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eSherpa Login Guard

Intelligent login protection with honeypot detection, WordPress hardening, and a clear security admin overview.

By Ralf Naumann·Honeypot·Free
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·0 active installs·Updated 1 month ago
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As of April 2026, eSherpa Login Guard is a WordPress honeypot plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 205 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.6+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database….

0/5Rating
0active installs
205total downloads
1 yearsince 2025

Overview

eSherpa Login Guard effectively and intelligently protects your WordPress site from brute-force attacks – Swiss precision, completely without external dependencies.

Key Features:

  • Honeypot-first bot defense: JavaScript Honeypot detects non-browser bots and triggers immediate lockout logic.
  • Protected username trap: Immediate lockout for defined usernames (e.g., “admin”, “test”), independent of the regular counter.
  • Proactive User-Agent blocking: Block known bot signatures before login processing (exact match or substring mode).
  • Blocked User-Agent attempt log: Separate log table for blocked User-Agent requests including matching pattern.
  • WordPress hardening options: Disable XML-RPC (with fake-user honeypot response), hide REST user endpoint, and block author archive e…
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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress5.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

3.0.0

  • Release: Version bump to 3.0.0 for the current major feature set.
  • UI (Mobile): Admin log tables are now horizontally scrollable on small screens.
  • UI (Mobile): Added a visible swipe/scroll hint for wide tables.
  • UI: Reduced “blocked User-Agent attempts” list in admin overview from 50 to 20 entries for better readability.
  • Docs: Expanded README feature list (proactive User-Agent blocking, blocked-UA logs, neutral login errors, bot password capture, mobile table UX).
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Ralf NaumannRalf Naumann
Plugin Info
Version
3.0.0
Last Updated
Mar 3, 2026
WP Requires
5.6+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
0
Downloads
205
Added
Dec 25, 2025
Business
Free

Tags

honeypotbot protectionlogin securitywordpress hardeningbrute force protection

Developer

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Ralf Naumann
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