by Simon Kraft 5 (2 reviews)

Protect Login

Name: Protect Login
Rating: 5.0 (2 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 #8,302 among WordPress.org plugins with 600+ active installations, is #229 of 1,500 in the Authentication category, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Jul 1, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.0.2

v1.5.1 Current Version v1.5.1

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 01 Jul, 2026

Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#229 of 1,500 in Authentication Top 25% by installs Downloads -6.4% this week Actively maintained

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#8,302

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Active Installs

600+

-10%

KW Avg Position

118.7

1.3 better

Downloads

22.1K

+17 today

Support Resolved

50%

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100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (2 reviews)

Next Milestone 700

Total Progress 79%

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Keyword	Position	Change	Type	Updated
authentication	60	—	Tag	2 days ago
login	107	—	Tag	2 days ago
security	189	—	Tag	2 days ago

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.5.1
Last Updated: Jul 01, 2026
Requires WP: 5.7+
Tested Up To: 7.0.2
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Simon Kraft

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 2
Resolved: 50%

Keywords

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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.