Defender Pro vs WPS Hide Login
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| Feature | Defender Pro v5.5.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 | — | 2M+ |
| Last updated | — | August 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Defender Pro ($) | WPS Hide Login |
| Pros | Two-factor login, login lockouts and a custom login URL; Activity log of user and site changes; Security headers and password protection in one plugin; Security tweaks and hardening settings in one dashboard | Moves the login page to a custom URL with no core file changes; Restores the standard login when deactivated; Supports multisite network settings |
| Cons | WAF, malware and vulnerability checks need a membership key; Paid product, licensed through a WPMU DEV membership key; Connects to the WPMU DEV hub and several third-party services | Hiding the URL is not a substitute for login rate limiting; Forgotten login URLs lock editors out until the plugin is disabled; Maintained without guaranteed free support |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | Paid | No |
| Malware scan | Paid | No |
| Login protection | Yes | Yes |
| Two-factor login | Yes | No |
| Activity log | Yes | No |
| Free version | No | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Custom login URL, Security headers, Password protection, Security tweaks, Web application firewall (WAF) ($), Known vulnerability check during scans ($), Blocklist monitoring ($) | 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 | ||
| Plugins | WPMU DEV hub ($) | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, MaxMind GeoLite database, Cloudflare API, Global blocklist service ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | gist.githubusercontent.com, api.wordpress.org, api.cloudflare.com, api.blocklist-service.com, downloads.wordpress.org, wpmudev.com | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |
| Custom tables | 8 | — |