Custom Login Page Customizer vs Login Lockdown (October 2026)
Updated October 23, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Login Plugins top 10: Custom Login Page Customizer at #9 and Login Lockdown at #2. Login Lockdown leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Custom Login Page Customizer
Custom Login Customizer allows you to easily customize your admin login page, straight from your WordPress Customizer!
Login Lockdown
Login Lockdown & Protection
Protect, lockdown & secure login form by limiting login attempts from the same IP & banning IPs.
Who leads on what
Login Lockdown leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track.
Login Lockdown ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #9 in Login Plugins.
Login Lockdown has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 90,000+.
Custom Login Page Customizer is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 410 reviews, against 4.3 from 61 reviews.
Custom Login Page Customizer has more reviews behind its score: 410 against 61.
Login Lockdown was updated more recently, on October 6, 2026; Custom Login Page Customizer on January 6, 2026.
Login Lockdown was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 71,298 times against 4,661.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Custom Login Page Customizer
Pick Custom Login Page Customizer if the review score matters most to you or you want the score backed by more reviews.
Login Lockdown
Pick Login Lockdown if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Custom Login Page Customizer vs Login Lockdown side by side
| Custom Login Page Customizer | Login Lockdown | |
|---|---|---|
| Login Plugins ranking | #9 | #2 |
| Rating | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| Reviews | 410 | 61 |
| Active installs | 90,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Total downloads | 2,037,729 | 2,137,459 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4,661 | 71,298 |
| Last updated | Jan 6, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| First published | Dec 11, 2014 | Jun 16, 2008 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 6.9.10 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Pricing | Free + paid version | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Custom Login Page Customizer ratings
Login Lockdown ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Custom Login Page Customizer nor Login Lockdown can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Login Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Custom Login Page Customizer vs Login Lockdown: common questions
Is Custom Login Page Customizer better than Login Lockdown?
Login Lockdown leads on 4 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Login Lockdown ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #9 in Login Plugins.
Which has more users, Custom Login Page Customizer or Login Lockdown?
Login Lockdown ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #9 in Login Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Custom Login Page Customizer or Login Lockdown?
Login Lockdown has more users: 100,000+ active installs against 90,000+.
Are Custom Login Page Customizer and Login Lockdown free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Custom Login Page Customizer is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist. Login Lockdown may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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