Define and enforce password policies for your WordPress site with length, complexity, and expiration rules.
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Protect Loginv1.5.1
Add an additional layer of protection to your WordPress login and make sure bad actors have a hard time guessing your user's login credentials.
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Simple Password Policyv1.0.4
Secure Your Site with Strong Passwords
Silently blocks AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot), scrapers and bad bots before WordPress loads - no error signal, and your analytics stay clean.
Jetpack Protectv6.1.0
Free daily vulnerability scans & WordPress security, powered by WPScan (an Automattic brand) and its 60,000+ vulnerability database. No setup needed!
See every application password, active session and user account that can reach your site, with unused and stale access flagged.
NIST-aligned password policy with HIBP breach checking, layered failed-login lockout, and an audit log.