Best security plugins for WordPress

Dhurandhar AI Security

Down in the last 7 days:1,799#67,538

by midhunesh6 months ago

AI-powered WordPress security plugin that detects vulnerabilities and enhances website protection.

ElixApps Site Health Auditor

#67,554

by Elix Apps2 months ago

Privacy-focused WordPress site health and quality audit with actionable scores and historical health tracking.

Sentinel Trust Monitor

Down in the last 7 days:6,804#67,600

by devmuse6 months ago

Know which installed extensions still deserve your trust.

Dwarpal

#67,608

by Dwarpal2 days ago

Firewall, malware scan, login security, and SEO hack protection for WordPress.

FortressX Security

Down in the last 7 days:6,802#67,629

by Fortressxtoday

FortressX Security helps protect WordPress with login protection, firewall tools, security checks, hardening guidance and file integrity monitoring.

Resilience Compliance Manager

Down in the last 7 days:4,348#67,642

by bean13528 months ago

CRA compliance for WordPress developers. Checklist, document generator, vulnerability scanner, and incident reporting for the 2026 EU deadline.

Ropeline

Down in the last 7 days:10,935#67,715

by spooshx3 days ago

Stops login bots, warns you when bots test stolen cards at your WooCommerce checkout, and finds fake accounts, without locking out real people.

OOSOFT WAF Security

Down in the last 7 days:6,801#67,726

by oosoft5 months ago

A production-ready WordPress application-level Web Application Firewall (WAF) with request filtering, upload malware protection, and security logging.

Balui Security Suite

Up in the last 7 days:1,096#67,741

by Balui Digital7 days ago

Security from one clean dashboard: two-step verification, login limits, password policy, CAPTCHA, custom login URL, security headers and hardening.

Ikarexe Tools

Up in the last 7 days:2,781#67,761

by Pavel Manzhos1 month ago

Small, focused tools for your site in one plugin. Turn on only what you need: a tool that is off does not load at all.

Simple Not Found Rescue

Down in the last 7 days:2,224#67,806

by kevin7 years ago

This plugin redirects all 404 not found page to homepage.

AbyssGuard

#67,826

by abyssguard9 days ago

WordPress security plugin protecting from vulnerabilities, zero-day attacks, harvesters, spam, and hacking attempts.

Papy3D WAF

Down in the last 7 days:17,137#67,847

by papy3d1 month ago

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

P-ivo File Integrity Monitor

#67,889

by pluginivo7 days ago

Monitors core, plugin, and theme files and sends an email alert when something changes without going through a WP admin update.

Treder Secure Login Shield

#67,893

by Ben Treder5 months ago

Create a private login URL and hide /wp-login.php with stealth 404s. Logged-out /wp-admin/ visits redirect to your homepage.

OnyxFlo Watchdog for WooCommerce

Down in the last 7 days:9,302#67,915

by Seth Broder11 months ago

Monitors WooCommerce orders for changes or mismatches and automatically flags suspicious orders to help ensure accuracy and prevent errors.

Lipon Activity Log

#67,982

by MD. TORIKUL ISLAM LIPON5 months ago

See every change made in your WordPress dashboard — who did what, and when.

Vortix Web Security

Down in the last 7 days:11,686#67,988

by MohtamimNayeem1 month ago

Free, offline-first WordPress security hardening with 15 configurable protection modules and a 20-point local security scan.

Guest User

Down in the last 7 days:4,535#68,007

by Palasthotel GmbH13 days ago

Label users as guests: they can be credited as post authors, but cannot sign in.

Veloris Shield

#68,064

by veloris4 months ago

Real-time fraud prevention for WooCommerce. Evaluate every order with Veloris Shield before payment is processed.

Npcink Site Toolbox

Down in the last 7 days:3,792#68,121

by Npcink2 months ago

An opt-in toolbox for WordPress site settings, media, SEO, security, China-focused integrations, and maintenance.

LogicalFrame SiteOps

Down in the last 7 days:12,271#68,141

by logicalframe4 months ago

Local-first WordPress operations tools for content, media, cleanup, login protection, activity logging, and scheduling.

Belayline Agent Governance

#68,162

by Stephen Paul Samynathan27 days ago

Governs other plugins' agent tool calls, with human approval and a tamper-evident audit log.

The I.T. Bear Guardian

Down in the last 7 days:9,449#68,260

by theitbear6 days ago

Stops hackers and AI bots that rush the site. You choose how firm. wp-admin stays open. Available directly on WordPress.org.

Catcher24 Connector

Down in the last 7 days:4,691#68,272

by Catcher2419 days ago

Connect your WordPress site to Catcher24 for automated vulnerability scanning and security analysis with minimal performance impact.

