Best website security plugins for WordPress
The most popular website security plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Lockdown WP Admin leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of IP & Country Blocker Lite (300+) and Recaptcha for Login and registration (200+). All 12 plugins tagged “WebSite Security” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 website security plugins
- 1.
Lockdown WP AdminThe most installed website security plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 54 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 2.
IP & Country Blocker Lite300+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Recaptcha for Login and registration200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 4.
Beagle Security100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 5.
Right Click Disable for Secure60+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 6.
WPMissionControl20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 7.
SpamShieldX10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.
Mr Blocker10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 9.
ZacSecurity10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 10.
Cyber Smart Defence10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 12 plugins tagged “WebSite Security”
Lockdown WP Admin
Down in the last 7 days:8#1,868by Sean Fisher9 years ago
Lockdown WP Admin conceals the administration and login screen from intruders. It can hide WordPress Admin (/wp-admin/) and and login (/wp-login.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.9(54)
- Downloads
- 23/day
IP & Country Blocker Lite
Down in the last 7 days:104#10,544by Nurul Islam10 months ago
Advanced WordPress security plugin with IP/country blocking and two-factor authentication for comprehensive website protection.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Recaptcha for Login and registration
Down in the last 7 days:10#12,485by Gilblas Ngunte Possi1 year ago
Recaptcha for Login and registration is a plugin that enables users to add captcha on their login and registration page. The whole idea with this plug …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Beagle Security
Down in the last 7 days:71#15,938by beaglesecurity2 years ago
SECURE YOUR WEBSITE FROM THE LATEST VULNERABILITIES WITH THE EASY TO USE WEBSITE PENETRATION TESTING TOOL
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Right Click Disable for Secure
#19,319by Habibur Rahman5 months ago
Right Click Disable for Secure is a WordPress Website Secure Plugin. If you want to enhance the security of your website, you can use this plugin.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPMissionControl
Up in the last 7 days:120#25,891by alexkrauchn6 months ago
Monitor uptime, SSL, domain, integrity, malware, visual changes, activity, and errors. Lightweight client. Requires a WPMissionControl account.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SpamShieldX
Down in the last 7 days:1,744#41,569by Alireza Nejati1 year ago
SpamShieldX is the ultimate solution for protecting your WordPress website from spam and iframe abuse. Our plugin blocks malicious iframes and prevent …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mr Blocker
Up in the last 7 days:1,387#44,939by Mohamed Al-Lawati9 years ago
It is a very simple tool to block the annoying traffic , Just check the boxes then block the annoying/suspicious traffic coming from unwanted countrie …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ZacSecurity
Up in the last 7 days:490#45,852by Saurabh Gusain1 year ago
zacsecurity is a lightweight plugin designed to help protect your WordPress website's content by disabling right-click functionality and blocking …
- 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
MadTek Entrusans ™ IDS client
Down in the last 7 days:8,427#61,047by jee@madtek.com7 years ago
Effective website security requires a combination of tools and best practices to operate WordPress safely on today’s internet.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Script Sentinel
Down in the last 7 days:13,053#69,420by scriptsentinel2 months ago
Scan up to 10 public pages, review a generated CSP, deploy it locally, and optionally automate safe CSP drift handling.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day