by Joomla Service Provider 3.5 (4 reviews)

wsecure lite

Name: wsecure lite
Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)
Author: Joomla Service Provider

wSecure hides admin URL so that default URL will no longer bring up the admin page. if who enter the secret key will be able to access admin area.

wsecure lite ranks #11,822 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, is #293 of 1,659 in the Authentication category, a 3.5/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Sep 16, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v3.3 Current Version v3.3

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 16 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 6 days ago Last Refreshed on

#293 of 1,659 in Authentication Top 25% by installs Downloads -27.7% this week

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Rank

#11,822

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Active Installs

200+

-29.6%

KW Avg Position

171.3

1 worse

Downloads

20.1K

+1 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

70%

Review 3.5 out of 5

3.5 (4 reviews)

Next Milestone 300

Total Progress 62%

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Reviews & Ratings

3.5

4 reviews

Overall 70%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Aug 9, 2023 UNPATCHED

wsecure lite [wsecure] <= 2.5 (unfixed)

CVE-2023-39987 · No fix released
Aug 2, 2016

wsecure lite [wsecure] < 2.4

CVE-2016-10960 · Fixed in v2.4
Aug 2, 2016

wsecure lite [wsecure] < 2.4

Fixed in v2.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.3
Last Updated: Sep 16, 2026
Requires WP: 6.2+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Joomla Service Provider

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.5
Reviews: 4
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

wSecure Lite is for WordPress site owners who want to protect their admin login from unauthorized access. It solves this by hiding the default wp-admin URL and requiring a secret key to reach the admin area.