{"id":39111,"date":"2020-05-27T08:48:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T08:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=39111"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:58:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T13:58:06","slug":"wordpress-security-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-security-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Best WordPress Security Plugins to Lock Down Your Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39111\" class=\"elementor elementor-39111\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e42ce2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e42ce2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b091465\" data-id=\"b091465\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d7781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3d7781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WordPress powers over 35% of all the websites on the Internet, which makes it a juicy target for malicious actors around the world.<\/p><p>If you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secure your website<\/a>, or your clients&#8217; websites, a dedicated security plugin can do a lot of the heavy lifting for you.<\/p><p>To help you pick the best WordPress security plugin for your needs, we&#8217;ve collected eight great options that can help with security hardening, firewalls, and malware scanning.<\/p><p>Let&#8217;s dig in, starting with a quick overview of what most WordPress security plugins actually do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a560c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a560c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Do WordPress Security Plugins Do?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfdb700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfdb700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WordPress security is a pretty broad topic, so when I say &#8220;WordPress security plugin&#8221;, that can encompass a range of different features.<\/p><p>So before I get into the plugins, let&#8217;s go over what those different high-level features are so that you know what each of these tools is doing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f27e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73f27e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Basic Security Hardening\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247bb1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"247bb1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Basic security hardening is kind of a catch-all for &#8220;configuration changes or tools that make your <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/what-is-wordpress\/\"   title=\"What is WordPress? Build a Website, Sell, Start a Blog &amp; More (2025)\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25969\">WordPress website<\/a> more secure.<\/p><p>For example, security plugins will usually help you secure your login page with features such as:<\/p><ul><li>Limiting login attempts<\/li><li>Two-factor authentication<\/li><li>Changing the WordPress login <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/url\/\"   title=\"What is a URL? Structure, Syntax &amp; Best Practices\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25970\">URL<\/a><\/li><li>Enforcing strong passwords<\/li><li>Setting password expirations<\/li><li>Adding a CAPTCHA<\/li><\/ul><p>Those are all hardening tactics.<\/p><p>Other popular hardening strategies include monitoring the core WordPress files to detect if anything has been changed, disabling WordPress features such as XML-RPC, stopping user enumeration, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000111f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000111f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Firewalls<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0bf0cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0bf0cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another tactic you&#8217;ll see mentioned a lot is a <strong>firewall.<\/strong><\/p><p>Essentially, a website firewall is something that sits between your WordPress site and its visitors. Regular visitors have no problem using your site, but if the firewall detects malicious activity (via IP address, actions, etc.), then it will block that visitor before it can cause a problem.<\/p><p>With WordPress, you&#8217;ll see this called a <strong>web application firewall<\/strong> or WAF.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s important to note that not all firewalls are the same. That is, just because two plugins both offer a &#8220;firewall,&#8221; that doesn&#8217;t mean those tools are automatically equal because a firewall is only as good as the rules that it follows.<\/p><p>Some WordPress security plugins, like Wordfence, are constantly updating their firewall rules in real-time to adjust to emerging security threats. Others are basically a static set of rules that never change. Both can be useful &#8211; it&#8217;s just that one will be more effective at protecting you from new types of vulnerabilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee368b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bee368b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Malware Scanning\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb7226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bb7226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another popular part of WordPress security plugins is malware scanning. You&#8217;re probably familiar with this concept from running scans on your own computer.<\/p><p>Basically, the tool will scan your site for malicious code and return a report of anything that it finds.<\/p><p>Again, the effectiveness of malware scanning depends on its rules and approach. That is, just because two plugins both do &#8220;malware scanning,&#8221; that doesn&#8217;t make them equal.<\/p><p>First, just as with firewalls, you have differences in detection rules. A malware scanner relies on &#8220;malware signatures&#8221; to identify malware. So if your malware scanner doesn&#8217;t have a signature for an emergent threat, it might not be able to detect it.<\/p><p>Second, you have the approach. Some plugins\/tools, like the popular <a href=\"https:\/\/sitecheck.sucuri.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sucuri SiteCheck tool<\/a>, only scan the front-end of your site. This can catch malware that&#8217;s detectable from the front-end of your website, but it wouldn&#8217;t detect malware that&#8217;s lurking hidden on your server.<\/p><p>To detect malware that isn&#8217;t manifesting itself on the front-end of your site, you&#8217;d need to use a malware scanner that scans all of the files on your server.<\/p><p>With that introduction out of the way, let&#8217;s help you pick the best WordPress security plugin for your needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d89e1fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d89e1fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8 Best WordPress Security Plugins\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6974b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6974b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are the eight plugins that we&#8217;ll be looking at:<\/p><ol><li>Sucuri<\/li><li>iThemes Security<\/li><li>All In One WP Security &amp; Firewall<\/li><li>BulletProof Security<\/li><li>Jetpack<\/li><li>SecuPress<\/li><li>Cerber Security<\/li><li>Wordfence<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b310d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7b310d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Sucuri\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9be7b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9be7b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=233\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-4-sucuri.