Best login protection plugins for WordPress
The most popular login protection plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Uber reCaptcha leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Security Hardener (200+) and wsecure lite (200+). All 39 plugins tagged “login protection” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 login protection plugins
- 1.
Uber reCaptchaThe most installed login protection plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 9 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
Security Hardener200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.wsecure lite
200+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.All in One Content Protector & Security
100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.
Diamond Sierra Site Defense70+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 18 hours ago.
- 6.WP Content Protection
60+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 7 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 7.Liveupx Security
50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 8.
Anti-Brute Force, Login Fraud Detector WordPress plugin30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 9.
MyFast Login Guard30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.
CoxWall30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago.
All 39 plugins tagged “login protection”

Uber reCaptcha
Up in the last 7 days:11#5,862by Razvan Aldea1 year ago
This plugin adds the reCaptcha form to the WordPress login form, recover password form, register form and comment form.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.7(9)
- Downloads
- 14/day

Security Hardener
Up in the last 7 days:119#11,759by Marc Armengou12 days ago
Hardens WordPress with secure headers, login protection, user enumeration blocking, rate limiting, and a built-in security checklist.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day
wsecure lite
Down in the last 7 days:50#11,867by Joomla Service Provider1 month ago
wSecure hides admin URL so that default URL will no longer bring up the admin page. if who enter the secret key will be able to access admin area.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.5(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
All in One Content Protector & Security
Down in the last 7 days:53#15,708by Mahesh Thorat17 days ago
Find and fix security problems: a site scanner, vulnerability and file change alerts, login and bot protection, and safe fixes you can undo.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Diamond Sierra Site Defense
Up in the last 7 days:52,217#18,788by teoleonardtoday
Daily malware scan, firewall, login protection and two-factor login. Checks files against WordPress.org and catches ClickFix fake-CAPTCHA injections.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 62/day
WP Content Protection
Up in the last 7 days:175#19,353by Shankaranand Maurya11 years ago
WP Content Protection plugin is used to protect the content.No membership required for this protection.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.7(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Liveupx Security
Up in the last 7 days:9#20,908by Liveupx3 months ago
Complete WordPress security — Firewall, 2FA, Malware Scanner, Vulnerability Scanner, Login Protection, Security Headers. 100% free.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Anti-Brute Force, Login Fraud Detector WordPress plugin
#23,856by aispera313 years ago
Anti-Brute Force, Login Fraud Detector Wordpress plugin is a security plugin that detects and blocks malicious IP addresses attempting to log into Wor …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MyFast Login Guard
Down in the last 7 days:275#25,146by myfastwebhosting1 month ago
MyFast Login Guard renames your login page, blocks brute-force attempts, and lets you inspect your full server environment — all from one lightweight …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

CoxWall
#27,161by themelooks2 days ago
Professional WordPress security plugin with firewall, brute-force protection, login hardening, security headers, and file integrity monitoring.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

JR Security Hardening and Login Protection
#32,778by reinajhon465 months ago
WordPress hardening and login protection: security headers, enumeration blocking, rate limiting, IP whitelist, event logging and server rules.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

BruteFort
#33,786by Yoyal Limbu5 months ago
BruteFort - Rate Limit, Custom Login URL, Geo Blocking & IP Restriction for complete WordPress login security.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Elohim Cyber Guardian
Down in the last 7 days:1,415#33,945by elohimsoftwaressolutions1 month ago
A lightweight WordPress security plugin with login protection, rate limiting, CAPTCHA, and security hardening.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Cyber Smart Defence
#46,432by cybersmartempire10 months ago
Lightweight WordPress security firewall with login protection and threat monitoring.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Maasters Security Shield
#49,075by The Maasters7 days ago
Practical WordPress hardening with configurable security headers, CSP modes, login rate limiting, XML-RPC controls, and version hiding.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 24/day

InfoPeak Captcha
Up in the last 7 days:13,773#54,846by infopeak21 days ago
Privacy-first, EU-hosted captcha. No tracking, no cookies, no puzzles. Protects login, comments, Contact Form 7, WPForms, Jetpack Forms and WooCommerc …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Cypress North Password Policy
Down in the last 7 days:385#55,458by cypressnorth2 months ago
NIST-aligned password policy with HIBP breach checking, layered failed-login lockout, and an audit log.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MisticGate
#56,042by MistiCuantum2 days ago
MisticGate puts a gate in front of your login page without changing its URL. Without the gate only you know, reaching the login page is very hard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 73/day

