Is Mythic Cerberus free?

Yes, Mythic Cerberus is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Mythic Cerberus?

Mythic Cerberus has 200 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Mythic Cerberus alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Mythic Cerberus include WPS Hide Login, Loginizer, Security Optimizer – The All-In-One…. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Mythic Cerberus work with the latest WordPress?

Mythic Cerberus has been tested up to WordPress 6.9.4. It requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP 5.2+.

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Mythic Cerberus

Name: Mythic Cerberus
Author: Mythic Beasts

Guard your login form by limiting login failures from the same IP.

By Mythic Beasts·Login·Free

·200 active installs·Updated 4 months ago

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As of April 2026, Mythic Cerberus is a WordPress login plugin with 200 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 5.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP 5.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2023. Top alternative: WPS Hide Login.

0/5Rating

200active installs

5.8K+total downloads

3 yearssince 2023

Overview

Mythic Cerberus records the IP address and timestamp of every failed login attempt. If more than a certain number of attempts are detected within a short period of time from the same IP range, then the login function is disabled for all requests from that IP address. This helps to prevent brute force password discovery and attacks.

The plugin defaults to blocking an incorrect username immediately, and a 10 minuite lock out of an IP block after 5 failed login attempts within 5 minutes. This can be modified in options, and administrators can release locked out IP ranges manually from the dashboard.

Mythic Cerberus is a fork of “Login Lockdown“, and preserves the traditional interface and functionality of that plugin.

Plugin setting can be configured via Settings – Mythic C…

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