474#56,422

by trgomez4 months ago

Scan your plugins, themes and WordPress core against trusted vulnerability databases and get a clear, prioritized security overview.