Adam Greenwell

Guard Dog is a focused WordPress security plugin for the login door, authentication, sessions, and practical access workflows. With custom login URLs, two-factor authentication, passkeys, CAPTCHA providers, access control, and activity logging, Guard Dog helps site owners tighten the parts of WordPress that get bothered most.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Custom Login URLs – Hide your wp-admin and wp-login.php from attackers</li>
<li>Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) – TOTP-based authentication with recovery codes</li>
<li>Social Login (OAuth) – Sign in with Google, Microsoft, or Apple</li>
<li>Passkeys – Use device-based biometric authentication like Face ID, Touch ID or Windows Hello</li>
<li>Multiple CAPTCHA Providers – Support for Google reCAPTCHA v2/v3, hCaptcha, and Cloudflare Turnstile</li>
<li>Login Attempt Limiting – Prevent brute-force attacks with intelligent lockout</li>
<li>Access Control – IP-based whitelist/blacklist protection</li>
<li>Activity Monitoring – Comprehensive logging of security events</li>
<li>Temporary User Access – Create temporary WordPress users with time-limited, secure access</li>
<li>Frontend Account Security – Shortcodes and blocks for login, passkeys, 2FA, and session controls</li>
</ul>
Why Choose Guard Dog?
<ul>
<li>Privacy-Focused – Multiple CAPTCHA options including privacy-first providers</li>
<li>WordPress.org Compliant – Built following WordPress coding standards</li>
<li>Site-Owned Controls – No central cloud platform required for core protections</li>
<li>User-Friendly – Intuitive interface with helpful documentation</li>
<li>Regular Updates – Actively maintained and updated</li>
</ul>
Perfect For:
<ul>
<li>Business websites requiring enhanced security</li>
<li>WordPress sites handling sensitive data</li>
<li>Multi-user sites with complex access requirements</li>
<li>Anyone wanting practical login and account protection without a central SaaS dependency</li>
</ul>
Frontend Shortcodes:
<ul>
<li><code>[guard_dog_login_form]</code> renders a public Guard Dog-managed login form</li>
<li><code>[guard_dog_passkey_login]</code> renders a standalone passkey sign-in button for custom login pages</li>
<li><code>[guard_dog_two_factor]</code> renders logged-in 2FA management</li>
<li><code>[guard_dog_passkeys]</code> renders logged-in passkey management</li>
<li><code>[guard_dog_sessions]</code> renders logged-in active-session management</li>
<li><code>[guard_dog_account_security]</code> renders the composite logged-in account security widget for 2FA, passkeys, and sessions</li>
<li><code>[guard_dog_2fa]</code> remains supported as the legacy alias for the account security widget</li>
</ul>
Block-based themes can use the matching Guard Dog Login Form, Passkey Login, Two-Factor Auth, Passkeys, Sessions, and Account Security blocks.
<h3>Additional Information</h3>
Support: 
For support questions, please use the WordPress.org support forums.
Privacy: 
Guard Dog respects user privacy and offers multiple privacy-focused options. Third-party services are only contacted when you enable features that need them, such as CAPTCHA, email delivery, social login, IP reputation, or geolocation.
Security: 
Guard Dog follows WordPress security best practices. User input is sanitized and output is escaped throughout the plugin.
<h3>Third-Party Services</h3>
Guard Dog integrates with the following third-party services to provide CAPTCHA protection. These services are optional and only used when CAPTCHA features are enabled.
<h3>Google reCAPTCHA (v2 and v3)</h3>
What it is: Google’s CAPTCHA service that helps protect websites from spam and abuse.
What it’s used for: 
– Verifying that login, registration, and password reset attempts are made by humans 
– Preventing automated bot attacks on your WordPress forms
What data is sent and when: 
– User interaction data (mouse movements, time spent on page) when CAPTCHA is solved 
– IP address of the user 
– Site domain for verification 
– CAPTCHA response token
Privacy and Terms: 
– <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Policy</a> 
– <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Google reCAPTCHA Terms of Service</a> 
– <a href="https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/docs/v3#data_usage" rel="nofollow ugc">Google reCAPTCHA Data Usage</a>
<h3>Cloudflare Turnstile</h3>
What it is: Cloudflare’s privacy-first CAPTCHA alternative that doesn’t require user interaction.
