Best hardening plugins for WordPress

NETSENSAI Shield

Down in the last 7 days:1#6,039

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:2,255#6,857

by WPDeveloper1 day ago

Security audit in plain language, 30 hardening fixes you can undo, two-factor authentication (2FA), passkeys, login protection and an activity log.

CMS ADMINS Security Check Report

Up in the last 7 days:87#9,199

by Patrick Schlesingertoday

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:181#11,710

by Marc Armengoutoday

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:44#12,538

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:87#12,765

by Guido Schad1 month ago

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

Secure HTTP Headers

Up in the last 7 days:119#15,352

by shasha3105 years ago

Secure HTTP headers - Essential, and easy.

WP Guardian

Up in the last 7 days:213#15,894

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

Up in the last 7 days:72#16,142

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:186#18,936

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:319#19,080

by dessky14 days ago

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

CodeWP Shield Monitor

Up in the last 7 days:179#19,870

by CodeWP22 days ago

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

EDZNET Security Guard

Down in the last 7 days:238#19,924

by EDZNET2 days ago

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

Wonderful Secure Cleanup

Up in the last 7 days:38#20,010

by wonderfulplugins18 days ago

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

Bastora Security Audit

Down in the last 7 days:544#20,590

by Bastora1 day ago

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

Site Cleanup Controls

#22,430

by Abhishek Sinha2 months ago

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

Locktura Security

Down in the last 7 days:2,070#22,773

by Alain Lankers2 days ago

Protect WordPress with a local firewall, login security, 2FA, file checks, activity logs, and alerts. No account or license required.

Moatline Malware Scanner

#24,130

by Next Nova Technologies2 days ago

Finds the malware hacked WordPress sites hide: fake plugins, hidden admins and database scripts. Built by a team that cleans hacked sites.

Securizer

Down in the last 7 days:54#25,210

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:399#25,328

by milenfrom1 month ago

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

Sitemap Guardian

Up in the last 7 days:603#26,823

by Sitemap Co.2 months ago

Free, practical security monitoring and hardening for WordPress.

Webfiable Análisis de Sitios

Down in the last 7 days:358#27,122

by WebFiable1 month ago

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

BaseCloud Security Manager

Up in the last 7 days:553#27,196

by BaseCloud8 months ago

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

Steel Security & Hardening

Up in the last 7 days:196#27,212

by sweetwatermedia3 months ago

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

Metadas Version Removal

#27,647

by metadas5 months ago

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

Stillward Security

Up in the last 7 days:467#27,771

by Adnan Ali1 month ago

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

Ensomedia Security powered by shieldwave.io

Up in the last 7 days:34,618#28,336

by shieldwave13 days ago

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

WT Hardening

Down in the last 7 days:1,603#28,349

by Webmasters.Teamtoday

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

ELADIVINE Core

#29,083

by Elad Yanai2 days ago

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

Version Cloak

Down in the last 7 days:12#29,628

by nextdoorentertainment4 months ago

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

Open24 Security

Down in the last 7 days:1,479#30,033

by open247 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:1,066#30,173

by Dan Knauss1 day ago

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

InTouch Integrity Guard

Down in the last 7 days:76#30,783

by intouchdesigndev2 months ago

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

HeaderShield

Up in the last 7 days:1,065#32,766

by Vishwa7 months ago

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

JR Security Hardening and Login Protection

Up in the last 7 days:342#32,797

by reinajhon465 months ago

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

VideoWhisper Security Audit

Down in the last 7 days:251#32,868

by videowhisper2 days ago

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

Hopelessly Sensible

Up in the last 7 days:4,670#32,958

by Hebble & Stone CIC20 days ago

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

WAF Manager for Cloudflare

Down in the last 7 days:27#34,716

by Jaime Alnassim13 days ago

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

VulnCue

Up in the last 7 days:2,600#43,208

by vulncue12 days ago

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

Pirajki Website Advance Security

#44,712

by Poonam3 months ago

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

Read Only Mode

#47,784

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.

Cybexsoft Shield

Up in the last 7 days:21,035#49,415

by CybexSoft17 days ago

WordPress security in one place: login protection, file integrity, hardening, server audit and an activity log.

LunarShield

#49,870

by moonbaseoneittoday

Security hardening utilities for WordPress, including rate limiting, uploads hardening, and admin security settings.

GeniousSonu Site Checkup

Up in the last 7 days:18,451#50,788

by SAHINUR20 days ago

Strengthen your WordPress security with an automated hardening checklist, vulnerability scanner, one-click safe fixes, and client audit reports.

Papy3D WAF

#50,934

by papy3d1 month ago

A local pre-WordPress application firewall with bounded inspection, declarative rules, observation mode, and safe server diagnostics.

ARACNE Security

#52,311

by CERWALL_SOLUTIONS1 day ago

Exposure scanner with a security score and basic WordPress hardening.

Papy3D Security Guard

Up in the last 7 days:6,948#52,581

by papy3d2 months ago

A modular, self-hosted WordPress security suite with no external CAPTCHA or TOTP service.

KUMITATE HOSHU

Up in the last 7 days:18,078#53,264

by MOTOKI12 days ago

Security and upkeep with sensible defaults: login limits, two-factor login, hardening, plain-words checks, backups and updates with a backup first.

Swairish Site Security with SOC

#53,932

by Swadhin Khan Mohammad Nakib3 months ago

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

DozWPSecure

Up in the last 7 days:9,976#54,140

by Dozty6 years ago

A basic security plugin for WordPress 4.x, 5.0 or higher. You can selectively disable unused features in WordPress core...