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Best Essential WP Tools – Customize WP Features, Security, SEO, Speed, Share Buttons, Ad, Maintenance & much more alternatives

Explore highly rated tools in the same categories as Essential WP Tools – Customize WP Features, Security, SEO, Speed, Share Buttons, Ad, Maintenance & much more, compared using public project data.

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FluentAuth – Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login

Two-factor authentication, passkeys, social login, magic login, limit login attempts, file change scanning and audit logs for WordPress.

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codex-security

OpenAI's Codex Security CLI and TypeScript SDK for finding, validating, and fixing security vulnerabilities. npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex-se

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nmap

Nmap - the Network Mapper. Github mirror of official SVN repository.

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Stream – Activity Log & Audit Trail

Real-time activity log and audit log for WordPress. Track every user action — logins, edits, plugin & settings changes — and get alerts.

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BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security

The fastest firewall plugin for WordPress. Protect against a wide range of threats with minimal performance impact.

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NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall

A true Web Application Firewall to protect and secure WordPress.

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Jetpack Protect

Free daily vulnerability scans & WordPress security, powered by WPScan (an Automattic brand) and its 60,000+ vulnerability database. No setup needed!

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Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress

Access Governance for WordPress. Control roles, users, content, admin areas, and APIs to prevent broken access controls and excessive privileges.

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Two Factor

Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) using time-based one-time passwords (TOTP), email, and backup verification codes.

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fail2ban

Daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors

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systeminformer

A free, powerful, multi-purpose tool that helps you monitor system resources, debug software and detect malware. Brought to you by Winsider Seminars & Solutions

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Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall

Hide My WP Ghost is a WordPress security plugin that hides WP paths and protects your site with Path Security, Firewall, Brute Force Protection, 2FA

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