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Plugins In Review: Login LockDown

When you have a WordPress blog, one of the problems has always been hackers. While I have never had the displeasure of having my website hacked, I do know those who have. Of course, the default username ‘admin’ does not help with this. Through trial and error, hackers can get into your dashboard and have their way with whatever they want. The Login Lockdown plug in is an effort to stop anyone from entering your WordPress website without permission.

The plugin itself is pretty straightforward. You install it pretty much like any other WordPress plug in by uploading the file to the plug in directory of your website. Activate the plug in after installation and you are protected. However, there is a little bit of customizing you can do. Through the options panel you can set the number of failed attempts and the length of time the person is locked out of your blog. This is a good thing just in case you forget your password.

One of the great things about this WordPress plugin is that it also captures the IP addresses of those failed log in attempts. This way you can see who is trying to access your blog!