Best protect admin plugins for WordPress
The most popular protect admin plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Protect WP Admin leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of TZ Guard (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “protect admin” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 protect admin plugins
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Protect WP AdminThe most installed protect admin plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 50 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
TZ Guard10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
All 2 plugins tagged “protect admin”
Protect WP Admin
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,720by WP-EXPERTS.IN9 months ago
Protect your WP site by changing the default wp-admin URL and customizing the login page for enhanced security.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.6(50)
- Downloads
- 46/day
TZ Guard
Down in the last 7 days:217#32,858by templaza11 years ago
This is a simple plugin which will help you to security your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day