12 Best WordPress Firewall Plugins
Protect your WordPress site from attacks with robust firewall plugins. Block malicious traffic, prevent hacks, and secure your website content.
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
Active Installations: 5,000,000+
4,513 ratings
Updated: 3/19/2025
Firewall, Malware Scanner, Two Factor Auth, and Comprehensive Security Features, powered by our 24-hour team. Make security a priority with Wordfence.
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall
Active Installations: 2,000,000+
1,353 ratings
Updated: 2/10/2025
Block excessive login attempts and protect your site against brute force attacks. Simple, yet powerful tools to improve site performance.
Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk
Active Installations: 200,000+
3,040 ratings
Updated: 3/27/2025
Spam protection, anti-spam, firewall, premium plugin. No spam comments & users, no spam contact form & WooCommerce anti-spam.
All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall
Active Installations: 1,000,000+
1,647 ratings
Updated: 3/27/2025
Protect your website investment with All-In-One Security (AIOS) – a comprehensive and easy to use security plugin designed especially for WordPress.
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin
Active Installations: 1,000,000+
143 ratings
Updated: 11/21/2024
Secure your WordPress site from brute-force attacks, threats, malware, and bots. Free to use and easy to set up.
Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches
Active Installations: 40,000+
1,029 ratings
Updated: 12/10/2024
Shield stops bot attacks before they hack your site. Bots CAN be stopped. Shield stops them.
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall
Active Installations: 100,000+
772 ratings
Updated: 12/4/2024
This Anti-Malware scanner searches for Malware, Viruses, and other security threats and vulnerabilities on your server and it helps you fix them.
BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security
Active Installations: 100,000+
147 ratings
Updated: 3/26/2025
The fastest firewall plugin for WordPress. Protect against a wide range of threats with minimal performance impact.
BulletProof Security
Active Installations: 30,000+
668 ratings
Updated: 11/19/2024
WordPress Security Protection: Malware scanner, Firewall, Login Security, DB Backup, Anti-Spam...
NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall
Active Installations: 100,000+
210 ratings
Updated: 3/30/2025
A true Web Application Firewall to protect and secure WordPress.
Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall
Active Installations: 90,000+
313 ratings
Updated: 3/4/2025
WordPress security plugin with malware scanner, IP blocking, audit logs, antivirus scans, firewall, 2FA, brute force login security, and more.
Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk
Active Installations: 30,000+
350 ratings
Updated: 3/25/2025
Enhance security with Malware & Vulnerabilities scanner, FireWall, Brute protection and Two Factor Authentication (2FA). Security plugin.
How We Rank Plugins
To determine the Best WordPress Firewall Plugins we used a comprehensive scoring system that considers multiple factors. We analyze active installations, download counts, user ratings, and rating consistency on a weekly basis. To ensure quality, we only include plugins with a substantial number of reviews. This methodology helps us identify plugins that are not only popular but also consistently reliable and well-maintained.
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