Locking Down the WordPress Login Page

Due to its flexibility, ease of use, and massive plugin ecosystem, WordPress is a favorite among bloggers, developers, and businesses alike. Given its popularity, attackers do not waste time guessing where sensitive assets live. By default, on every WordPress site the front door is conveniently labeled /wp‐login.php or /wp‐admin/. On even a modest site, server logs can often reveal hundreds of failed logins coming from residential proxies and botnets that rotate addresses.

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