Lockdown WP Admin
Lockdown WP Admin conceals the administration and login screen from intruders. It can hide WordPress Admin (/wp-admin/) and and login (/wp-login.
3.9(54 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Lockdown WP Admin is a WordPress secure plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 3.9/5 rating from 54 reviews. It has been downloaded 340K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 32% this week. Top alternative: BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall….
3.9/554 reviews
10K+active installs
340K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
This plugin will hide WordPress Admin (/wp-admin/) when a user isn’t logged in. If a user isn’t logged in and they attempt to access WP Admin directly, they will be unable to and it will return a 404. It can also rename the login URL.
Also, you can add HTTP authentication directly from WP Admin and add custom username/password combinations for the HTTP auth or use the WordPress credentials.
This doesn’t touch any .htaccess files or change the WordPress core files. All the CSS/Images under /wp-admin/ are still accessible, just not the .php ones.
If you enable HTTP authentication, it will add HTTP authentication to the PHP files in /wp-admin/.
To contribute to the development, check out the GitHub Repository.
Ratings & Reviews
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works perfectly.
by pdwalker·3 years ago
Still working perfectly in the current version of wordpress. It stops all those annoying bot attacks that any wordpress site gets.
Still recommended.
Unbelievable!!!
by yasinvanlioglu·6 years ago
This plugin still working! I use on all my sites. Hopefully a new update will be available for longer use.
Update
by Rik0399·7 years ago
I’m posting this because we as ‘users’, sometimes take for granted the efforts of plugin authors and seem only to comment when we are ‘whining’ or ‘complaining’.
Mostly because many do not simply follow the install procedures, so seek to blame the Author.
The Problem :
All WP users have is security because your site is constantly under threat. Unless your sitting there watching, one morning you’ll get up and your site has been damaged by some malicious idiot!
The Plugin :
As of : 07-10-18 this gem of a plugin is still working strong with the latest WP version!
Whilst it has not been updated for a few years, it’s still working and does so very effectively against potential threats as wouldbe hackers can’t find how to log into your site.
It’s a near impossibility to do so and soon, they give up and choose an easier target.
My Two Cents :
So for what it’s worth to the Author, very well done for this and can only hope they re-visit this plugin to add any additional elements.
I would certainly make a donation toward it if they were to resume and continue maintaining it!
It’s lightweight, it works…simple as that!
It is used to be great but not any more.
by srjambo·7 years ago
This plugin is simple and easy to setup. I have been using it for two years but with the last WordPress actualisation (4.9.8) it stopped working.
I was locked out and was not able to access to panel administration.
I had to delete the plugin.
What a pity.
awesome plugin ;) OLD but GOLD and works flawlessly in WordPress v4.8.2
by wp2sr·8 years ago
awesome plugin 😉 OLD but GOLD and works flawlessly in WordPress v4.8.2
- This topic was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by wp2sr.
Download Trends
Today: 3Yesterday: 13This week: 50Period total: 5K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.6+ requiredTested up to 4.3.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.3
96.9%
Other
3.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0
- Initial release
Contributors
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