Liveupx

Liveupx Security is a complete, 100% free WordPress security plugin that rivals paid solutions. No paywalls, ever.
<h4>Core Features</h4>
Login Security 
* Brute force protection with progressive lockouts (1st/2nd/3rd+ strikes escalate automatically) 
* Multi-provider CAPTCHA: Math, Google reCAPTCHA v3, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile 
* Honeypot bot detection (wp-login.php + WooCommerce) 
* Passwordless magic link login 
* Two-factor authentication: TOTP (Google Authenticator) + Email OTP 
* Trusted device (30-day bypass cookie) 
* Geolocation login alerts — notify when login comes from a new country 
* Subnet auto-blocking (repeated attacks from /24 range) 
* Custom login URL (hide wp-login.php)
Firewall / WAF 
* PHP-based Web Application Firewall running at priority 1 
* Remote WAF rule feed (auto-updated from liveupx.com) 
* Admin-defined custom firewall rules 
* Per-endpoint rate limiting (REST API, checkout, search, etc.) 
* REST API security controls (block guests, hide /users endpoint) 
* Country/geo blocking with API fallback chain 
* Bad bot blocking with verified bot allowlist (Google, Bing, etc.) 
* Referrer blocking with spam referrer presets 
* Bad query/XSS/SQL injection blocking 
* .htaccess security rules
Malware Scanner 
* Chunked AJAX scanner — scans plugins, themes, uploads, mu-plugins 
* 30+ malware patterns including backdoors, crypto miners, shell injections 
* Heuristic risk scoring (0–100) per suspicious file 
* Auto-quarantine critical findings during scan 
* Scan diff — shows new threats vs last scan 
* Database malware scanner (posts, options, comments, users) 
* File quarantine and permanent delete
Vulnerability Scanner 
* Powered by WPScan API (free tier) 
* Scans all active plugins and active theme for known CVEs 
* CVSS severity scoring (Critical/High/Medium/Low) 
* Dashboard widget showing unresolved critical/high count 
* Dedicated Vulnerabilities admin page
File Integrity 
* WordPress core file integrity check (vs WordPress.org checksums API) 
* Plugin & theme checksum verification (vs WordPress.org checksums) 
* wp-config.php and .htaccess tampering detection 
* Unknown PHP file detection in core directories
Core File Repair 
* Downloads clean copies from WordPress.org SVN 
* MD5 verification before writing 
* Single file or bulk repair
Security Headers 
* X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, X-XSS-Protection 
* Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy (per-feature builder) 
* HSTS with preload support 
* Content-Security-Policy with visual builder 
* CSP violation reporting endpoint (REST API) 
* A–F letter grade for your header configuration
User Security 
* User enumeration protection (?author= + REST API) 
* Strong password enforcement 
* Block dangerous usernames (admin, root, etc.) 
* Inactive user auto-lock (configurable threshold) 
* Admin action audit trail 
* Active session manager (view & revoke) 
* GDPR IP anonymization
Post-Hack Recovery 
* Lock PHP execution in uploads and wp-includes 
* Log out all users instantly 
* Force password reset for all users 
* Reinstall free plugins from WordPress.org 
* Delete version-revealing files (readme.html, etc.) 
* Weekly security summary email report
Monitoring & Notifications 
* Activity log (filterable, paginated, CSV export, configurable retention) 
* HTML branded email alerts 
* Slack/webhook notifications (compatible with Make.com, Zapier, Discord) 
* Real-time dashboard stats (auto-refresh every 30s) 
* 7-day login attempt chart
Developer Tools 
* WP-CLI commands (wp xsec status|scan|block-ip|unblock-ip|2fa-reset|export-settings|import-settings) 
* Settings import/export (JSON) 
* Security score with category breakdown
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Liveupx Security

Complete WordPress security — Firewall, 2FA, Malware Scanner, Vulnerability Scanner, Login Protection, Security Headers. 100% free.

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Cristian Raiber

A very useful plugin for everyone using WordPress. Adds reCaptcha security to the WordPress login form, register form and comment form. This plugin could help your blog get rid of a lot of spam comments or brute-force attacks.
Nothing gets passed it if the reCaptcha doesn’t validate.
A few notes about the plugin:
<ul>
<li>Supports audio or image captcha types</li>
<li>Can generate the reCaptcha image / audio type in a number of predefined languages</li>
<li>Adds reCaptcha protection to the WordPress login form</li>
<li>Adds reCaptcha protection to the WordPress register form</li>
<li>Adds reCaptcha protection to the WordPress comment form</li>
<li>Adds reCaptcha protection to the WordPress recover password form</li>
</ul>

Uber reCaptcha

This plugin adds the reCaptcha form to the WordPress login form, recover password form, register form and comment form.

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