WordPress Directory

Best Brute Force WordPress Plugins

4 plugins · 2.3M combined installs · 4.8/5 avg rating

Brute force protection plugins for WordPress defend the wp-login.php and XML-RPC endpoints against automated credential-stuffing and password-guessing attacks by implementing login attempt rate limits, CAPTCHA challenges, IP-based lockouts, and geographic blocking rules. Without dedicated protection, a default WordPress installation is trivially accessible to bots that cycle through millions of username and password combinations, making brute force hardening a baseline security requirement for any public-facing site. Site administrators managing high-traffic sites, security-conscious developers setting up new WordPress installations, and hosting providers whose shared infrastructure is impacted by login floods all deploy brute force plugins as a first line of defence. Leading plugins in this category also provide login audit logs, two-factor authentication, and integration with threat intelligence feeds that block known malicious IP ranges before a single login attempt is made.