WPEPP – Essential Security, Password Protect & Login Page Customizer for WordPress Plugin Directory

WPEPP best for Best Essential security, password protected content, block AI crawlers, limit login attempts, CPU monitor & login customizer with live preview. Total site protection! WPEPP is the all-in-one WordPress essential security and login page customizer plugin. It combines everything you need to limit login attempts, block brute force attacks, hide the login page, password protect content, and customize the WordPress login page — all from a single, modern dashboard with real-time live preview.

Stop installing five separate plugins. WPEPP replaces your login limiter, login page customizer, password form styler, content restriction plugin, and AI crawler blocker with one lightweight solution that loads zero external scripts on the front end.

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🔐 Limit Login Attempts & Brute Force Protection Protect your WordPress login form from brute force attacks with built-in login attempt limiting and IP-based lockouts.

Login Attempt Limiter — automatically block IP addresses after repeated failed login attempts

Configurable lockout — set the maximum number of failed attempts and lockout duration in minutes

Login Honeypot — invisible bot trap field catches automated brute force login attacks instantly

Registration Honeypot — hidden spam trap on the WordPress registration form blocks fake signups

Registration Rate Limiter — prevent mass registration spam with per-IP rate limiting

IP-based tracking — every failed login is tracked by IP address for accurate blocking

🛡️ Hide Login Page & Custom Login URL (Pro) Move your default WordPress login page to a secret URL so bots and attackers can never find it.

Custom Login URL — change wp-login.php to any URL you choose (e.g., /my-secret-login)

Hide Default Login — the original wp-login.php returns a 404, invisible to attackers

After-Login Redirect — send users to a specific page after successful login

Auto-Login Links — generate secure one-time login tokens for specific users

🔑 Two-Factor Authentication – 2FA (Pro) Add an extra layer of security to every WordPress login with TOTP-based two-factor authentication.

Authenticator App Support — works with Google Authenticator, Authy, Microsoft Authenticator, and any TOTP app

QR Code Setup — users scan a QR code to set up 2FA in seconds

Recovery Codes — 8 one-time backup codes in case a user loses their authenticator device

Role-Based Enforcement — enable 2FA for specific user roles (administrators, editors, etc.)

RFC 6238 Compliant — industry-standard time-based one-time password implementation

🤖 Google reCAPTCHA Integration (Pro) Add Google reCAPTCHA to your login and registration forms to stop bots before they even try.

Login Form reCAPTCHA — prevent automated login attempts with CAPTCHA verification

Registration Form reCAPTCHA — block bot signups on the WordPress registration page

Easy Setup — just enter your Site Key and Secret Key to activate

📊 Login Activity Log (Pro) Monitor every login attempt on your WordPress site with a detailed activity log.

Complete Logging — records every successful, failed, and locked-out login attempt

IP Address Tracking — see which IPs are attempting to access your site

User-Agent Detection — identify the browser or bot behind each login attempt

Status Filtering — filter the log by success, failure, or lockout status

Timestamp Records — exact date and time of every login event

🛑 Block AI Crawlers & Bots Prevent AI companies from crawling and training on your website content. Block GPTBot, CCBot, Google-Extended, and more.

One-Click AI Blocker — toggle known AI crawlers on or off from a simple checklist

robots.txt Rules — automatically generates and injects bot-blocking rules into your robots.txt

User-Agent Blocking — returns 403 Forbidden to blocked AI crawlers at the server level

Rule Preview — see exactly what rules will be added before saving

🔒 Lock Entire Site — Site Access Control Need to lock your entire WordPress site? WPEPP gives you two powerful ways to do it — no plugins or code required.

Admin Only Mode — restricts the entire site to logged-in users only. Anyone who is not signed in is automatically redirected to the login page or shown a login popup. Perfect for intranet sites, staging environments, or member communities.

Site Password Protection — lock the whole site behind a single shared password. Visitors must enter the password before they can view any page. Logged-in administrators always bypass it automatically. Set a cookie duration so returning visitors are not asked again.

