WordPress Login Security Plugins to Keep Client Sites Safe

Last Updated December 19, 2022

It’s hard to handle security issues with clients. Many use the same passwords across all of their sites. Or they use easily guessable passwords based on their names or date of birth. There are countless ways to have a login security issue when you aren’t in direct control over how usernames and passwords are created and handled. WordPress, sometimes unfairly lamented as having poor security, has taken steps to improve this issue. Soft passwords are discouraged during the user creation process, for example. Third-party developers have built a handful of useful WordPress login security plugins as well to help. Today, we’re going to take a look at some of those plugins that you can use to increase login security on your client’s WordPress websites.

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Popular WordPress Login Security Plugins

You can download each of these WordPress login security plugins right now at WordPress.org. They can also be installed and activated using the WordPress admin if you would prefer. All of the plugins on this list come with brief descriptions of their feature set. Since we’re talking about WordPress plugins, you won’t be surprised to learn that some offer paid upgrades. We’ve done our best to explain what the premium versions offer over the free version so you can make an informed buying decision.

Wordfence Login Security

Wordfence Login Security contains a subset of the security features found in the complete Wordfence plugin. These include two-factor authentication, XML-RPC protection, and login page CAPTCHA. The two-factor authentication functionality lets you use any TOTP-based authenticator app or service like Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, or FreeOTP to verify users. The login page CAPTCHA functionality lets you enable Google ReCAPTCHA v3 on your login and registration pages to prevent bots from logging in. The XML-RPC protection safeguards your website against XML-RPC attacks.

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Login Security Solution

The Login Security Solution plugin provides a simple way to lock down login security for Multisite and regular WordPress installations. It blocks brute force and dictionary attacks without causing any issues to legitimate users or admins. For example, suppose a user’s account seems hacked. In that case, the plugin automatically logs out the user, asks the genuine user to reset their password, and notifies the administrator about the possible attack. Moreover, the plugin has no advertising, promotions, or notifications in order to provide a clean user experience.

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Login Security reCAPTCHA

The Login Security reCAPTCHA plugin lets you add Google reCAPTCHA to WordPress login, registration, lost password, and comment forms. It also prevents spam comments and brute force attacks and safeguards your WordPress site. The key security features include support for Google reCAPTCHA v3, v2, set reCAPTCHA v3 Position, and error log monitoring.

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Premium Version

Login Security Pro, this plugin’s premium version, provides additional security features. These extra capabilities include WooCommerce support, login history by username, role-based redirection, recent login history, advanced security, and dedicated support. You can purchase the premium version for a one-time payment of $25.

WordPress Brute Force Protection

The WordPress Brute Force Protection plugin by GuardGiant protects your WordPress site against brute force attacks. The plugin’s robust and powerful security features include brute force protection, stopping brute force attacks from hacking passwords, limiting login attempts, login history, and security audit log. This is the only plugin with 100% brute force protection that doesn’t lock out genuine users.

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Block WP Login

Block WP Login protects your WordPress site from brute force attacks carried out to hack websites. It also reduces the load on your server when such brute force attacks are launched. The hackers will be provided with a “403 Forbidden” message when they attempt to access the default wp-login.php file. This is made possible as the plugin locates the wp-login.php in your WordPress installation and duplicates it, locates the .htaccess file, inserts lines to block the default wp-login.php, and creates a new secret address to use for legitimate login.

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What’s the Best WordPress Login Security Plugin for You?

That’s the end of our list of WordPress login security plugins. It’s a small number of plugins but one of these is sure to help you improve security on your client sites. As we said above, it doesn’t take much for a client to slip up and open up themselves to attack. Sometimes it’s unavoidable when things like a brute force attack come up, but there are plugins in this article to address that as well. Ultimately, WordPress and its plugin ecosystem have the tools required to help you ensure your projects stay safe and your clients can rest easy and not worry about hackers and attacks.

Are you looking for more ways to improve the WordPress experience for your clients? You might be interested in learning more about our White Label WordPress plugin. White Label was built for WordPress developers and agencies who need ways to customize the admin experience for their clients. You can use the plugin to rebrand WordPress with client logos and color schemes. There is support for hiding and renaming menu items and plugins. You can also use White Label to disable many default admin features. You can check out the full list of features here on our site to learn how White Label can help you and your business handle WordPress projects better.

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