Reliable WordPress email delivery with multiple providers, two connections, Return Path, Reply-To and visual AND/OR routing.
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Free WordPress security plugin with malware scanner, vulnerability scanner, 2FA, brute force & login protection, audit log and hardening.
Protect your WordPress login form from bots and brute force attacks with Google reCAPTCHA, a slide-to-unlock captcha, or an icon captcha.
LogiSheild Security with 2FA, limit login, custom login URL, and temp login is your go-to login security plugin for WordPress.
AV 2FAv1.2.1
A simple and secure Two-Factor Authentication plugin that sends a verification code to your email.
Standards-based two-factor authentication (TOTP & e-mail), brute-force lockout, login alerts and an audit log — with no external service.
NaveenCodes Login Guardv1.1.0
Brute-force protection, live login-attempt log, IP block/allow lists, and instant email alerts — all on your server, zero external requests.
Short Description: Protect your WordPress login from brute-force attacks with IP lock and login attempt limits.
Move your login URL, stop brute-force attacks, and send HTTP security headers on every response. Lightweight, cache-friendly, no bloat.
EDZNET Security Guardv1.4.4
Requires 2FA for administrators, blocks new admin creation, refuses URL-credential logins, and emails you on admin logins. Locked to first admin.