of these plugins are full-fledged security solutions that handle everything, while others focus on specific aspects of security, such as activity logging, firewalls, or brute force protection . With one or more of these plugins on your site’s side, you can rest assured that your site will be protected from threats. Let’s find out…
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1 Comparison of the Top Ten WordPress Security Plugins
1.1 Wordfence
1.2 iThemes Security Pro
1.3 Patchstack
1.4 Sucuri
1.5 All In One WP Security & Firewall
1.6 Jetpack Security
1.7 MalCare
1.8 WP Activity Log
1.9 BBQ Firewall
1.10 Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
2 What is the best WordPress security plugin?
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Comparison of the Top Ten WordPress Security Plugins
If you're in a hurry, here's a table where we compare the ten best WordPress security plugins :
Wordfence
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Wordfence is the most popular WordPress security plugin by far. According to WordPress.org, it’s active on over four million sites and has a perfect 4.7-star rating across thousands of reviews. Wordfence offers a comprehensive approach to security, including the following features:
Web Application Firewall ( WAF ) for proactively blocking threats.
Scan for malware and vulnerabilities to detect problems.
Secure your logins with brute force protection, two-factor authentication , and more.
Block intruders by IP or geographic location.
To manage all of this, you get a well-designed, beginner-friendly dashboard. If you have a lot of WordPress sites , you can also use Wordfence Central to manage the security of all of your sites from one dashboard.
Pros
This is a full-service security plugin - it covers all aspects of WordPress security in one tool.
It is developed by a reputable and respected team that actively researches WordPress threats .
The firewall and anti -malware rules are updated regularly to monitor new threats.
Cons
Wordfence may have a slight impact on your site's performance while it is being crawled.
Pricing. Wordfence has a free version on WordPress.org that includes the most features and is suitable for most sites. The main differences between Wordfence free and premium are:
The premium version updates malware /firewall rules in real time , while the free version updates rules with a 30-day delay.
The premium version gets access to a special URL blacklist.
Premium support.
iThemes Security Pro
