Best security plugins for WordPress
1,823 plugins tagged “security” on WordPress.org, in its popular order and updated daily. Research this niche or see all plugins.
Korisec Security
Down in the last 7 days:18,927#72,694by korisec18 days ago
Cloud vulnerability checks, login protection, and free encrypted backups to your own Google Drive with one-click rollback.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Imedes AI Bot Verify
#72,700by imedes2 months ago
Verify supported AI bot identities, allow legitimate agents, and block spoofed claims.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SSL Expiration Notifier
Down in the last 7 days:5,538#72,714by emree2 years ago
Sends an email notification if the SSL certificate expiration is within set days range.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CoreSeal
Down in the last 7 days:7,900#72,731by applidata561 day ago
Checks WordPress core files against official checksums, scans themes and plugins for malware, and repairs or quarantines suspicious files.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

CAS Antivirus
Down in the last 7 days:23,509#72,750by soysupercas1 month ago
Free WordPress security plugin with malware scanner, HTTP Security Headers, WordPress core restoration and TOTP Two-Factor Authentication.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Surbma
Down in the last 7 days:9,308#72,786by Surbma3 years ago
A GDPR Multisite plugin, that adds special privileges to a subsite Administrator for Privacy settings.
- 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
Luckduo Login Guard
Down in the last 7 days:7,374#72,811by 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
Witen Blocker
Down in the last 7 days:16,448#72,874by witenlabs3 days ago
Security firewall for WordPress: block attackers and bad bots, limit login attempts, add 2FA, scan for malware, and choose which AI crawlers get in.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Digipacket Site Audit
Down in the last 7 days:9,395#72,894by Digipacket7 days ago
Check your site's security, speed, SEO and maintenance with 56 checks, a score out of 100, and plain-language explanations.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 53/day
Honk Me
Down in the last 7 days:5,949#72,931by Honk! Honk!1 month ago
Get orders, failed payments, form entries, suspicious sign-ins and site errors in Honk, on your iPhone, Apple Watch and the web.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Triage Agent Connector
#72,937by mikeywazowski1 month ago
Sends WordPress inventory to WP Triage for risk scoring, vulnerability matching, and prioritized fix recommendations.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Beryl Admin Gate
#72,957by berylstudio1 month ago
Authenticated proxy access for WordPress administration, local security checks and optional XML-RPC authentication control.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ZetaRank StoreGuard for WooCommerce
#72,991by zetarank1 month ago
Lightweight WooCommerce account security with math CAPTCHA, honeypots, bot checks, and brute-force protection.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

zmadmin
Down in the last 7 days:791#73,001by zmaxteam10 months ago
Enhance WordPress backend security with access key protection. Protect your admin dashboard with custom URL parameters to prevent unauthorized access.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Country Access Control by CodeCaste
Down in the last 7 days:898#73,059by CodeCaste1 month ago
Restrict front-end access by visitor country using a local IP database. No external APIs are used at runtime.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Fake Admin
#73,109by pigeonposse8 months ago
Prevent your administrator user from being exposed to the public with just a few clicks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

InkDNA
Down in the last 7 days:14,176#73,156by Ashar Chougle5 months ago
Per-buyer fingerprints for downloads (PDF/images). DRM-free and screenshot-resilient. WooCommerce compatible.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ToR Studio Agent Readiness Scanner
Down in the last 7 days:12,592#73,191by tef13 days ago
Free 80-check site audit in wp-admin: AI readiness, SEO, security, speed, and a full build fingerprint. No key needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