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39137\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-4-sucuri.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-4-sucuri-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252d234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"252d234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/sucuri-scanner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sucuri<\/a> is another popular website security tool. There are two parts to Sucuri:<\/p><ol><li>A free plugin at WordPress.org<\/li><li>A paid firewall, monitoring, and hack cleanup service<\/li><\/ol><p>The free plugin at WordPress.org helps you mainly with basic security hardening.<\/p><p>It will give you various rules and tips that you can apply, such as disabling in-dashboard plugin and theme editing and blocking PHP execution in certain sensitive directories.<\/p><p>Other security features include the ability to:<\/p><ul><li>Monitor file integrity for core files<\/li><li>Track failed login attempts<\/li><li>Receive security alert notifications for various actions<\/li><li>List scripts and iframes on your site.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8fd1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea8fd1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=579\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-5-sucuri-dashboard.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-5-sucuri-dashboard.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-5-sucuri-dashboard-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4733d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca4733d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beyond that, the plugin also comes with the Sucuri SiteCheck service for malware scanning. However, it&#8217;s important to understand that this service just scans the front-end of your site for problems &#8211; it won&#8217;t scan the files on your server like some other malware scans. You also don&#8217;t need the plugin to use this tool &#8211; you can run it from the Sucuri website.<\/p><p>For more security, the plugin can help you connect to the paid Sucuri firewall service. This firewall is a cloud-based WAF with regularly updated rules from the Sucuri team. The firewall also lets you:<\/p><ul><li>Whitelist or blacklist certain IP addresses<\/li><li>Block entire countries<\/li><li>Secure sensitive areas (like your WordPress dashboard\/login) with CAPTCHAs, two-factor authentication, or additional passwords.<\/li><\/ul><p>The paid Sucuri service can also help protect your site from DDoS attacks.<\/p><p><strong>Price: <\/strong>The Sucuri plugin is 100% free. The Sucuri firewall costs $19.98 per month and the entire Sucuri platform (which includes malware detection and cleanup) costs $299.99 per year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eadb5fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eadb5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. iThemes Security\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764e77a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"764e77a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=232\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-6-ithemes-security.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39144\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-6-ithemes-security.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-6-ithemes-security-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6dd12f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6dd12f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/better-wp-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iThemes Security<\/a> is a freemium security plugin from&#8230;iThemes &#8211; hence the name. If you&#8217;re not familiar, iThemes is a popular developer behind a range of plugins, including BackupBuddy. iThemes was acquired by Liquid Web in 2018.<\/p><p>iThemes Security is focused on WordPress security hardening. It does let you connect to the Sucuri SiteCheck service for front-end malware detection &#8211; but you could just run this feature from Sucuri&#8217;s website, so it&#8217;s not really built-in malware scanning.\u00a0<\/p><p>It doesn&#8217;t advertise a firewall, but it does include features that let you block some bots and IP addresses. There&#8217;s also a &#8220;network brute force protection&#8221; feature that can automatically block IP addresses that have tried to brute force other WordPress sites.<\/p><p>As for the security hardening, iThemes Security can help you secure your login process with features such as:<\/p><ul><li>Limit login attempts<\/li><li>Change the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-login-url\/\"   title=\"WordPress Login URL: Find it, Change It or Lock It Down\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31812\">WordPress login URL<\/a><\/li><li>Google reCAPTCHA (paid)<\/li><li>Two-factor authentication (paid)<\/li><li>Strong password enforcement<\/li><li>Password expiration (paid)<\/li><\/ul><p>It also offers an &#8220;Away&#8221; mode by which you can basically lock down your site during times when you don&#8217;t access it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7483fb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7483fb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=600\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-7-ithemes-dashboard.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39145\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-7-ithemes-dashboard.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-7-ithemes-dashboard-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3538840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3538840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other security hardening features include:<\/p><ul><li>File change detection<\/li><li>Change database prefix<\/li><li>Turn off in-dashboard file editing<\/li><li>User action logging (<em>paid<\/em>)<\/li><li>Change wp-content path<\/li><\/ul><p>If you need to manage multiple WordPress sites, it also has an integration with iThemes Sync.<\/p><p><strong>Price: <\/strong>Free version at WordPress.org. Paid version starts at $80.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35611b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c35611b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. All In One WP Security &amp; Firewall\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056f1fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"056f1fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=233\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-8-all-in-one.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-8-all-in-one.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-8-all-in-one-300x97.