Fail2WP — WordPress Authentication Plugin
by joho68 · WordPress.org page · Website
Fail2WP has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,277 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 24, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Fail2WP at a glance
Is Fail2WP well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Disabling login with username (require e-mail address)
- Allow/Deny login from IP address, hostname (including wildcard support)
- Preventing user enumeration (?author=nnn)
- Less detailed error messages on login failures
- Minimum username length
- Blocking specific usernames from being used to register new users
- Requiring e-mail address matching for new user registrations
- Warning about new user role setting
- Blocking of portions or all of WordPress REST API
- Disabling of RSS and Atom feeds
- Removal of “Generator” information from HTML and feeds
- Detection of Cloudflare IP addresses for logging of actual IP addresses
Fail2WP reviews and ratings
2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Excellent plugin de protection
Très léger et très efficace !
jeebeezebee -
Great plugin
Really cool, this plugin using Fail2Ban.
jarven
Where Fail2WP ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Fail2WP appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Authentication Plugins | #49 by tag, not in search | #95 | – |
Details
Security plugin for WordPress with support for fail2ban. Tested with WordPress 5.5+ and PHP 7.4-8.4
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Fail2WP competes in
Tags
- admin
- authentication
- fail2ban
- firewall
- security
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- Version
- 1.3.0
- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- First published
- Feb 8, 2021
- Requires WordPress
- 5.4.0
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Fail2WP FAQ
What does Fail2WP do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Fail2WP offers Disabling login with username (require e-mail address), Allow/Deny login from IP address, hostname (including wildcard support), Preventing user enumeration (?author=nnn), Less detailed error messages on login failures and Minimum username length.
How many active installs does Fail2WP have?
WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Fail2WP as of September 7, 2026.
Is Fail2WP still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on June 24, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Is Fail2WP free?
Fail2WP is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Fail2WP rank among Authentication Plugins?
Fail2WP is #95 in the WordPress.org Authentication Plugins ranking.