Alternatives to Easy Basic Authentication – Add basic auth to site or admin area
Secure your WordPress site with easy and effective basic authentication. Restrict access, monitor attempts, and enhance security.
Snapshot
Rating: 5.0/5 (3 reviews)
Downloads: 9,978
Active installs: 600
Maintenance score: 61/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.2.5
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MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall(511)•Updated 77d ago
Get Bulletproof Security for your WordPress site. WordPress security plugin packed with comprehensive Firewall, malware scanner, cleaner & more.
200,000 installs17,149,278 downloads70/100 • Actively maintained
SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security(106)•Updated 74d ago
Protect your WordPress with SecuPress, analyze and ensure the safety of your website daily.
40,000 installs1,151,313 downloads58/100 • Actively maintained
Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk(369)•Updated 98d ago
Brute force, Login security & Two Factor Auth (2FA). Limit login. Malware & Vulnerabilities scan. FireWall. Enterprise ready security plugin.
30,000 installs2,407,707 downloads70/100 • Maintained
Patchstack – WordPress & Plugins Security(61)•Updated 75d ago
Patchstack automatically identifies and mitigates security vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins, themes, and core.
30,000 installs494,051 downloads65/100 • Actively maintained
Quttera ThreatSign – Web Malware Scanner for WordPress(47)•Updated 74d ago
Scan your WordPress site for malware, 0-day threats, injected code, and blacklist issues using Quttera’s Heuristic ThreatSign security engine.
10,000 installs4,264,121 downloads65/100 • Actively maintained
WPVulnerability(20)•Updated 108d ago
Get WordPress vulnerability alerts from the WPVulnerability Database API.
10,000 installs430,808 downloads54/100 • Maintained
Login Page Styler – Custom Login Page Designer | Secure Admin Login | Logo & Branding(174)•Updated 232d ago
Style, customize, and secure your WordPress login page like never before! Easily modify colors, fonts, backgrounds, login logo, and more – all without …
3,000 installs237,224 downloads47/100 • Stale
Safe Ai Malware Protection for WP(0)•Updated 359d ago
Secure Your WordPress Site with Cutting-Edge Protection
3,000 installs15,437 downloads38/100 • Stale
Protected Posts Logout Button(13)•Updated 1096d ago
Automatically adds a logout button to your password protected content.
2,000 installs33,088 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Activity Log For MainWP(5)•Updated 634d ago
See the activity logs of all MainWP Child and Dashboard sites in one central location - the MainWP Dashboard site.
2,000 installs59,603 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
SiteLock Security – WP Hardening, Login Security & Malware Scans(13)•Updated 97d ago
Free, lightweight WordPress security. WP Hardening, login protection and Site Health & on‑demand checks without slowing your site. Setup in minutes.
1,000 installs43,218 downloads54/100 • Maintained
SX User Name Security(13)•Updated 298d ago
SX User Name Security prevents WordPress from showing your real Login everywhere. It ovverides the body_class function, User Nicename, Nickname and Di …
1,000 installs19,170 downloads42/100 • Stale
Lord of the Files: Enhanced Upload Security(11)•Updated 152d ago
This plugin expands file-related security and sanity around the upload process.
1,000 installs93,444 downloads54/100 • Maintained
Simple Disable XML-RPC | Reduce Brute Force & DDOS Attacks(6)•Updated 99d ago
Simply disable XML-RPC on your WordPress site with a simple toggle switch. Protect your site from XML-RPC attacks and improve security.
1,000 installs7,562 downloads52/100 • Maintained
NETSENSAI Shield(5)•Updated 125d ago
Hardens and protects your site by locking down login, REST API, XML‑RPC, file editor, and applying HTTP security headers.
1,000 installs5,371 downloads52/100 • Maintained
Injection Guard(4)•Updated 209d ago
This plugin blocks all unauthorized and irrelevant requests through query strings and provides extended session tracking and capability audit.
1,000 installs31,692 downloads40/100 • Stale
wSecure Lite(4)•Updated 2666d ago
wSecure hides admin URL so that default URL will no longer bring up the admin page. Only people who enter the secret key will be able to access admin …
900 installs19,840 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
HTTP Security Header(3)•Updated 293d ago
Add and manage essential HTTP security headers with ease. Protect your WordPress site from XSS, clickjacking, and other common vulnerabilities.
600 installs3,373 downloads40/100 • Stale
Apocalypse Meow(23)•Updated 136d ago
A simple, light-weight collection of tools to harden WordPress security and help mitigate common types of attacks.
400 installs67,143 downloads54/100 • Maintained
Pareto Security(20)•Updated 604d ago
WordPress Core Security: Secure your website with real security.
400 installs39,241 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned