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by Sean Fisher 3.9 (54 reviews)

Lockdown WP Admin

Lockdown WP Admin conceals the administration and login screen from intruders. It can hide WordPress Admin (/wp-admin/) and and login (/wp-login.

Lockdown WP Admin ranks #1,856 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #61 of 1,623 in the Authentication category, a 3.9/5 rating from 54 reviews, and was last updated Nov 28, 2017. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.3.34 (Current: 7.1.3)
v2.3.2 Current Version v2.3.2
Updated 8 years ago Last Update on 28 Nov, 2017
Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#61 of 1,623 in Authentication Top 5% by installs Downloads -15.5% this week No update in over a year
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Active Installs
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KW Avg Position
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Downloads
342.6K
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Support Resolved
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Rating
78%
Review 3.9 out of 5
3.9 (54 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

3.9
54 reviews
Overall 78%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Lockdown WP Admin. Checked 3 days ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to reduce automated attacks against their admin login. It hides the wp-admin and wp-login pages from non-logged-in users and can add extra HTTP authentication to admin PHP files.

  • Hides WP Admin from guests
  • 404s unauthorized wp-admin access
  • Renames login URL
  • Adds HTTP authentication to WP Admin
  • Custom username/password for HTTP auth
  • Use WordPress credentials for HTTP auth
  • No .htaccess or core file changes
  • CSS/Images remain accessible

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Lockdown WP Admin

Lockdown WP Admin has 10,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Lockdown WP Admin holds a 3.9 out of 5 star rating based on 54 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Lockdown WP Admin is developed by Sean Fisher and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Lockdown WP Admin requires WordPress 3.6 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 4.3.34.
Lockdown WP Admin has been downloaded 342,555+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Lockdown WP Admin is 2.3.2. It was last updated on November 28, 2017.
Yes. Lockdown WP Admin is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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