wsecure lite

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1. ★★★★★ kingbolo

   10.8y ago

   Still works but I am wondering if I continue to use this plugin when it has not been updated for more than a year.

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2. ★★★★★ mountainguy2

   12.3y ago

   I’ve been going through a nightmare of trying to secure our blogs now that the internet is a playground for hackers (can you hear them laughing?). Renaming the WordPress login URL is a bit amateurish of a solution, I’ve been told, but it appears to be quite effective as a basic security measure. Problem is, many of the wp-login.php renaming plugins and Worpress mods don’t play well with other plugins. This one worked for me. I’d give it 5 stars, but was disappointed when I got ready to pay for the delux version and found it would be a yearly wallet ding. A paid “subscription” for a small trivial plugin just doesn’t work. Am happy to pay once, then pay every so often for a major upgrade if necessary. In case anyone is curious, here are the steps we are taking to secure our WordPress admin/login, somewhat listed in order of importance from most to least: 1. Bought SSL and configured so it’s forced for admin. 2. Whitelisted admin IPs, all others blocked, this implemented by managed server company, not us, to block what were essentially DDOS attacks due to the number of login brute force attempts. 3. Country blocked the whole world from admin, other than current country we are in. 4. Login attempt limiter plugin, in case other measures fail or are hacked. 5. Got rid of “Admin” user name, but of course. 6. Created special users that never author a post, are only used for admin, so they remain more private and are easily deleted if compromised. 7. Adjusted all user roles to absolute minimum capabilities, on an as-needed basis. 8. Public user display names are not login names. 9. Rename of login URL, using this plugin! Read it and weep, and pray that the WordPress developers get more aggressive with building security features into the core. Then you might have some time to actually write a blog post (grin).

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3. ★★★★★ sprucehill

   13.6y ago

   I tried this on one site with a view to adding it to several sites. Would not work at all.

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4. ★★★★★ siprof

   13.6y ago

   This plugin could hide wp-admin better than the others. 🙂

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2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.4 wSecure Lite <= 2.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settings ↗
   2023-08-09 CVE-2023-39987 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.5 Patched in 3.0
2. High · 8.8 wSecure Lite < 2.4 - Remote Code Execution ↗
   2016-08-02 CVE-2016-10960 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects < 2.4 Patched in 2.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-10 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-07-07 900+ → 300+ down after 1140 days in tier
3. 2023-05-24 1K+ → 900+ 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).

• SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• SP Move Login 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
• WebDefender Security – Protection & AntiSpam 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• SX User Name Security 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
• Easy Basic Authentication – Add basic auth to site or admin area 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• Beagle Security – WP Security, Advanced Penetration Testing 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D

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wsecure lite: 200+ active installs, 3.5★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wsecure