What it’s used for: 
– Invisible verification of human users during login, registration, and password reset 
– Privacy-focused protection without tracking or cookies
What data is sent and when: 
– Non-interactive browser signals when forms are submitted 
– IP address for verification 
– Site domain for validation
Privacy and Terms: 
– <a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Cloudflare Privacy Policy</a> 
– <a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/terms/" rel="nofollow ugc">Cloudflare Terms of Service</a> 
– <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/turnstile/" rel="nofollow ugc">Turnstile Documentation</a>
<h3>hCaptcha</h3>
What it is: A privacy-focused CAPTCHA service that doesn’t track users across websites.
What it’s used for: 
– Human verification during login, registration, and password reset forms 
– Privacy-conscious alternative to Google reCAPTCHA
What data is sent and when: 
– User interaction with CAPTCHA challenge 
– IP address for verification 
– Site domain for validation
Privacy and Terms: 
– <a href="https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">hCaptcha Privacy Policy</a> 
– <a href="https://www.hcaptcha.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">hCaptcha Terms of Service</a> 
– <a href="https://www.hcaptcha.com/data-processing" rel="nofollow ugc">hCaptcha Data Processing</a>
<h3>Google OAuth (Social Login)</h3>
What it is: Google’s OAuth 2.0 service that allows users to sign in using their Google account.
What it’s used for: 
– Authenticating WordPress users via their Google account 
– Retrieving basic profile information (name, email) to link or create accounts
What data is sent and when: 
– User is redirected to Google’s authorization server when clicking “Sign in with Google” 
– An authorization code is exchanged for an access token on your server 
– Basic profile information (name, email, Google user ID) is retrieved from Google’s API 
– No ongoing data sharing – data is only retrieved during the login process
Privacy and Terms: 
– <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google OAuth Privacy Policy</a> 
– <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Google OAuth Terms of Service</a> 
– <a href="https://developers.google.com/terms/api-services-user-data-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google API Services User Data Policy</a>
<h3>Microsoft Azure AD (Social Login)</h3>
What it is: Microsoft’s OAuth 2.0 service via Azure Active Directory that allows users to sign in using their Microsoft account.
What it’s used for: 
– Authenticating WordPress users via their personal Microsoft account or organizational (work/school) account 
– Retrieving basic profile information (name, email) to link or create accounts
What data is sent and when: 
– User is redirected to Microsoft’s authorization server when clicking “Sign in with Microsoft” 
– An authorization code is exchanged for an access token and ID token (JWT) on your server 
– Basic profile information (name, email, Azure object ID) is extracted from the ID token 
– No ongoing data sharing – data is only retrieved during the login process
Privacy and Terms: 
– <a href="https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement" rel="nofollow ugc">Microsoft Privacy Statement</a> 
– <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement" rel="nofollow ugc">Microsoft Services Agreement</a> 
– <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity-platform/" rel="nofollow ugc">Microsoft Identity Platform Documentation</a>
<h3>Apple Sign In (Social Login)</h3>
What it is: Apple’s OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect service that allows users to sign in using their Apple ID.
What it’s used for: 
– Authenticating WordPress users via their Apple ID 
– Retrieving basic profile information (name, email) to link or create accounts
What data is sent and when: 
– User is redirected to Apple’s authorization server when clicking “Sign in with Apple” 
– An authorization code is exchanged for an access token and ID token (JWT) on your server 
– Basic profile information (email, user ID) is extracted from the ID token 
– User’s name is only provided on first authorization; subsequent logins return only the user ID 
– Apple may provide a private relay email address instead of the user’s real email 
– No ongoing data sharing – data is only retrieved during the login process
Privacy and Terms: 
– <a href="https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Apple Privacy Policy</a> 
– <a href="https://developer.apple.com/sign-in-with-apple/get-started/" rel="nofollow ugc">Sign in with Apple Guidelines</a> 
– <a href="https://developer.apple.com/terms/" rel="nofollow ugc">Apple Developer Program License Agreement</a>
<h3>TOTP (Time-based One-Time Password) Standard</h3>
What it is: An open standard (RFC 6238) for generating time-based one-time passwords used in two-factor authentication.