gobookmart login protector
Down in the last 7 days:9,945#73,207by Gobookmart11 months ago
A lightweight plugin to safely change your WordPress login URL and block access to wp-login.php.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SiteDoc
#73,220by aizazawan3 months ago
Detect, diagnose, and fix site problems before they cost you traffic or revenue. Scans for plugin conflicts, performance bottlenecks, security risks, …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Password Policy
Down in the last 7 days:16,711#73,225by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak)3 months ago
Secure Your Site with Strong Passwords
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Khushal Login Path Guard
Down in the last 7 days:9,947#73,231by Khushal Tank5 months ago
Change your WordPress login URL and protect your site from brute-force attacks. Blocks default login paths with 404 errors.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Mool Role Restrictor
Down in the last 7 days:219#73,265by mool9 months ago
Restrict WordPress admin access per role using one clean settings page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Nubocoder Agency Manager Client
Down in the last 7 days:11,877#73,266by César Siancas20 days ago
Lets your agency's hub remotely manage its team's user accounts on this site, through signed requests and permissions you control.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Samohyb GoodAccess
Down in the last 7 days:8,663#73,286by Minor5 years ago
This plugin hides your WordPress administration side of the public internet but makes it accessible from any location with GoodAccess App.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Your Web Shield
#73,291by peterswe1 year ago
Your Web Shield blocks high-risk IPs and limits request rates, providing enhanced security for your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sectorize
Down in the last 7 days:10,321#73,343by Marg1 month ago
Transform author archives into elegant sector-based content organization with automatic SEO optimization. ---
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Ulasaslan Site Scanner
Down in the last 7 days:11,584#73,376by ulasaslan4 months ago
AI-powered health auditor. Scans performance, SEO, images, security, and WooCommerce — explains every issue and tracks your score over time.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Fake Order Blocker for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:10,315#73,410by gabrielh211 year ago
Helps prevent fake/spam WooCommerce orders using a decoy product approach plus basic product/cart protections. Simple admin screen under WooCommerce.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day
AUREVYX
Down in the last 7 days:2,865#73,429by sobhitjadoun1 month ago
Enterprise-grade WordPress website engineering cockpit, architectural health index, site discovery, performance benchmarks, and security intelligence.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

VaaniLog
#73,432by Ashwin Kumar Dave2 months ago
Monitor important WordPress changes in a clear, human-readable admin timeline.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SRI Shield
#73,437by SPINX Digital5 days ago
Add Subresource Integrity hashes to enqueued scripts and styles, approve changed files before they are trusted, and scan pages for missing SRI.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 12/day

3task Doorman
#73,553by 3task14 days ago
REST API and MCP access control: disable REST API routes for guests, limit AI agents and application passwords, see which plugin opened each door.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WingPilot
Down in the last 7 days:22,084#73,603by ilyag15 days ago
Your WordPress site, now with an AI team behind it. Build, improve and manage it through conversation, with every change previewed and approved.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Guardlo Security & Malware Scanner with Trust Badge
Down in the last 7 days:9,459#73,632by dansebastian7 months ago
Secure your WordPress site with a core malware scanner, verify server infrastructure, and display a verified trust badge to boost visitor confidence.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Greyfu Login Captcha
Down in the last 7 days:3,561#73,636by greyfu11 months ago
A lightweight captcha that protects your WordPress login page from automated bot attacks using a simple math challenge.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Georgica Compliance & Accessibility Check
#73,642by rogeorgica14 days ago
Check your site for common GDPR/cookie, accessibility (EAA / WCAG basics) and security issues. Plain-language fixes. Runs locally, no tracking.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Novelience Password Change Alerts
#73,670by novelience6 days ago
Alerts users to password updates made through WordPress core APIs, including profile updates, resets, and direct setters.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 54/day

Custonis
Down in the last 7 days:946#73,685by custonis5 months ago
Detect publicly exposed backup files, debug logs and sensitive data on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

CCC Site Guard
Down in the last 7 days:7,501#73,750by Caronima Inc.10 months ago
Daily Update Report Notifications and Security Measures.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Elevoire Website Audit
Down in the last 7 days:17,971#73,773by Elevoire3 months ago
Meet your site's new best friend. A lightweight, read-only audit that inspects your WordPress core, performance, security, SEO, and accessibility …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Espresso Diagnostics
Down in the last 7 days:17,355#73,774by jack6 years ago
Plugin that extracts data on WP installation, installed themes, installed plugins and server info for diagnostic purposes. Export data in csv and json
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Webtechee External Links Security
#73,778by WebTechee10 months ago
Automatically adds secure attributes to external links in post content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Unmask
Down in the last 7 days:17,356#73,837by Eric Mann8 years ago
Expose support for WordPress
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Gatalyn Login Approval
Down in the last 7 days:10,244#73,840by sergiopw3 months ago
Adds email and/or Telegram-based login approval before or after credential entry.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Ovanap Admin Toolkit
#73,841by Ovanap5 days ago
Replace a stack of single-purpose tweak plugins with one toolkit: cleanup, hardening, performance and admin tidying, each behind a simple toggle.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 56/day

Scotty
Down in the last 7 days:22,199#73,842by gfazioli1 month ago
Your WordPress engineer for superior site maintenance, optimization, and control.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Governance Guardrails
#73,860by Malcolm Peralty4 months ago
Governance Guardrails provides file-based rules for managing admin behavior, capabilities, uploads, and operational hardening from code.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Break-Glass Access
#73,876by KVWB2 months ago
Break-glass emergency backup: a chosen user can make a full backup when the web administrator is unreachable — without becoming an administrator.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day