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1ad91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f1ad91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All In One WP Security &amp; Firewall<\/a> is a popular WordPress security plugin that&#8217;s 100% free.<\/p><p>It helps you implement a ton of different security hardening features such as:<\/p><ul><li>Change the WordPress database prefix<\/li><li>Monitor file permissions<\/li><li>Disable in-dashboard file editing<\/li><li>File integrity monitoring<\/li><li>Hide WordPress version number<\/li><\/ul><p>It also includes features to secure your login process such as:<\/p><ul><li>Limit login attempts<\/li><li>Force log out users after a certain amount of time<\/li><li>Add reCAPTCHA for login protection<\/li><li>Whitelist certain IP addresses<\/li><li>Stop user enumeration<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ee78f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58ee78f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=513\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-9-all-in-one-settings.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-9-all-in-one-settings.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-9-all-in-one-settings-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb9766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bb9766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It will also give you a &#8220;security strength meter&#8221; to help you improve your site&#8217;s security.<\/p><p>All In One WP Security &amp; Firewall does include what it calls a firewall, but it&#8217;s not quite as robust as something like Wordfence or Sucuri. It&#8217;s more of a static set of rules &#8211; it doesn&#8217;t adapt to emerging threats like those other plugins.<\/p><p><strong>Price: <\/strong>100% free at WordPress.org.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c6639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7c6639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. BulletProof Security\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ba301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45ba301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=233\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-10-bulletproof-security.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39150\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-10-bulletproof-security.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-10-bulletproof-security-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-872efbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"872efbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/bulletproof-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BulletProof Security<\/a> is another option that offers an all-in-one approach to WordPress security with:<\/p><ul><li>Hardening<\/li><li>Firewall<\/li><li>Malware scanning<\/li><\/ul><p>The free version offers basic hardening such as:<\/p><ul><li>Login security<\/li><li>Change database table prefix<\/li><li>Security logging<\/li><li>Database backup<\/li><\/ul><p>It also includes malware scanning in the free version, while the paid version includes real-time protection with BulletProof Security&#8217;s AutoRestore|Quarantine Intrusion Detection and Prevention System (ARQ IDPS).<\/p><p>The paid version also adds other features such as:<\/p><ul><li>Database monitoring and differential checking<\/li><li>Upload protection<\/li><li>Plugin firewall<\/li><\/ul><p>The user interface looks quite dated and isn&#8217;t as pleasant as other tools, but BulletProof Security is well-regarded when it comes to its effectiveness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9ea98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e9ea98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=656\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-11-bulletproof-security-malware-scan-tool.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39151\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-11-bulletproof-security-malware-scan-tool.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-11-bulletproof-security-malware-scan-tool-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770f01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"770f01a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Price: <\/strong>Free version at WordPress.org. Paid version starts at $69.95.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2156744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2156744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Jetpack\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23fb5e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23fb5e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=553\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-12-jetpack-summary.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39153\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-12-jetpack-summary.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-12-jetpack-summary-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa3782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afa3782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/jetpack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jetpack<\/a> is a popular all-in-one plugin from Automattic, the same folks behind WordPress.com and WooCommerce.<\/p><p>Unlike all of the other plugins on this list, Jetpack is not focused on <em>just<\/em> WordPress security, but it does include plenty of security features across its free and paid plans.<\/p><p>The free version helps secure your WordPress login with brute force protection and the option to use secure WordPress.com sign-on. That is, you can log in to your own WordPress site using your WordPress.com credentials.<\/p><p>With the paid plans, you also get access to backups and malware scans (these features were previously called VaultPress. Now, VaultPress has merged with Jetpack).<\/p><p>The backup and scan features are tied together, which is part of what makes them unique. With most malware scan tools, the tool scans the files on your actual WordPress server. This is good for catching malware, but it also eats up resources on your live website&#8217;s server.<\/p><p>With Jetpack, Jetpack first backs up your site to an off-site location. Then, it scans the backup copy of your site for malware, which means it won&#8217;t affect the performance of your live website.<\/p><p>As part of its scans, Jetpack looks for:<\/p><ul><li>Changes to core WordPress files<\/li><li>Web-based shells<\/li><li>TimThumb vulnerabilities<\/li><\/ul><p>If Jetpack does find something malicious, it can help you repair the issue.<\/p><p><strong>Price: <\/strong>Some features are available in the free version. Malware scanning is available on the <strong>Premium<\/strong> plan and above, which starts at $9 per month. This also gets you access to lots of other Jetpack features.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c42cb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c42cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. SecuPress\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfd1e5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfd1e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=233\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-13-secupress.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39154\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-13-secupress.