WP Fail2Ban Redux

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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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1. ★★★★★ thedaysse

   1.3y ago

   I really like the way it doesn’t prompt me to upgrade to a version with paid features.

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2. ★★★★★ brt

   2.1y ago

   no premium/freemium blocklist scam, just does what its supposed to do. supereasy to install, no configuration within wordpress needed! just install the plugin and setup fail2ban using the provided config files (filters, jail) love it. thanks!

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3. ★★★★★ ABCdatos

   4.1y ago

   Easy, effective, no unnecessary control panel, no premium parts, no boring messages, it just do the work! Having fail2ban already configured in the server, I installed it on a bunch of WP sites. Locking repetitive attackers, it saves some server resources peaks. Really thanks for the plugin. This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by ABCdatos.

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4. ★★★★★ teeboy4real

   5.2y ago

   This plugin is underrated and is a must have for wordpress security.

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5. ★★★★★ thnilsen

   5.5y ago

   Could not be simpler to use this plugin. The original plugin that this one replaces was just awful to set up with the free version. This on is just to install and activate, then make sure you have the apache-auth filter active in your Fail2Ban configuration. Thanks!!

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6. ★★★★★ galactica333

   6.3y ago

   I use this plugin on my wordpress installations and all failed logins are reliably logged to the auth.log of the server. Even though the plugin has not yet been tested with WordPress 5.4.1, it is working good for me.

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7. ★★★★★ ufukart

   6.7y ago

   Tiny, Simple and Effective. Works Well.Thanks to developer.

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8. ★★★★★ michauko

   6.8y ago

   I tried some other F2B plugins, tons of useless options, useless interface and so on. And very expensive paid subscriptions, of course. This one just logs all the auth. failures you need to monitor and gives you the F2B filter and jail conf. Install, copy, adapt, reload f2b. 5 minutes and you’re done. Be sure to add this plugin as a “mu-plugin” (must-use), so no stupid WP admin user disables it by mistake.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 0.9.2 Release date: 2025-05-27 Bumps “Tested up to” version to 6.8 Bumps minimum required PHP version to 7.4 Bumps minimum required WP version to 5.8 Add a new regex rule for XMLRPC authentication failure to both filters (soft 0.9.2
2. — Version 0.9.1 Release date: 2023-10-17 Bumps “Tested up to” version to 6.4 Bumps minimum required PHP version to 7.0 Bumps minimum required WP version to 5.5 Update dependency package versions No changes to jail or filters in the rele 0.9.1
3. — Version 0.8.3 Release date: 2023-10-17 Bumps “Tested up to” version to 5.9 No changes to jail or filters in the release. 0.8.3
4. — Version 0.8.2 Release date: 2021-08-08 Bumps “Tested up to” version to 5.8 No changes to jail or filters in the release. 0.8.2
5. — Version 0.8.1 Release date: 2021-06-01 Actually bumps “Tested up to” version to 5.7 0.8.1
6. — Version 0.8.0 Release date: 2021-05-31 Bumps “Tested up to” version to 5.7 Fix issue where logging out of WordPress could cause a blocked user log to be recorded 0.8.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1

Translated into 5 languages, 3 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-07 8K+ → 7K+ down after 454 days in tier
2. 2025-03-10 7K+ → 8K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-03-08 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-03-07 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-03-06 8K+ → 7K+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-03-04 7K+ → 8K+ up after 749 days in tier
7. 2023-02-14 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2023-02-13 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 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 fail2ban – Advanced Security 60K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags C
• Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• L Limit Login Attempts 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A

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WP Fail2Ban Redux: 7K+ active installs, 5.0★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-fail2ban-redux