Spam Master vs WPS Hide Login
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| Feature | Spam Master v7.7.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | WPS Hide Login v1.9.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | August 20, 2026 | August 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Spam Master · Spam Master Pro ($) | WPS Hide Login |
| Pros | No captcha and no visitor-facing puzzles; Honeypot and blocklist checks on forms and registrations; Works with WooCommerce, WPForms and BuddyPress | Moves the login page to a custom URL with no core file changes; Restores the standard login when deactivated; Supports multisite network settings |
| Cons | Sends blocked-attempt details to the vendor service; Some features are only in the Pro edition; Depends on the vendor service being reachable | Hiding the URL is not a substitute for login rate limiting; Forgotten login URLs lock editors out until the plugin is disabled; Maintained without guaranteed free support |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | No |
| Malware scan | — | No |
| Login protection | — | Yes |
| Two-factor login | — | No |
| Activity log | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Firewall that blocks flagged requests with a 403, Honeypot checks for spam bots, Licence key requested from the vendor service, Weekly stats email to the site administrator, spam-master-validation shortcode, UPGRADE TO PRO link in the plugin row | Custom login URL slug, Custom redirect page for blocked wp-admin visitors, Blocks direct access to wp-login.php and wp-admin, Network settings on multisite, Site Health test for the login URL |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPForms, BuddyPress | — |
| Other | Spam Master vendor service (learn and licence API) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | www.spammaster.org | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |