BACK TO DIRECTORY

Block Default Login Attempts

by Beej

5.0
(1 ratings)

The greatest hack focus on a WordPress site seems to be trying to log in with
the default username “admin”. This plugin detects all login attempts with that
username and exits with a 403 Forbidden header. This should eventually
discourage login bots from continuing to pound your site.

All attempts are logged inside the /wp-content/plugin-data folder, just in case
you need the info. Logs are kept for up to 30 days.

Screenshots

A screenshot of a typical log entry

A screenshot of a typical log entry

Block attempts counter

Block attempts counter

Plugin Details

Active Installs
10
Total Downloads
2,300
Version
1.3.1
Requires WP
3.0
Requires PHP
Tested Up To
3.9.40
Added
2014-05-17
Last Updated
2014-05-21 3:55am GMT

Ratings

5
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0