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-13-secupress-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd63955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd63955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/secupress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SecuPress<\/a> is another well-known WordPress security plugin that comes in both a free and paid version.<\/p><p>SecuPress was originally launched by WP Media, the same company behind the popular WP Rocket plugin. However, WP Media later <a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.me\/blog\/secupress-experience\/\">released ownership to the current owner<\/a> (who was one of the co-founders of WP Media). Basically, that&#8217;s a long way of saying that you&#8217;ll see some design similarities to WP Rocket, but the two are no longer the same entity.<\/p><p>With the free version, you can:<\/p><ul><li>Block IP addresses and bad bots<\/li><li>Protect your login from brute force attacks<\/li><li>Hide the login page<\/li><li>Hide your WordPress and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/woocommerce-builder\/\"   title=\"WooCommerce Builder\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25971\">WooCommerce<\/a> versions<\/li><li>Manage XML-RPC and REST API<\/li><li>Log important user actions<\/li><\/ul><p>You also get a firewall in the free version.<\/p><p>The premium version adds additional features such as:<\/p><ul><li>Two-factor authentication to secure your login<\/li><li>Antispam features<\/li><li>Backup for database and files<\/li><li>Detection for themes or plugins with known security vulnerabilities<\/li><li>PHP malware scan<\/li><li>Country blocking (geolocation)<\/li><li>Task scheduling<\/li><\/ul><p>One standout feature with SecuPress is the interface. It has the most pleasant interface of any tool on this list, which is especially nice if your clients will ever see it. Again, you can definitely see the WP Rocket influence in the interface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da04ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da04ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=650\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-14-secupress-interface.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39155\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-14-secupress-interface.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-14-secupress-interface-300x271.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb51ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb51ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Price: <\/strong>Free version at WordPress.org. Paid version starts $65.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d78da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85d78da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Cerber Security\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44dd1c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44dd1c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=233\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-15-cerber.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39157\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-15-cerber.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-15-cerber-300x97.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b54aeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b54aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-cerber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cerber Security<\/a> is another popular all-in-one WordPress security plugin that comes with:<\/p><ul><li>Security hardening<\/li><li>Firewall<\/li><li>Malware scanning<\/li><\/ul><p>First off, it&#8217;s packed with security hardening rules such as:<\/p><ul><li>Changing the WordPress login page<\/li><li>Disabling PHP in the uploads folder<\/li><li>Stopping user enumeration<\/li><li>Limiting login attempts<\/li><li>Monitoring file integrity<\/li><li>Two-factor authentication<\/li><\/ul><p>You can also set up rules, like automatically blocking any IP address that tries to log in with a non-existent user name. You can also create custom role-based policies, like requiring two-factor for admin users and automatically logging them out after a certain amount of time.<\/p><p>As part of the firewall, you get a real-time traffic inspector where you can see everything that&#8217;s happening on your site, including monitoring both logged-in sessions and visitors. You also get geo-blocking rules.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e311d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e311d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=490\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-15-cerber-session-monitoring.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-15-cerber-session-monitoring.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-15-cerber-session-monitoring-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4379d48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4379d48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally, you get malware scans, including the ability to schedule scans to run automatically.<\/p><p>If you need to manage multiple sites, it also includes a <strong>Cerber.Hub<\/strong> feature that lets you manage multiple sites from one dashboard. This dashboard is self-hosted, unlike Wordfence. You&#8217;ll designate one WordPress site as the &#8220;Master&#8221; and then &#8220;Slave&#8221; other installs to that master dashboard.<\/p><p><strong>Price: <\/strong>Free version at WordPress.org. Paid version starts at $99.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e949f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5e949f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Wordfence<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a96700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a96700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=233\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-1-wordfence.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39133\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-1-wordfence.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-1-wordfence-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ea979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9ea979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tActive on over three million websites, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordfence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wordfence<\/a> is a popular WordPress security plugin. The Wordfence team is also quite active in the WordPress space and is constantly monitoring for new threats, which they detail on their blog.\n\nWordfence aims to be a comprehensive solution and offers tools for all of the categories that I discussed above.