Admin-Only Mode — lock the entire front end so only logged-in users can view it

Site Password — require a single password for all visitors to access the site

Configurable Cookie Duration — set how many days the access cookie lasts before asking again

Bypass for Admins — logged-in administrators always skip the password gate automatically

Custom Access Message — show a branded message above the password form

Login Popup Option — show a blurred login overlay instead of a redirect (Pro)

Page Whitelist — keep login, register, and selected pages accessible while the rest is locked

🔐 Password Protect Pages & Content Lock (Pro) Lock any WordPress post, page, or custom post type so only authorized users can see the content.

Per-Post Toggle — lock individual posts from the Gutenberg editor sidebar or Classic Editor meta box

Multiple Lock Actions — choose from login link, inline password form, full-page popup with blur, or redirect

Role-Based Locking — restrict content to specific user roles (subscribers, members, etc.)

Auto-Expiry Unlock — automatically unlock content at a scheduled date and time

Excerpt on Archives — optionally show a teaser excerpt on blog listing pages

Works Everywhere — compatible with posts, pages, and all registered custom post types

📋 Conditional Content Display Show or hide any post or page based on smart conditions — without shortcodes.

User Status — show content only to logged-in or logged-out users (Free)

User Role — target administrators, editors, subscribers, or any custom role (Pro)

Device Type — show different content on desktop, tablet, or mobile (Pro)

Time & Date — schedule visibility by time range, date range, day of week, or recurring schedule (Pro)

Browser Detection — target Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, or Opera users (Pro)

URL Parameters — show content based on query string values like ?ref=email (Pro)

Referrer Source — display content based on where the visitor came from (Pro)

REST API Compatible — hidden content is stripped from API responses for headless WordPress setups

12 Conditions Total — the most flexible conditional visibility system available

👥 Member-Only Pages Create pages visible only to logged-in members — no membership plugin required.

Dedicated Page Template — assign the “Member Only” template to any WordPress page

Built-In Login Form — visitors see a login form; authenticated users see the real content

Zero Configuration — works out of the box, no setup needed

🎨 Login Page Customizer with Live Preview Customize the default WordPress login page (wp-login.php) with a visual editor and real-time preview.

Background Options — solid color, CSS gradient, background image, or background video with overlay

Custom Logo — upload your own logo image, set its size, or use a text-based logo with custom font

Form Styling — customize background, border, width, padding, and box shadow of the login form

Field Styling — change input background, text color, border, padding, height, and focus state

Button Styling — customize background, text color, font size, border radius, and hover state

Heading & Links — style the form heading text and “Lost your password?” link

Error Messages — customize the color, font, background, and padding of login error messages

Register & Lost Password Pages (Pro) — same visual editor for wp-login.php?action=register and ?action=lostpassword

Live Preview — every change is visible in real time before you save

🎯 Password-Protected Form Styling Replace the plain WordPress password form with beautiful, branded designs using a real-time visual editor.

4 Unique Form Styles — 2 free styles, 2 additional styles with Pro

Custom Text — add header and description text above or below the password form

Button & Label Text — change the submit button label, input placeholder, and error messages

Social Media Icons — add links to Facebook, X (Twitter), YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Tumblr

Icon Controls — set position (top, middle, bottom), alignment, and visual style

10+ One-Click Templates — import pre-built designs like Minimal, Modern Dark, Corporate, Nature, Gradient Wave, and more

🛡️ Security Hardening Reduce your WordPress attack surface with built-in hardening tools.

Disable XML-RPC — shut down the xmlrpc.php endpoint used by bots for brute force and DDoS attacks

Hide WordPress Version — remove the generator meta tag and version query strings from your source code

Disable REST API User Enumeration — block the /wp/v2/users endpoint to prevent username discovery

IP Blocklist & Allowlist (Pro) — manually block or allow specific IP addresses

Disposable Email Blocker (Pro) — prevent registrations with temporary email addresses

Email Domain Whitelist/Blacklist (Pro) — restrict or allow signups by email domain

Admin Approval for Registrations (Pro) — require manual admin approval before new users can log in

📈 CPU Monitor & Site Health Dashboard Keep your WordPress site fast and healthy with a built-in performance monitoring dashboard.

