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Guard
Guard protects your wp-admin against bruteforce attacks. Features: Max retries: You have the power to choose how many attempts a user can make before the user is blocked; Lockdown: This prevents the user from being able to use the login form after too many retries; Email notifications: We’ll report
PricingFree downloadThe WordPress.org download is free. Pro versions, add-ons or external services may cost extra.
CompatibilityRequires WordPress 3.0.
SourceWordPress plugins · Nov 8, 2026
01 / Source details
Guard protects your wp-admin against bruteforce attacks.
Features:
- Max retries: You have the power to choose how many attempts a user can make before the user is blocked;
- Lockdown: This prevents the user from being able to use the login form after too many retries;
- Email notifications: We’ll report a user lockdown to you via email;
- Hide lost password: Hides the “Forgot your password?” link from the login form page.
This plugin does not make any changes to core: When you delete/uninstall the plugin, everything will revert back to normal.
02 / Source details
- 01Upload the ‘guard’ folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- 02Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- 03Go to Settings > Guard
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