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60dc2f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60dc2f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Security Hardening\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ecdeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0ecdeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First, WordPress includes tons of tools to help with basic WordPress security hardening such as:<\/p><ul><li>Disabling code execution in the uploads directory<\/li><li>Hiding your WordPress version<\/li><li>Stopping user enumeration<\/li><\/ul><p>You also get a dedicated <strong>Login Security<\/strong> tab from which you can control login security measures such as:<\/p><ul><li>Using two-factor authentication (for all users or just certain user roles)<\/li><li>Disabling XML-RPC authentication<\/li><li>Adding reCAPTCHA on the login page<\/li><li>Limiting failed login attempts (this is part of the firewall)<\/li><li>Enforcing strong passwords<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae1f7be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae1f7be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Web Application Firewall\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca56f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca56f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=535\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-2-wordfence-firewall.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39134\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-2-wordfence-firewall.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-2-wordfence-firewall-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5468550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5468550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wordfence also includes its own <strong>WAF<\/strong>. The Wordfence team is continuously adding new rules in real-time to adjust for emerging threats. You can also configure how the firewall functions, such as whitelisting certain IP addresses and services.<\/p><p>You can also immediately block IP addresses that try to access certain sensitive URLs. And with the premium version, you can block entire countries with geotargeting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc20e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fc20e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Security Scans\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada7783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ada7783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=574\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-3-wordfence-scan.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39135\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-3-wordfence-scan.png 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/security-plugins-3-wordfence-scan-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345f100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"345f100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally, you also get detailed malware scans. These scans can scan all the files on your server, as well as checking for other security issues such as:<\/p><ul><li>Malicious links in comments<\/li><li>Newly created admin users<\/li><li>Out-of-date themes or plugins<\/li><li>Weak passwords<\/li><\/ul><p>So it&#8217;s kind of a &#8220;general WordPress security weakness scan&#8221; that also includes malware scanning.<\/p><p>You also get rules to configure how often and how in-depth to scan, which can help you control the server resources that your scans consume.<\/p><p>If you&#8217;re managing lots of WordPress sites (<em>like client sites<\/em>), Wordfence also includes a Wordfence Central tool that lets you manage the security for all of your sites from one central location. You can also create Wordfence settings templates that you can quickly apply to new sites and receive alerts when something happens on any of your sites.<\/p><p>The core Wordfence plugin and most of the features are free. However, there&#8217;s a notable difference when it comes to the rules that Wordfence uses for its firewall and malware scans.<\/p><p>With the premium version, you get real-time updates to those rules. So as soon as Wordfence detects a threat (<em>which it&#8217;s pretty proactive about<\/em>), Wordfence immediately adds those rules to your site.<\/p><p>However, with the free version, those rule updates are delayed by 30 days.<\/p><p><strong>Price: <\/strong>Wordfence is available for free at WordPress.org. The paid version starts at $99 for use on a single site, with volume discounts for larger numbers of sites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4709167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4709167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is a WordPress Security Plugin All You Need?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f595d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f595d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No! Not by a long shot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While all of these security plugins certainly help secure your website, WordPress security is not as simple as installing a plugin and calling it a day.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That doesn&#8217;t mean security plugins aren&#8217;t useful &#8211; it just means that if you aren&#8217;t doing the little things right, even a security plugin won&#8217;t be able to save you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the absolute most important things that you can do is promptly update the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress core<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> software, your plugins, and your theme &#8211; especially for minor security releases (e.g. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress 5.4.X<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sucuri.net\/reports\/2019-hacked-website-report\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sucuri<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8216;s 2019 Hacked Website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> report, about half of all <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress sites<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> were running an out-of-date version of the core software when their site was infected. What&#8217;s more, 44% of hacked websites were running an out-of-date plugin.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Long story short, the following actions are just as important, if not more important, than using a WordPress security plugin:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Promptly updating your site and its extensions for security releases.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Being careful about the extensions you choose (and never installing nulled plugins from questionable sources).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using strong passwords, especially on admin accounts.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more tips, check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">our complete guide to how to secure your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And if you&#8217;re not sure which plugin to pick, you certainly won&#8217;t go wrong with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wordfence<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as a first option.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e60da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4e60da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/welcome\/\" target=\"_blank\">Try Elementor for Free!<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security plugins are a crucial part of your website or your clients&#8217; website protection. 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