Gracewell Security Suite
Up in the last 7 days:16,505#56,300by gracewell8927 days ago
Login protection, authenticator 2FA, manual file integrity checks, WordPress hardening and activity logging in a responsive security dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Login Gatekeeper
Up in the last 7 days:12,118#59,026by learnhowwp1 year ago
Protect your login page by requiring a secret key and value in the login URL.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

GhostLock Hide Login
#59,081by Shubham Patil28 days ago
Hide WordPress login URLs and protect against brute-force attacks with IP blocking, country detection, logs, and IP whitelisting.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

FPX Security Guard
Down in the last 7 days:927#62,454by freepdftxt1 month ago
Login protection, two-factor authentication, firewall and hardening for WordPress. Nothing leaves your server — no account, no cloud dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Gatorio
Down in the last 7 days:497#63,890by sichtelement4 months ago
Lightweight brute-force protection for the WordPress login.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Squish Site Patrol
Down in the last 7 days:2,043#65,413by squishit7 months ago
Complete WordPress security, malware scanning, login protection, and performance monitoring in one clean dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
H3SEC Guard
Down in the last 7 days:15,141#66,415by h3st4k3r2 months ago
Lightweight WordPress security plugin focused on hardening, explainable risk scoring, activity logging, and a lightweight malware/integrity scan.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Luckduo Login Guard
Down in the last 7 days:13,287#67,135by sophia06067 months ago
Short Description: Protect your WordPress login from brute-force attacks with IP lock and login attempt limits.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ZA Creative Login Shield
#68,865by Sipho Nhlapo2 months ago
Enterprise WordPress login security with 2FA, WebAuthn passkeys, risk scoring, analytics, file integrity, and vulnerability scanning.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CrafyCAPTCHA
Down in the last 7 days:15,630#69,326by crafycaptcha14 months ago
Advanced bot protection with adaptive friction for WordPress and WooCommerce.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Blockary
Down in the last 7 days:725#69,447by Michael8 days ago
Blocks visitors by country and blocks malicious login attempts before the page loads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

VigiGuard Security
#69,965by Kashif Ahmed Khan8 months ago
Simple one-click WordPress security. Protect your site in 30 seconds.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Volance Detection
Down in the last 7 days:16,020#70,105by Volance26 days ago
Tells humans, AI agents and bots apart on your logins, registrations, comments, checkout and contact forms, and any page or REST endpoint you choose, …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WTB Firewall
Down in the last 7 days:7,855#70,307by wtbplugins2 months ago
Easy to use Firewall for securing your site. IP blocking, geo blocking, brute-force protection and rate limiting.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

NaveenCodes Login Guard
Down in the last 7 days:20,401#70,414by Naveen Goyal26 days ago
Brute-force protection, live login-attempt log, IP block/allow lists, and instant email alerts — all on your server, zero external requests.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Techbox Login Security
Down in the last 7 days:2,286#71,115by techboxdesign2 months ago
Stop brute-force attacks, bots, and password guessing on your WordPress login. Limit login attempts, block bad IPs, and secure wp-login fast.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Walkiria Maintenance
Down in the last 7 days:6,316#72,810by Víctor Alonso1 month ago
Security & Maintenance Suite for WordPress: uptime monitoring, file integrity scanning and custom login URL protection.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Guard Forge
Down in the last 7 days:1,061#73,440by avakodeforge9 days ago
WordPress security plugin: brute-force login protection, two-factor login, file-integrity checks and a tamper-evident audit log. No account needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Camouflage Security
Down in the last 7 days:16,305#73,785by Hamza Mairaj2 months ago
Every WordPress exploit targets PHP. Camouflage disables PHP for public visitors and serves static HTML instead, making your site unexploitable from t …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Webro Security
Down in the last 7 days:9,492#73,890by webro1 month ago
Adds security headers, CSP, login protection, SMTP configuration and spam protection to harden your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Defentry
#73,973by Md Jahid Bin Sabit13 days ago
WordPress login security: limit login attempts, lock out brute-force IPs, and verify new devices with a stop password, trusted devices & alerts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day