Best WordPress Security Plugins report, provides information on the following security plugins like iTheme Security, All In One WP Security & Firewall and more.
Last Updated: March 24, 2023
Latest News: Updated the documentation.
Security is one of the most important factor for websites. WordPress already keeps the platform secured with regular updates, patches and improvements to the CMS. However you the website owner, user or site administrator also need to make sure the site is secured.
In this post you will see a list of the most common and some security plugins I recommend for any WordPress website. Some of these plugins might not work in your environment, so make sure you carry out plenty of tests before you go ahead and install a security plugin and find yourself locked out of your site. Or in some case you might see the famous screen of death “the blank page”. I also recommend that you create a backup before you go ahead and install a security plugin. The following link wordpress-backup-plugins can help you choose the right backup plugin or system.
Information: Always remember to try and not have too many plugins added to your website or blog. The more plugins you add the more request and processing resources it requires to use from your server!!!
Please read the following link Help Support WordPress Plugins And Themes Developers to help support the developers.
Best WordPress Security Plugins
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THE BEST WORDPRESS SECURITY PLUGIN TO SECURE & PROTECT WORDPRESS
On average, 30,000 websites are hacked every day. Every 39 seconds, a new cyberattack happens somewhere on the web.
The good news is that most security disasters can be prevented. Using iThemes Security, you can identify and stop attacks on your website. Saving yourself the time and cost of repairing a hacked website.
Important: This plugin has been downloaded more than 13 million times. There are more than 1 million active installations.
You can check my tutorial WordPress iTheme Security Tutorial. It will help you understand and configure the plugin.
Version 8.1.4 | By ithemes, Chris Wiegman, Chris Jean, Matt Danner | Last Updated: December 3, 2022 | Compatible up to WordPress 6.1.1
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Website Security Protection: BulletProof Security protects your website against XSS, RFI, CRLF, CSRF, Base64, Code Injection and SQL Injection hacking attempts. One-click .htaccess WordPress security protection. Protects wp-config.php, bb-config.php, php.ini, php5.ini, install.php and readme.html with .htaccess security protection. One-click Website Maintenance Mode (HTTP 503). Additional website security checks: DB errors off, file and folder permissions check… System Info: PHP, MySQL, OS, Server, Memory Usage, IP, SAPI, DNS, Max Upload… Built-in .htaccess file editing, uploading and downloading.
Important: This plugin has been downloaded more than 2 million times.
Version 6.7 | By Edward Alexander | Last Updated: October 17, 2022 | Compatible up to WordPress 6.1.1
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All In One WP Security & Firewall
A comprehensive, user-friendly, all in one WordPress security and firewall plugin for your site.
WordPress itself is a very secure platform. However, it helps to add some extra security and firewall to your site by using a security plugin that enforces a lot of good security practices.
The All In One WordPress Security plugin will take your website security to a whole new level.
This plugin is designed and written by experts and is easy to use and understand.
It reduces security risk by checking for vulnerabilities, and by implementing and enforcing the latest recommended WordPress security practices and techniques.
Important: This plugin has been downloaded more than 17 million times. There are more than 1 million active installations.
You can check my tutorial All In One WP Security Firewall to help you configure this plugin.
Version 5.1.6 | By David Anderson, Prashant Baldha, Tips and Tricks HQ, wpsolutions, Peter Petreski, Ruhul Amin, mbrsolution, Chesio | Last Updated: March 24, 2023 | Compatible up to WordPress 6.2
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Sucuri Inc. is a globally recognized authority in all matters related to website security, with specialization in WordPress Security.
Important: This plugin has been downloaded more than 7 million times. There are more than 800 thousand active installations.
Version 1.8.35 | By Daniel Cid | Last Updated: September 9, 2022 | Compatible up to WordPress 6.0.2
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Intermediate To Advanced WordPress Security Plugins
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Wordfence Security is a free enterprise class security plugin that includes a firewall, virus scanning, real-time traffic with geolocation and more.
Important: This plugin has been downloaded more than 185 million times. There are more than 4 million active installations.
Version 7.8.2 | By Mark Maunder | Last Updated: December 13, 2022 |Compatible up to WordPress 6.1.1
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Don’t Leave Your Site At Risk
If your site is vulnerable to attack, you’re putting your business and your reputation at serious risk. Getting hacked can mean you’re locked out of your site, client data stolen, your website defaced or offline, and Google will penalise you.
Important: This plugin has been downloaded more than 7 million times.
Version 16.1.14 | By iControlWP | Last Updated: November 26, 2022 | Compatible up to WordPress 6.1.1
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Anti-Malware Security and Brute Force Firewall
Features:
- Run a Complete Scan to automatically remove known security threats and backdoor scripts.
- Firewall block SoakSoak and other malware from exploiting Revolution Slider and other plugins from known vulnerabilites.
- Upgrade vulnerable versions of timthumb scripts.
- Download Definition Updates to protect against new threats.
Important: This plugin has been downloaded more than 2 million times. There are more than 200 thousand active installs.
Version 4.21.91 | By Eli, Anti Malware Admin | Last Updated: January 27, 2023 | Compatible up to WordPress 6.1.1
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Beginner To Intermediate WordPress Security Plugins
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Simple secure login and user management for WordPress through your Google Apps domain (uses secure OAuth2, and MFA if enabled).
Version 3.4.5 | By levertechadmin, danlester | Last Updated: December 3, 2022 | Compatible up to WordPress 6.1.1
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Google Authenticator for your WordPress blog.
You can read and follow the instructions in my tutorial Google Authenticator Security WordPress
Ian Dunn has developed an additional plugin Google Authenticator Encourage User Activation that compliments this already great plugin. This plugin allows you to encourage or force users to implement Google Authenticator.
Version 0.54 | By Ivan Kruchkoff | Last Updated: July 4, 2022 | Compatible up to WordPress 6.0.3
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Use the “Two-Factor Options” section under “Users” ? “Your Profile” to enable and configure one or multiple two-factor authentication providers for your account.
You might like to check the following tutorial WordPress Two Factor Authentication Core Files.
Version 0.7.3 | By Plugin Contributors | Last Updated: October 30, 2022 | Compatible up to WordPress 6.0.3
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Miniorange 2 Factor Authentication
Note: The plugin is GDPR Compliant and supports wide variety of Language Translation
Have a completely Secure login to your WordPress website using this FREE, Simple & very easy to setup plugin. It provides two factor authentication (2FA, MFA) whenever login to your WordPress website ensuring no unauthorized access to your website.
Version 5.6.5 | By miniOrange, twofactor | Last Updated: November 17, 2022 | Compatible up to WordPress 6.1.1
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This list will change from time to time and it will grow with more plugins added. Please keep coming back to review the changes and additions.
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