Real-Time CPU Usage — see current CPU percentage, core count, and 1/5/15-minute load averages

Memory Overview — monitor PHP memory usage, peak usage, and configured limits

System Health Score — instant green/yellow/red health badge based on CPU, memory, and cron status

Slow Query Logger — automatically log database queries that exceed a configurable time threshold

SAVEQUERIES Toggle — enable or disable WordPress query logging directly from the dashboard

Cron Jobs Manager — view all scheduled WordPress cron events, run them manually, or delete stale entries

Overdue Cron Detection — identify cron jobs that are past due and may be stuck

Plugin Performance — see which plugins consume the most resources and deactivate sluggish ones

Options Bloat Analyzer — inspect database options table size, autoloaded data, and top autoloaded options

Transient Cleanup — clean expired transients with one click to reduce database bloat

Error Log Viewer (Pro) — parse and display PHP and WordPress error log entries by type

WP Config Manager — toggle WP_DEBUG, WP_DEBUG_LOG, and SAVEQUERIES without editing files

✅ Free vs Pro Comparison Login Security

Limit Login Attempts & IP Lockout — Free & Pro

Login Honeypot (Bot Trap) — Free & Pro

Registration Honeypot — Free & Pro

Registration Rate Limiter — Free & Pro

Hide Login Page (Custom Login URL) — Pro

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) — Pro

Google reCAPTCHA (Login + Register) — Pro

Login Activity Log — Pro

IP Blocklist / Allowlist — Pro

Disposable Email Blocker — Pro

Email Domain Whitelist/Blacklist — Pro

Admin Registration Approval — Pro

Security Hardening

Disable XML-RPC — Free & Pro

Hide WordPress Version — Free & Pro

Disable REST API User Enumeration — Free & Pro

AI Crawler & Bot Blocker — Free & Pro

Content Protection

Site-Wide Access Control — Free & Pro

Admin-Only Mode — Free & Pro

Site-Wide Password — Free & Pro

Content Lock (Per-Post) — Pro

Auto-Expiry Unlock — Pro

Role-Based Content Lock — Pro

Conditional Display (Login Status) — Free & Pro

Conditional Display (12 Conditions) — Pro

Member-Only Page Template — Free & Pro

Login Page Customizer

Login Page Styling (Background, Logo, Form) — Free & Pro

Login Page Advanced Styling + Custom CSS — Pro

Register Page Styling — Pro

Lost Password Page Styling — Pro

Password Form Styling

Password Form – Styles 1 & 2 — Free & Pro

Password Form – Styles 3 & 4 — Pro

Custom Text, Labels & Social Icons — Free & Pro

Templates Gallery (3 Free / 10+ Pro) — Free & Pro

Preview & Admin

Real-Time Live Preview — Free & Pro

Desktop Responsive Preview — Free & Pro

Tablet & Mobile Responsive Preview — Pro

React-Powered Admin Dashboard — Free & Pro

CPU Monitor & Site Health

CPU Usage & Memory Stats — Free & Pro

Slow Query Logger — Free & Pro

Cron Jobs Manager — Free & Pro

Plugin Performance Monitor — Free & Pro

Options Bloat Analyzer — Free & Pro

Transient Cleanup — Free & Pro

Error Log Viewer — Pro

WP Config Manager — Free & Pro

🌐 Live Demos See WPEPP in action:

Password-protected page demo

🏗️ Built for Performance WPEPP is designed to be fast and lightweight:

No external scripts on the front end — zero impact on page load speed

Conditional asset loading — CSS and JS load only on pages that need them

Modern React admin — the settings panel is fast and responsive without slowing your site

REST API powered — all settings are saved via the WordPress REST API, no page reloads

🌍 Translations

English (default)

Translation-ready — .pot file included for translators

Privacy Policy WPEPP uses the Appsero SDK to collect telemetry data only after the user opts in via an admin notice. No data is collected by default.

The SDK gathers basic diagnostic information (PHP version, WordPress version, plugin version, site URL) to help us troubleshoot issues and improve the product. It does not collect personal user data, passwords, or content.

Learn more: Appsero Privacy Policy.