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Alternatives to Yard | Warden
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Password protect wp-login.php with HTTP Basic Authentication. Stops bots and brute force attacks at the server, before WordPress even loads.
Cyber Smart Defencev3.1.3
Lightweight WordPress security firewall with login protection and threat monitoring.
Limit login attempts the smart way: stops password-guessing bots and botnets on wp-login, WooCommerce and XML-RPC, without locking out real people.
Holographic Login Shieldv1.0.15
Lightweight login protection, brute-force defence and safer admin access controls for WordPress.
Protect your WordPress login form from bots and brute force attacks with Google reCAPTCHA, a slide-to-unlock captcha, or an icon captcha.
Move the login page to your own address, stop password guessing, add a 2-step email code for admins and harden WordPress, with a log of every login.
IC Security Guardv1.3.0
Protect your site from brute force attacks with hidden login, login lockout, Email OTP 2FA, REST API & XML-RPC hardening, and real-time email alerts.
NIST-aligned password policy with HIBP breach checking, layered failed-login lockout, and an audit log.
Phantom User Lockoutv1.2.0
Records logins that use usernames which don't exist (username, password tried, IP, location, host) and blocks the IP until you unblock it.