by Blobfolio 5 (23 reviews)

Apocalypse Meow

Name: Apocalypse Meow
Rating: 5.0 (23 reviews)
Author: Blobfolio

A simple, light-weight collection of tools to harden WordPress security and help mitigate common types of attacks.

Apocalypse Meow ranks #10,185 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, is #279 of 1,580 in the Authentication category, a 5/5 rating from 23 reviews, and was last updated Aug 19, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v23.1.1 Current Version v23.1.1

Updated 4 weeks ago Last Update on 19 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#279 of 1,580 in Authentication Top 25% by installs Downloads -11.1% this week Actively maintained

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#10,185

+12 this week

Active Installs

300+

-21.5%

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Downloads

68.7K

+17 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (23 reviews)

Next Milestone 400

Total Progress 87%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

4 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Mar 4, 2026

Apocalypse Meow [apocalypse-meow] < 23.0.0

CVE-2026-3523 · Fixed in v23.0.0
Dec 4, 2017

Apocalypse Meow [apocalypse-meow] < 21.2.8

Fixed in v21.2.8
Dec 3, 2017

Apocalypse Meow [apocalypse-meow] >= 21.1.3 - <= 21.2.7

Affected >= 21.1.3 <= 21.2.7
Apocalypse Meow [apocalypse-meow] < 21.2.8

Fixed in v21.2.8

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Plugin Details

Version: 23.1.1
Last Updated: Aug 19, 2026
Requires WP: 4.4+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Blobfolio

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 23
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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Brute Force login security

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who want to strengthen login and account security. It mitigates brute-force attacks, XML-RPC abuse, user enumeration, and registration spam through configurable protections and searchable access logs.

Brute-force login protection
Customizable password strength requirements
XML-RPC access controls
Account access alerts
Searchable access logs
User enumeration prevention
Registration SPAM protection
Anonymize leaky remote request headers

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Apocalypse Meow

No, sorry. This plugin may only be installed on single-site WordPress instances.

The Login Activity page will show any active bans in the top/right corner. You can click the button corresponding to the victim to remove the ban. If you accidentally banned yourself and cannot access the backend, you have a few options: Wait until the defined time has elapsed; Login from a different IP address (tip: use your cellphone (via data, not Wifi)); Ask a friend to login and pardon you; Temporarily de-activate the plugin by renaming the apocalypse-meow plugin folder via FTP; Remember: you can (and should) whitelist any IP addresses that you commonly log in from. This is done through the Settings pgae.

Of course not! Haha. Apocalypse Meow is here to solve security problems, not create them. Only usernames and IP addresses are stored.

As of version 1.5.0, it is now possible to specify an alternative $_SERVER variable Apocalypse Meow should use to determine the visitor's "true" IP. It is important to note, however, that depending on how that environmental variable is populated, the value might be forgeable. Nonetheless, this should be better than nothing!

This informational message appears on Apocalypse Meow admin pages if your site is running in WP_DEBUG mode. This version of Vue.js can provide more useful information for debugging Javascript-related issues.

Multi-Server Setup Apocalypse Meow tracks login history in the database. If your WordPress site is spread across multiple load-balanced servers, they must share access to a master database, or else tracking will only occur on a per-node basis.