What it’s used for: 
– Generating secure, time-limited authentication codes for 2FA 
– Providing backup authentication when primary 2FA methods are unavailable 
– Enabling compatibility with popular authenticator apps (Google Authenticator, Authy, Microsoft Authenticator, etc.)
What data is sent and when: 
– No external data transmission – TOTP codes are generated locally using the TOTP algorithm 
– Secret key generation – A unique secret key is generated locally when 2FA is enabled for a user 
– QR code generation – QR codes are generated locally for easy setup with authenticator apps 
– Code verification – Generated codes are verified locally against the stored secret key
Privacy and Terms: 
– <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6238" rel="nofollow ugc">RFC 6238 – TOTP Standard</a> 
– <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Authenticator Privacy Policy</a> (if using Google Authenticator app) 
– <a href="https://authy.com/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Authy Privacy Policy</a> (if using Authy app) 
– <a href="https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement" rel="nofollow ugc">Microsoft Authenticator Privacy Policy</a> (if using Microsoft Authenticator app)
<h3>Data Handling Summary</h3>
When CAPTCHA is disabled: No data is sent to any third-party services.
When CAPTCHA is enabled: Only the specific provider you choose receives verification data. Data is not shared between providers or stored by Guard Dog beyond the verification process.
When 2FA is disabled: No external data transmission occurs.
When 2FA is enabled: 
– All TOTP operations (code generation, verification) happen locally on your server 
– No data is transmitted to external services for 2FA functionality 
– Authenticator apps only receive the initial setup QR code or secret key 
– Recovery codes are generated locally and stored securely
When Social Login is disabled: No data is sent to any OAuth provider.
When Social Login is enabled: 
– Data is only sent to the configured providers (Google, Microsoft, Apple) during the login process 
– Only basic profile information (name, email, user ID) is retrieved 
– Social account links are stored locally in your WordPress database 
– Users can unlink their social accounts from their profile at any time
User control: Users can choose which CAPTCHA provider to use, or disable CAPTCHA entirely. 2FA can be enabled/disabled per user, and users can choose their preferred authenticator app. Social login can be enabled/disabled by administrators, and users can manage their linked social accounts. All security features are optional and configurable.

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WooCommerce Social Login enables social login, social sharing, social comments using social login apps like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Vkontakte, LinkedIn, Windows Live, Instagram, Amazon, Salesforce, Yahoo, WordPress, apple, disqus, pinterest, spotify, reddit, tumblr, twitch, vimeo, kakao, discord, dribbble, flickr, line, meetup, stackexchange, livejournal, snapchat, foursquare, teamsnap, naver, odnoklassniki.
<h4>Free Wocoomerce Social Login Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Social Login with Facebook, Google, Twitter, Vkontakte, LinkedIn, Instagram, Amazon, Windows Live, Salesforce & Yahoo</li>
<li>NO SETUP required for Pre configured social login apps.</li>
<li>Setup your own social login application with APP ID and APP Secret for Facebook, Google, Twitter, Vkontakte, LinkedIn, Instagram, Amazon, Windows Live & Yahoo</li>
<li>Preview is available for Social Login icons</li>
<li>Icon Customizations – customize shape, theme, space & size of social login icons.</li>
<li>Profile completion (username, email) – Prompt user for email & username if social login app doesn’t return it. Email is verified with verification code.</li>
<li>Assign Roles to users – Assign WordPress roles to users logging in with social login application.</li>
<li>Add the Social Login Icons on: login page, registration page, comment form or anywhere on your site using our Social Login widget/ shortcode.</li>
<li>Sync Social Profile Picture with WordPress.</li>
<li>Enable Email Notification to admin when user registers with social login application.</li>
<li>Enable/disable user registration.</li>
<li>Customize Login Redirect URL.</li>
<li>Customize Logout Redirect URL.</li>
<li>Customizable Text For Social Login Icons.</li>
<li>SHORTCODE available for social login.</li>
<li>Support using email and in-plugin support form.</li>
</ul>
<h4>WooCommerce Social Login Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce Integration Auto-fill first name, last name and email are pre-filled in billing details of a user and on the Woocommerce checkout page.</li>
<li>Woocommerce Display Options 
 * WooCommerce Login form 
 * WooCommerce Registraton form 
 * WooCommerce Checkout form</li>
</ul>
<h4>BuddyPress Social Login Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>BuddyPress Integration Sync profile picture from social application to BuddyPress avatar. Sync user social profile to BuddyPress custom fields.</li>
<li>BuddyPress Display Options 
 * Before BuddyPress Registration Form 
 * Before BuddyPress Account Details 
 * After BuddyPress Registration Form Login form</li>
</ul>
<h4>BuddyBoss Social Login Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>BuddyBoss Integration Sync profile picture from social application to BuddyBoss avatar. Sync user social profile to BuddyBoss custom fields.</li>
