Blacklist Manager vs WPS Hide Login
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| Feature | Blacklist Manager v2.4.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.6/5 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 | 2,000+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | August 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Blacklist Manager · Blacklist Manager Premium ($) | WPS Hide Login |
| Pros | Blocklists for phone, email, IP and email domain; Checkout, registration and comment checks; Activity log of blocked attempts | Moves the login page to a custom URL with no core file changes; Restores the standard login when deactivated; Supports multisite network settings |
| Cons | Global network and Premium add-on need a separate subscription; Upgrade prompts appear in the free admin; Customer identity data is sent to the Global Blacklist network once it is activated | Hiding the URL is not a substitute for login rate limiting; Forgotten login URLs lock editors out until the plugin is disabled; Maintained without guaranteed free support |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | No |
| Malware scan | — | No |
| Login protection | — | Yes |
| Two-factor login | — | No |
| Activity log | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Blocklist rules for phone, email, IP and email domain, Block blocklisted customers at classic and block checkout, Block blocklisted registrations and comments, Checkout verification step, WPForms submission checks, Global Blacklist network reports and checks ($), Tier sync webhook from the vendor ($) | Custom login URL slug, Custom redirect page for blocked wp-admin visitors, Blocks direct access to wp-login.php and wp-admin, Network settings on multisite, Site Health test for the login URL |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPForms | — |
| Other | Global Blacklist network ($), ip-api.com | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 4.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | globalblacklist.org, ip-api.com | — |