SOCHQ AI Log Agent

Down in the last 7 days:1,290#68,290

by cyberneticsplus1 year ago

Capture PHP request telemetry and ship JSON batches to your HTTPS webhook every 15 minutes. Minimal setup: set a Webhook URL.

CaptchaKit

Down in the last 7 days:4,688#68,291

by loudunicorn4 months ago

Replace boring CAPTCHAs with fun 10-second mini-games. Bot protection that doesn't frustrate real users.

Raqvio Agent Guardrails for WooCommerce

#68,298

by raqvio29 days ago

Decide what AI agents may do on your WooCommerce store: per-agent permissions, an emergency kill switch and a redacted audit log.

wpBara Audit

#68,332

by wpbara1 month ago

One-click site audit: detect issues and download a full technical report with wpBara Audit.

Bot Storm Radar

#68,368

by Rafael Minuesa28 days ago

Sees the bot swarms that per-address tools miss, says in plain words when a storm is running, and refuses scanner probes before a page is built.

FilaWarden Core

Down in the last 7 days:13,886#68,389

by spiggle29 days ago

Operations intelligence, 12-point deployment auditor, and production sentinel for WordPress.

GetIced Failed Login Alerts

Up in the last 7 days:2,984#68,445

by Nolan6 months ago

GetIced Failed Login Alerts is a lightweight WordPress security plugin that monitors failed login attempts and notifies administrators instantly.

TweakMaster

Down in the last 7 days:5,716#68,489

by Nicolas Jonas2 months ago

A collection of performance, privacy, security, and other tweaks. Minimalistic lightweight plugin.

Protect WP Login

Down in the last 7 days:6,030#68,559

by Click.ar26 days ago

Password protect wp-login.php with HTTP Basic Authentication. Stops bots and brute force attacks at the server, before WordPress even loads.

Beyond Identity Passwordless

Down in the last 7 days:1,260#68,580

by Anna Garcia3 years ago

A passwordless solution that allows users and admins to log into a WordPress website using passkeys with Beyond Identity.

Lubber

#68,583

by techpot1 month ago

Silently blocks AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot), scrapers and bad bots before WordPress loads - no error signal, and your analytics stay clean.

BasisLogin

Down in the last 7 days:18,447#68,611

by roehler1 year ago

Customize and secure the WordPress login page: logo, colors, typography, presets, login limits, CAPTCHA, export/import.

Doltics Radar

Down in the last 7 days:15,664#68,630

by doltics5 months ago

Protects selected WordPress email, comment, and registration flows with a spam protection API.

Almican Password

#68,671

by フォトライダー4 days ago

Enforces a multi-script password policy by interleaving regional scripts with alphanumeric characters to prevent automated dictionary attacks.

Secure DB Bridge For Bervice

Down in the last 7 days:18,462#68,695

by bervice1 year ago

Secure external bridge to export encrypted DB backups.

Developersd Firewall Manager

Up in the last 7 days:1,806#68,774

by Sudip Debnath2 months ago

Manage your GoDaddy (Sucuri) website firewall from wp-admin: allowlist IP addresses and clear the CDN cache with one click.

Revenue Shield

Up in the last 7 days:3,382#68,809

by ekeskin20344 months ago

Protect your content and ad revenue. Detects adblockers and encourages users to whitelist your site, while providing an Enterprise-grade Web Applicati …

Mendbird Helper

#68,813

by mendbird8 days ago

Lets Mendbird check the exact version of WordPress, your plugins, theme, PHP and database against the lists of known security flaws every morning.

Cerrojo Security Toolkit

Down in the last 7 days:14,038#68,834

by carlose1191 month ago

Review security diagnostics and apply reversible WordPress hardening controls with explicit compatibility guidance.

StaticGuard

Down in the last 7 days:1,562#68,903

by staticguard2 months ago

Reduce the public WordPress attack surface with a verified static copy. Elementor pages, galleries, lightboxes and classic forms remain available.

WireCore REST Control

#68,925

by WireCore GmbHtoday

Disable the WordPress REST API selectively – per namespace, route and HTTP method, including routes of other plugins, with IP and role exceptions.

Hard Boiled Security

Down in the last 7 days:13,271#68,983

by badegg9 months ago

A simple plugin that hardens some common Wordpress vulnerabilities

Login Intelligence

Up in the last 7 days:2,695#69,001

by Ahmod Musa20 days ago

Track user logins, review activity history, monitor login events, and explore security insights directly from your WordPress dashboard.

IntegriFix

Up in the last 7 days:1,435#69,030

by consilioweb1 month ago

Checks every file of your site against its official copy and tells you, in plain words, what was changed, added or removed.

Bunkr Solution

Up in the last 7 days:3,983#69,063

by Bunkr1 year ago

Advanced bot protection for WordPress using real-time behavioral analysis. Blocks malicious traffic while allowing legitimate users seamless access.