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Best secure admin plugins for WordPress

The most popular secure 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 EchBay Admin Security (100+) and Secure WP Admin (80+). All 6 plugins tagged “secure admin” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 6 secure admin plugins

  1. 1.
    Protect WP Admin

    The most installed secure 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. 2.
    EchBay Admin Security

    100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Secure WP Admin

    80+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

  4. 4.
    Protect Admin Login

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

  5. 5.
    Tron Login Protect

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  6. 6.
    WP Security Master

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.

All 6 plugins tagged “secure admin”