{"id":19809,"date":"2021-02-03T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=19809"},"modified":"2021-02-10T14:24:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T13:24:56","slug":"best-firewall-plugins-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/best-firewall-plugins-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Firewall Plugins for WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]WordPress is a platform that is very secure out of the box. However, due to its popularity, it is also a common target of many hackers. Of course, there are various strategies you can use to fortify your website from outside threats. You can strengthen your passwords, perform regular core, theme, and <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-update-plugins\/\">plugin updates<\/a> to avoid any vulnerabilities, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-backup-wordpress-files\/\">backup your website files<\/a> in case a worst-case scenario happens. And while you can (and should) apply all these strategies, <strong>one of the best things you can do for your WordPress site is to add an extra layer of security by installing a solid firewall plugin.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Luckily, there are many great firewall plugins packed with features that can help you detect malicious attempts before any damage occurs. Without further ado, here is our pick of the plugins that will take the security of your WordPress site to a whole new level:<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#all-in-one-wp-security-firewall\">All In One WP Security &amp; Firewall<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#sucuri\">Sucuri<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#wordfence-security\">Wordfence Security<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#bulletproof-security\">Bulletproof Security<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#secupress\">SecuPress<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;new-top-picks-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;81px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"all-in-one-wp-security-firewall\"><\/a>All In One WP Security &amp; Firewall<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/All-In-One-WP-Security-Firewall.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"All In One WP Security &amp; Firewall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/All-In-One-WP-Security-Firewall.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/All-In-One-WP-Security-Firewall-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/All-In-One-WP-Security-Firewall-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/All-In-One-WP-Security-Firewall-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All In One WP Security &amp; Firewall<\/a> is a free, comprehensive, and easy-to-use firewall plugin solution for your WordPress site. It reduces the security threats by implementing the latest WordPress-recommended security practices as well as checking for any weaknesses in your website\u2019s security as a whole.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Aside from login security, database, and file system features, there are many firewall features you get by installing the plugin as well. These include the <strong>ability to deny bad or malicious query strings and protect against Cross Site Scripting (XSS), access to WordPress PingBack Vulnerability Protection<\/strong>, the ability to log all 404 events on your site, and so on. You will also get to prevent others from hotlinking your images and will be able to <strong>block fake Googlebots from crawling your site<\/strong>. On top of all that, you will have access to the <strong>Cookie-Based Brute Force Login Prevention feature that will allow you to instantly block brute force login attacks<\/strong>. Some other features include the addition of a simple math captcha to the WordPress login form to fight against brute force login attacks, <strong>the ability to rename your admin login page URL<\/strong> (to prevent hackers and bots from accessing your real WordPress login URL), etc.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Finally, the plugin comes with awesome support and can be translated to over 10 languages.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"sucuri\"><\/a>Sucuri<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/sucuri-scanner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sucuri-Security.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sucuri Security\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sucuri-Security.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sucuri-Security-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sucuri-Security-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sucuri-Security-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]With over 700,000 active installs on WordPress.org, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/sucuri-scanner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sucuri Security<\/a> is another popular and all-encompassing plugin you can use to fortify your website for free. Some of its wide-ranging features include file malware scanning, the <strong>ability to receive alerts so you can take action if any changes are made to your website\u2019s SSL certificate, website speed optimization using multiple caching options<\/strong>, etc.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Website firewall is a feature that comes with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sucuri.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">premium version<\/a> of the Sucuri plugin. It is created to protect your website from all sorts of attacks, including DOS \/ DDOS attacks and brute force attacks against your access control mechanisms, exploitation of software vulnerabilities, and so on.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]With the pricing that starts at $199.99 a year, Sucuri Website Security is most definitely on the more expensive spectrum of the firewall plugin category. That being said, it is also incredibly robust and powerful. As such, it is great for big company websites, online publications with a massive reader base, and so on.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"wordfence-security\"><\/a>Wordfence Security<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordfence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wordfence-Security.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Wordfence Security\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wordfence-Security.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wordfence-Security-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wordfence-Security-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Wordfence-Security-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]With over 3+ million installs, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordfence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wordfence Security<\/a> is the most popular and one of the most complete firewall and security scanners available. Its firewall feature identifies and blocks all malicious traffic, <strong>protects from brute force attacks by limiting login attempts<\/strong>, and comes with an <strong>integrated malware scanner that blocks all requests that include malicious code or content<\/strong>. The scanner also checks all your core files, plugins, and themes for malware, bad URLs, malicious redirects, etc.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you upgrade Wordfence Security to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordfence.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">premium version<\/a> (the pricing of which starts at $99 for one site), you will also get <strong>access to real-time firewall rules and malware signature updates<\/strong>. In addition, you will be able to use the <strong>Real-time IP Blacklist that blocks all requests from malicious IPs<\/strong> and protects your site while reducing its load.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"bulletproof-security\"><\/a>Bulletproof Security<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/bulletproof-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BulletProof-Security.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"BulletProof Security\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BulletProof-Security.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BulletProof-Security-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BulletProof-Security-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BulletProof-Security-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/bulletproof-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bulletproof Security<\/a> is another freemium plugin that comes with complete security protection and enough features to offer decent protection to any average-sized website. Its free features include <strong>an application-level firewall, a malware scanner, a full setup wizard<\/strong>, login security and monitoring, anti-spam, maintenance mode, and more. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ait-pro.com\/bps-features\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro features<\/a> that you get include <strong>auto-restore and quarantine intrusion detection and prevention system<\/strong>, automated whitelisting, and IP Address updating in real time.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]While it\u2019s not the most user-friendly option, Bulletproof Security is a great plugin as it comes with plenty of unique features compared to some other firewall plugins on the market.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You can buy Bulletproof Security pro at a cost of $69.95.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"secupress\"><\/a>SecuPress<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border qodef-image-behavior-custom-link\">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n        \t            <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/secupress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SecuPress-Free.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"SecuPress Free\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SecuPress-Free.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SecuPress-Free-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SecuPress-Free-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SecuPress-Free-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]A relatively new plugin that is quickly growing in popularity, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/secupress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SecuPress<\/a> is a freemium security plugin that is easy to use and offers some great features both in the free and pro version.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you opt for the free version of the plugin, you will get an<strong> anti-brute force login feature, a firewall, and blocked IPs<\/strong>. You also get blocking of visits from bad bots and protection of security keys, which is something you won\u2019t be able to find in most security plugins. When it comes to firewall protection itself, the plugin makes sure to <strong>block all malicious incoming requests, brute force attacks, keeps out SQL injection scanners<\/strong>, and more.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]As for the <a href=\"https:\/\/secupress.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro version<\/a>, it will allow you to use features such as blocking by geolocation, <strong>detection of vulnerable themes and plugins<\/strong> (which will help you discover if any of them come with a malicious code), <strong>PHP malware scan<\/strong>, security alerts and notifications, and <strong>the ability to get security reports in a PDF format<\/strong>, among others.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You can buy SecuPress pro at a price of $69.99 (per year and per site).<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]There you have it \u2013 some of the most reputable WordPress firewall plugins you can find on the market. If you ask us, all the plugins on this list come with top-notch firewall protection you can use to shield your WordPress site against any intrusions. Still, if you\u2019re looking for a more comprehensive set of features, <strong>we recommend either going for Wordfence or Sucuri.<\/strong> And <strong>if you\u2019re on the budget, the free All In One WP Security &amp; Firewall plugin is a way to go.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out our list of is some of the best WordPress firewall plugins that will take the security of your WordPress-powered website to a whole new level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[15,39,13],"class_list":["post-19809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resources","tag-plugins","tag-tools","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}