Project Force Field

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1. ★★★★★ Stefano

   10.8y ago

   Great Job, i haven’t seen any problems yet on 4.3.1

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2. ★★★★★ Li-An

   11.5y ago

   Works nicely but no update for 10 monthes. So only 4 stars. Much more “intelligent” compared to classical “anti brute force attack” plugins.

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3. ★★★★★ Venutius

   12.0y ago

   I installed this last night and since then not a single one dubious login attempt. I was getting three or four an hour.

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4. ★★★★★ James Esteban

   12.1y ago

   I couldn’t log out. I tried deleting my cookies and then I couldn’t log in. It’s too bad I was looking forward to a simple solution. Maybe I’ll try again later.

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5. ★★★★★ master412160

   12.2y ago

   May the force be with you!

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6. ★★★★★ KevinABarnes

   12.3y ago

   This plugin is a great solution to what continues to be an increasingly irritating issue for webmasters and server admins. I’m installing this plugin on all of the WordPress sites I manage. Thanks for your great work.

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7. ★★★★★ x

   12.3y ago

   This security plugin blocks around 99.9% of brute force attacks for me. Just yesterday alone we counted that it blocked 5683 attempts on one of our servers that day.

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8. ★★★★★ Bradford

   12.3y ago

   Great solution to a growing problem!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-03-09 30+ → 20+ down after 295 days in tier
2. 2024-05-18 40+ → 30+ down after 18 days in tier
3. 2024-04-30 30+ → 40+ up after 37 days in tier
4. 2024-03-24 40+ → 30+ down after 456 days in tier
5. 2022-12-24 50+ → 40+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• BruteGuard – Brute Force Login Protection 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• Anti-Brute Force, Login Fraud Detector WordPress plugin 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Redirection 2M+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
• Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection 700K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A

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Project Force Field: 20+ active installs, 4.6★ (16 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/project-force-field