Web-Art Login Shield with reCAPTCHA

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 71% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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At the current install trend, crossing 100+ in roughly 32 days.

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1. ★★★★★ informatykmzbwb

   4mo ago

   Lightweight, powerful, and honest – exactly the protection I was looking for! Web-Art Login Shield is a perfect example of what a modern WordPress security plugin should look like. I am incredibly impressed by the developers’ approach – the plugin is free of ads, telemetry, and unnecessary bloatware, which is a rarity these days. It is an ideal solution for administrators who value performance and clean code. If you want to effectively secure your site against brute-force attacks without installing a “bloated” suite that slows down your server – Web-Art Login Shield is a total home run. I highly recommend it! We use this plugin in practice on the muzeumbilgoraj.pl websites. informatykmzbwb This topic was modified 2 months ago by informatykmzbwb. This topic was modified 2 months ago by informatykmzbwb.

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2. ★★★★★ vikizzz

   6mo ago

   Nice and usefull plugin, I would love if it would support recaptcha v3

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3. ★★★★★ studiochacha

   8mo ago

   Nice combination of login masking, protection and reCAPTCHA. Most importantly – it integrates seamlessly with Elementor.

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4. ★★★★★ izaxnu68

   8mo ago

   The plugin does exactly what it’s supposed to. It secures the login and allows for clean reCAPTCHA alignment in Elementor. It doesn’t slow down the site and is simple to configure. A solid tool.

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5. ★★★★★ misiek1914

   8mo ago

   Great plugin! It effectively secures Elementor forms and does a great job protecting the WordPress login page. It’s a simple, lightweight tool that’s very easy to set up. Everything works perfectly and doesn’t slow down the site at all. Highly recommended.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-09 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-06-07 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-06-06 80+ → 90+ up after 21 days in tier
4. 2026-05-16 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-05-15 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2026-05-13 70+ → 80+ up after 6 days in tier
7. 2026-05-07 60+ → 70+ up after 38 days in tier
8. 2026-03-30 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier

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).

• 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
• Login Security Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A

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Web-Art Login Shield with reCAPTCHA: 90+ active installs, 5.0★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/webart-login-shield-recaptcha