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NutsForPress Login Watchdog — WordPress Login Plugin

by Christian Gatti · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.2.1 Tested up to WP 6.9.7 PHP 7.0.0+

NutsForPress Login Watchdog has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,757 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 8, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

NutsForPress Login Watchdog at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
3,757
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is NutsForPress Login Watchdog well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Two Factors Authentication for administrators: after a successful login every administrator is asked to enter a validation code sent by email; you can also set…
  • Login Attempts Monitor: checks login attempts and blocks (temporarily or permanently) failed login attempts exceeding the limits defined
  • Daily Check Notification: sends a notification when a difference is found between your site WordPress core files and the original ones of a clean setup, or…
  • Security Notification: sends a notification on administrator successful login, on change of role, on plugin activation, on administrator delete and on user…
  • Disable XML-RPC: disables XML-RPC protocol to prevent brute force attacks
  • Disable Author Page: hides author archive page and hides user info via API REST, so that none can know the author name by his ID
  • Custom Login Errors: displays custom login errors instead of WordPress default

Details

NutsForPress Login Watchdog a simple and lightweight plugin that protects your site from unauthorized login attempts.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings NutsForPress Login Watchdog competes in

Tags

  • attempt
  • authentication
  • login
  • two factor
  • two factors

More from Christian Gatti

Version
2.2.1
Last updated
Dec 8, 2025
First published
Feb 4, 2021
Requires WordPress
5.3
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
7.0.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

NutsForPress Login Watchdog FAQ

What does NutsForPress Login Watchdog do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, NutsForPress Login Watchdog offers Two Factors Authentication for administrators: after a successful login every administrator is asked to enter a validation code sent by email; you can also set, Login Attempts Monitor: checks login attempts and blocks (temporarily or permanently) failed login attempts exceeding the limits defined, Daily Check Notification: sends a notification when a difference is found between your site WordPress core files and the original ones of a clean setup, or, Security Notification: sends a notification on administrator successful login, on change of role, on plugin activation, on administrator delete and on user and Disable XML-RPC: disables XML-RPC protocol to prevent brute force attacks.

How many active installs does NutsForPress Login Watchdog have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for NutsForPress Login Watchdog as of September 7, 2026.

Is NutsForPress Login Watchdog still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on December 8, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Is NutsForPress Login Watchdog free?

NutsForPress Login Watchdog is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.