Best whitelisting plugins for WordPress
The most popular whitelisting plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Login Security 2 leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of Authorize IP Address (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “whitelisting” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 whitelisting plugins
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WP Login Security 2The most installed whitelisting plugin, with 20+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 5 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
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Authorize IP Address10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
All 2 plugins tagged “whitelisting”
WP Login Security 2
Down in the last 7 days:524#28,637by andersvinther214 years ago
Whitelist User IP addresses. If a user logs in from an unknown IP the plugin sends an email to the user and optionally the admin with a one-time key.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.4(5)
- Downloads
- 2/day
Authorize IP Address
Down in the last 7 days:4,686#43,113by jovevskitoni9 years ago
Authorize IP Address prevent login from unknown IP address. Whitelist User IP addresses. If a user logs in from an unknown IP the plugin sends an ema …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day