<li>BuddyBoss Display Options 
 * Before BuddyBoss Registration Form 
 * After BuddyBoss Registration Form Login form</li>
</ul>
<h4>Free Woocommerce Social Sharing & Social Comments Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Share with social applications – Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Reddit, Vkontakte, Tumblr, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, Pocket, Digg, Delicious, Odnoklassniki, Email, Print, Whatsapp</li>
<li>Icon Customizations – customize shape, theme, space & size of social sharing icons.</li>
<li>Preview is available for Social Sharing icons</li>
<li>Add Social Comments using Facebook.</li>
<li>Add social sharing icons on homepage, posts, feeds, content pages, WooCommerce product page etc.</li>
<li>Add a horizontal social sharing widget.</li>
<li>Add a floating vertical social sharing widget.</li>
<li>Support using email and in-plugin support form.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Premium Woocommerce Social Login Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Social Login with Google, Facebook, Twitter, Vkontakte, LinkedIn, Windows Live, Instagram, Amazon, Salesforce, Yahoo, WordPress, Apple, Disqus, Pinterest, Spotify, Reddit, Tumblr, Twitch, Vimeo, Kakao, Discord, Dribbble, Flickr, Line, Meetup, Stackexchange, livejournal, snapchat, foursquare, teamsnap, naver, odnoklassniki.</li>
<li>GDPR compliant Social Login.</li>
<li>Account Linking – Link social account to WordPress account</li>
<li>All social login free version features</li>
<li>Enable your own social login application with APP ID and APP Secret for Facebook, Google, Twitter, Vkontakte, LinkedIn, Instagram, Amazon, Windows Live, WordPress, Yahoo, Disqus & Salesforce **[Premium]</li>
<li>Test Configuration [Premium] – Test configuration of your social login app in admin panel before making your app live.</li>
<li>Social Login Opens in a New Window [Premium] – Social Login opens in a new window instead of the same window.</li>
<li>Domain restriction [Premium] – Option to restrict social login for users with a domain specified in the admin dashboard.</li>
<li>MailChimp Integration [Premium] – A social login user is added as a subscriber to a mailing list in MailChimp when that user registers using Social Login. First name, last name and email are also captured for that user in the Mailing List. Option is available to download csv file that has list of emails of all users in WordPress.</li>
<li>Email Notification to multiple admins [Premium] – Option to send email notification to multiple admins when user registers.</li>
<li>Welcome email to end users [Premium] – Option to send email notification to user when he registers using social login application.</li>
<li>Customizable Email Notification template [Premium] – customize content of email sent to admin when user registers using social login.</li>
<li>Customizable welcome email template [Premium] – customize content of welcome email sent to registering users.</li>
<li>Extended Profile Data [Premium] – Extended profile data feature requires additional configuration. You need to have your own social media app and permissions from social media providers to collect extended user data.</li>
<li>Social Analytics Dashboard Access [Premium]</li>
<li>Customizable Logout Text</li>
<li>Custom Integration [Premium] – If you have a specific custom requirement in the Social Login Plugin, we can implement and integrate it in the Social Login Plugin for you. This includes all those custom features that come under the scope of Social Login/ Sharing/ Comments. These features are chargeable. Please send us a query through the support forum to get in touch with us about your custom requirements.</li>
</ul>
<h4>How is this plugin better than other plugins available</h4>
<ul>
<li>Support for 10 apps in free plan – Social Login with Facebook, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Vkontakte, Windows Live, Amazon, Salesforce, Yahoo all available in the free plan.</li>
<li>Setup in seconds – miniOrange Social Login removes the hassle of creating your own application in all the social media. In any other social login plugin, if you are providing login with a social login application, google for example, you will need an App ID for which you will need to create an entire application in google. So if you want to provide login with 10 different social applications then you need to go and create 10 applications in those social platforms. Using our plugin, Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange, you do not need to do that. Just by creating one registration with us, you get Social login plus other features.</li>
<li>Icon Customizations – Beautiful icon customisations for Social Login and Social Sharing are available in our free plan where you can use a range of UI options like shape, size and theme. You get to choose from the following shapes – square, circle, rounded and long. You get to choose from the following themes – default, filled background, without background. Additionally you can customize the curve of the long buttons.</li>
<li>Free Support – Social Login, Social Sharing plugin has in-plugin support available. Sending us a query is just a button-lick away.</li>
</ul>
Woocoomerce Social Login allows your visitors to comment, share, login and register with many Social Media applications. 
