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WP Guardian

An easy way to harden your website's security effectively.

By Ciprian Popescu·Hack·Free
5(1 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated Yesterday
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As of April 2026, WP Guardian is a WordPress hack plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 8.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: WP Limit Login Attempts.

5/51 reviews
100active installs
4.1K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017

Overview

WP Guardian is a simple but effective plugin that locks down your WordPress website to ensure it’s protected and safe.

About

Using this plugin couldn’t be easier as it’s designed to be as straight forward as possible to make sure you can get your website safe and secure so you can get on with more important things. WP Guardian includes features such as a powerful firewall and Two-Step verification for logging in.

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress4.9+ requiredTested up to 7.0
PHP8.0+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.9.2

  • Fix: The Plugins page Settings link now points to the main WP Guardian admin page
  • Add: Short contextual help text under each option on the Guardian tab
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Ciprian PopescuCiprian Popescu
Plugin Info
Version
1.9.2
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
WP Requires
4.9+
Tested Up To
7.0
PHP Requires
8.0+
Active Installs
100
Downloads
4.1K+
Added
Oct 11, 2017
Business
Free

Tags

hackattackmalwarefirewallsecurity

Developer

C
Ciprian Popescu
8 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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