Basic, Free
Core login-attempt limiting and lockouts for 1 site, so you can stop the most common brute-force attempts at no cost.
Login Defender
Stop brute-force attacks on wp-login, automatically, before a password is ever guessed.
Login Defender limits login attempts, locks out repeat offenders, and blocks malicious IPs on its own. Credential-stuffing bots and password-guessing tools get cut off at the door, so your wp-login page stops being the easiest way into your site.
In short
Login Defender is a WP Tailwatch feature that protects WordPress against brute-force and credential-stuffing attacks. It limits failed login attempts on wp-login, automatically locks out repeat offenders, and blocks malicious IPs, all without manual blocklists, so attackers can't keep guessing their way into your admin.
Flagged
Locked
Blocked
Done
What it does
Throttle the guesses, then block the source.No manual blocklists to maintain.
Brute-force and credential-stuffing tools rely on making thousands of login attempts. Login Defender takes that ability away: it counts failed attempts, locks out IPs that cross the line, and blocks the worst offenders outright.
- Limits failed login attempts on wp-login and XML-RPC
- Locks out repeat offenders automatically with a cooldown
- Blocks malicious IPs, no manual blocklist to maintain
- Pings your phone when a login attack is shut down
How it works
From login storm to blocked.Three steps from first guess to full lockout.
Login Defender watches every attempt, locks out the offender, and blocks repeat sources on its own, so you never touch a blocklist.
1
Watch every login attempt
Login Defender monitors failed sign-ins on wp-login and XML-RPC in real time, fingerprinting the patterns that signal brute-force and credential-stuffing tools.
2
Lock out the offender
When an IP crosses your failed-attempt threshold, it is locked out for a cooldown window, stopping the flood of guesses cold without touching legitimate users.
3
Block and alert
Persistent attackers are blocked outright and a push alert lands on your phone, confirming the attack was stopped, no blocklist editing required.
Why it matters
Why brute-force protection matters.Your login page is the softest target on your site.
Brute-force and login attacks are among the most common threats facing WordPress sites, with security vendors reporting billions of malicious login attempts against WordPress every year. Source: Wordfence WordPress threat reporting. Because wp-login is public and predictable, automated tools hammer it relentlessly, and a single reused or weak password is all it takes for one of those guesses to land.
Login Defender removes that easy path in. By throttling attempts and blocking the sources automatically, it turns your login page from the softest target on your site into a wall attackers give up on. That is the WP Tailwatch difference: security that acts, not just alerts.
Plan availability
Login protection across every plan.Start free, scale automatic blocking everywhere.
Start free, then scale automatic blocking across your whole portfolio.
Business, Automatic
Full automatic IP blocking and real-time alerts for 1-20 sites, paired with the rest of your security stack.
Agency, At scale
Login Defender across 21-1,000 sites with tiered volume pricing and one dashboard for every client.
Works together with
Part of your mobile-first security stack.One platform in place of separate plugins.
Login Defender pairs with the rest of WP Tailwatch to remove the need for separate plugins.
FAQ
Login Defender questions.Answers on lockouts, blocklists, and staying in.
Common questions about brute-force protection and how Login Defender keeps attackers out without locking you out.
Login Defender limits how many times an IP can try to log in to wp-login. Once an address crosses the failed-attempt threshold, it is locked out automatically and repeat offenders are blocked outright, so brute-force and credential-stuffing tools are cut off before they can guess a password.
No. Lockouts only trigger after repeated failed attempts, and you can pair Login Defender with Role-Based 2FA so a correct second factor proves it is really you. If you ever do hit a lockout, it clears automatically after the cooldown window, and you control the thresholds.
No. Login Defender detects and blocks malicious IPs automatically based on their behaviour against wp-login, so you do not have to build or maintain blocklists by hand. It works across every site connected to WP Tailwatch from a single dashboard.
Lock down your login page in minutes.
Limit attempts, lock out offenders, and block bad actors automatically, with real-time alerts straight to your phone. Start free today.
- Free forever plan
- No credit card
- 14-day money-back on paid plans