by Simon Kraft 5 (3 reviews)

Protect Login

Name: Protect Login
Rating: 5.0 (3 reviews)
Author: Simon Kraft

Add an additional layer of protection to your WordPress login and make sure bad actors have a hard time guessing your user's login credentials.

Protect Login ranks #8,177 among WordPress.org plugins with 600+ active installations, is #231 of 1,580 in the Authentication category, a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Jul 1, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.4 (Current: 7.1)

v1.5.1 Current Version v1.5.1

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 01 Jul, 2026

Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#231 of 1,580 in Authentication Top 25% by installs

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#8,177

+12 this week

Active Installs

600+

-12.3%

KW Avg Position

99.5

0.5 worse

Downloads

22.8K

+11 today

Support Resolved

— No change

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100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (3 reviews)

Next Milestone 700

Total Progress 90%

600+ 700+

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5.0

3 reviews

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.5.1
Last Updated: Jul 01, 2026
Requires WP: 5.7+
Tested Up To: 7.0.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Simon Kraft

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 3
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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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 secure their login page against automated attacks. It solves brute-force login attempts by throttling repeated failed logins per IP and letting admins manage allow/block/lockout lists, optionally shared across multiple sites.

Throttles brute-force login attempts
Lockout list with manual release
IP allowlist and blocklist
Remote API syncs lists across sites
Reverse proxy and CDN support
IPv6 support
Multisite support
WP-CLI commands

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Protect Login

We care about WordPress and about keeping WordPress sites secure. So we took the code of the original Limit Login Attempts plugin and built on top of it. We did it for you: Protect Login is 100% free, with no nasty upsells and no scare marketing. You've got better things to do, haven't you?

That's very much on purpose. If we did, you could brute-force the "admin" password simply by logging in as your own user every fourth attempt — which would defeat the point.

If you're not sure, chances are it isn't. A reverse proxy is a server that sits between your site and the internet – often handling caching or load-balancing – and it makes working out the correct client IP a little trickier. If you do use one, switch on proxy mode under Settings → Protect Login → Advanced and add your proxy's IP or CIDR range to the trusted-proxies list, so a forwarded header can't be spoofed.

Yes. There's an allowlist tab in Protect Login's settings, and you can add your current address with a click.

Either wait until your account or IP is released, or — if you have FTP or SSH access — rename the wp-content/plugins/protect-login folder to switch the plugin off, log in, and rename it back.

Yes. As long as your web server passes an IPv6 address through to WordPress.

Please report security bugs found in the source code of the Protect Login plugin through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify the developers of this plugin.