Woocoomerce Social Login provides different display options with beautiful login button customizations which other plugins do not provide(CSS knowledge is also not needed!).
<h4>Social Login</h4>
Social Login includes Facebook, Twitter, Google, Vkontakte, LinkedIn, Instagram, Amazon, Windows Live, Yahoo & Salesforce. Social Login allows your visitors to choose from their favourite social login apps to login, comment, share and optionally auto-register with your website or blog.
One-click social login to your WordPress site using social login applications like Google, Twitter, Facebook. This means, if your user is logged in to Google, user can comment on any blog or site by simply clicking the <code>google icon</code> – no username or password is explicitly required! Simply enable Social Login, no setup of social media application is required and you are done.
<h4>Social Sharing</h4>
Allow anyone to easily share your website content using their favorite social sharing applications. Social Sharing applications include Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Reddit, Vkontakte, Tumblr, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, Pocket, Digg, Delicious, Odnoklassniki, Email, Print, Whatsapp. Customize your social sharing buttons to suit to your website’s theme. Social sharing on homepage includes sharing with content or excerpt.
See the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/ecommerce-social-login-social-sharing-by-miniorange/screenshots/">Screenshots</a> section for visuals on social sharing.
<h4>Social Comments</h4>
Allow users to social comment on your website using supported social media commenting apps such as Facebook and Google. Social Comments does not require the users to be registered or logged in on your site for adding comments.
<h4>Easy Integration</h4>
Social Login is the easiest to configure and conveniently allows you to setup and start using the plugin in seconds. Easy integration with your website with options to add Social login on login page, registration page and comments section. Add <code>miniOrange - Social Login</code> widget to add social login in widget area. Add shortcode [miniorange_social_login] to add social login in other places. Add social sharing applications to home page, posts, content pages, WooCommerce product page, bbPress forums, bbPress topics, bbPress replies and anywhere on your site using widgets. For Social Sharing, use <code>miniOrange Sharing - Vertical</code> for floating vertical widget and <code>miniOrange Sharing - Horizontal</code> for horizontal widget to add social sharing in widget area. Add shortcode [miniorange_social_sharing] for horizontal sharing icons and [miniorange_social_sharing_vertical] for vertical sharing icons.
<h4>Single sign-on</h4>
Single Sign-On using Social Login creates a single authentication system for multiple web properties allowing users to navigate websites with a single account.
All other Social Login and Social Sharing applications are supported through a simple email to info@miniorange.com.
<h4>Website –</h4>
These additional features are available upon request. Send an email to info@miniorange.com if you need any of these features.
User Profile Data, integration with external softwares like salesforce, box, office 365 etc, and Social Analytics. 
This can also captures users’ profile data, with their permission, and automatically creates a profile in miniOrange database and you can download it using a CSV file or a PDF file.
Check out our website for other plugins <a href="https://www.miniorange.com/plugins" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.miniorange.com/plugins</a> or <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=miniorange">click here</a> to see all our listed WordPress plugins. 
For more support or info email us at info@miniorange.com or <a href="https://www.miniorange.com/contact" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact us</a>. You can also submit your query from the plugin’s configuration page.

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