BruteGuard – Brute Force Login Protection
by EverPress · Login & Users
BruteGuard is a cloud powered brute force login protection that shields your site against botnet attacks.
46 health vs 63 average across 651 Login & Users plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.13.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1377 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
44
now · peak 125
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-17 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-07-12 100+ → 200+ up after 13 days in band
- 2026-06-29 200+ → 100+ down after 611 days in band
- 2024-10-26 300+ → 200+ down after 381 days in band
- 2023-10-11 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in band
- 2023-10-09 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-10-08 400+ → 300+ down after 68 days in band
- 2023-08-01 300+ → 400+ up after 25 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP fail2ban – Advanced Security 60K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
XO Security 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
IP Geo Block 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D - P Protection Against DDoS 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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