The Best WordPress Security Plugin to Secure & Protect WordPress
Built by the WordPress security experts
iThemes Security Pro takes the guesswork out of WordPress security. You shouldn’t have to be a security professional to use a security plugin, so iThemes Security Pro makes it easy to secure & protect your WordPress website.
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WordPress Protection with iThemes Security Pro
Make sure your WordPress website is secure and protected with iThemes Security Pro. iThemes Security Pro works to fix common WordPress security issues you may not know exist. By adding an extra layer of protection, iThemes Security Pro helps give you peace of mind—and keeps the bad guys out.
WordPress Security Designed to Keep the Bad Guys Out
Prevent WordPress hacks | WordPress security breaches | WordPress malware | & more
WordPress Brute Force Protection
Limit the number of failed login attempts allowed per user with WordPress brute force protection. If someone is trying to guess your password, they'll get locked out after a few attempts.
File Change Detection
If someone manages to get into your site, they'll probably add, remove or change a file. Get email alerts showing any recent file changes so you know if you've been hacked.
404 Detection
If a bot is scanning your site for vulnerabilities, it will generate a lot of 404 errors. iThemes Security will lock out that IP after the limit you set (20 errors in 5 minutes by default).
Strong Password Enforcement
Set which level of users on your site (admins, editors, users, etc.) need to have strong passwords. Strong password enforcement is one of the best ways to lock down WordPress.
Lock Out Bad Users
Keep bad users away from your site if they have too many failed login attempts, if they generate too many 404 errors, or if they're on a bot blacklist.
Away Mode
Not making changes to your site 24 hours a day? Harden WordPress by making the WordPress dashboard inaccessible during specific hours so no one else can sneak in and attempt to make changes.
Hide Login & Admin
Change the default URL of your WordPress login area so attackers won't know where to look. This feature is also great to help clients remember their login link.
Database Backups
Schedule database backups and have them emailed to you. Or you can get our WordPress backup plugin to step up your backup game. Make complete backups and send them to off-site storage destinations.
Email Notifications
Get email notifications when someone gets locked out after too many failed login attempts or when a file on your site has been changed.
30+ WordPress Security features in one WordPress Security plugin
WordPress Two-Factor Authentication
Extra protection for WordPress User Logins
With iThemes Security Pro's WordPress two-factor authentication, users are required to enter both a password AND a secondary code sent to a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet. Both the password and the code are required to successfully log in to a user account. Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of WordPress security to verify it’s actually you logging in and not someone who gained access (or even guessed) your password.
WordPress Two-Factor Authentication Methods Supported By The iThemes Security Pro Plugin
Mobile App
The iThemes Security Pro plugin works with common two-factor authentication mobile apps such as Google Authenticator, Authy, FreeOTP and Toopher.
Time-sensitive codes are supplied via email to the email address associated with the user’s account.
Backup Codes
Provides a set of one-time use codes that can be used to login in the event the primary two-factor method is lost.
Security Dashboard
Monitor Activity with the iThemes Security Dashboard
Looking at your WordPress security log entries can be time-consuming and even difficult to understand. The new iThemes Security Dashboard brings your security logs to life by pulling together related entries and displaying it in a way that is relevant to you.
WordPress Security Grade Report
See Your WordPress Security Grade + Fix Issues
See an instant WordPress Security Grade Report on the security of your WordPress website. From the report, you can also make the recommended fixes so you can raise your grade and improve the overall security of your website.
iThemes Security takes several factors into consideration when issuing your security grade, including your software and security settings.
Overall Security Grade
Understand the big picture of your WordPress site's security with an overall security grade.
Software + Settings
See details on your software and settings along with action items to improve your grade.
Quickly Resolve Issues
Quickly view and resolve security issues in the order that will boost your grade the most.
More To Come
More features are on the way to help you quickly understand security and resolve any issues.
Trusted Devices with Session Hijacking Protection
With Admin Login Alerts
Add security measures for unknown devices, along with Session Hijacking protection, to lock down your WordPress website and protect it from compromises to user logins.
WordPress User
Security Check
Review & Take Action on User Security
User-level security is absolutely essential for protecting your WordPress sites. Poor security for just one WordPress user account can open up your entire building, or site, to vulnerabilities that lead to hacks.
Use iThemes Security Pro's WordPress User Security Check to assess the security of all your WordPress user accounts at one time and take action on them if needed.
Poor security for just one WordPress user account can open up your entire building, or site, to vulnerabilities that lead to hacks.
WordPress Malware Scanning
Powered by iThemes Site Scanner
iThemes Security uses its own Site Scanner to power the WordPress malware scan feature within the plugin. The Site Scanner automatically checks for known malware and vulnerabilities, blacklist status, website errors and out-of-date software. With iThemes Security Pro, you can enable daily malware scanning and receive a notification email if a problem is found.
WordPress Version Management
DON’T ALLOW OUTDATED SOFTWARE TO PUT YOUR SITE AT RISK
Outdated software — whether it’s WordPress, themes or plugins — puts your sites at risk because security vulnerabilities are often well known. iThemes Security Pro’s new Version Management option can automatically update to new versions of WordPress, themes and plugins, along with increase security measures when a site’s software is outdated.
Strengthening & Alerting to Critical Issues
iThemes Security will automatically enable stricter security when an update has not been installed for a month. Additionally, you can also check for other outdated WordPress installs on your hosting account.
Automatic Updates for WordPress, Themes & Plugins
Ideal for sites you don’t use frequently or sites that don’t have complex setups, which are often neglected and have a greater risk of having outdated software.
WordPress Password Security
Enforce strong passwords for all users
Passwords are a critical component of a solid WordPress security strategy. iThemes Security Pro makes it easier for you to enforce strong passwords, so you can have greater WordPress password security.
Use iThemes Security Pro's strong password enforcement settings to add a strong password generator to user profiles, enable password expirations and control the minimum user role for strong password roles.
New! Passwordless Logins
Make WordPress Login Security Easy
Passwordless Login is a way to verify a user's identity without actually requiring a password to login. Passwordless login is both safe and simple, increasing the likelihood that the average person will secure their account.
Add passwordless logins to your WordPress site with the iThemes Security Pro plugin. The Passwordless Login method provided by iThemes Security Pro will send you an email with a "magic link," or a link that will log you into WordPress with a click of a button.
Manage Multiple WordPress Sites with iThemes Sync
Remote management of iThemes Security Pro features
iThemes Sync offers a way to manage multiple WordPress sites from one place. Sync is also a secure way to remotely release iThemes Security lockouts and set Away Mode for your site.
Enable/Disable Away Mode
iThemes Security Pro's Away Mode feature shuts off access to your site's dashboard. With Sync, you can turn Away Mode on or off remotely on any of your sites running iThemes Security Pro.
Release Lockouts
Using Sync, you can see the IP addresses for any locked out users. To release lockouts, just click the Release button. All without every having to log into your site.
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FAQs
- How do I upgrade from the free version of iThemes Security to iThemes Security Pro?
- Upgrading from the free version of the plugin to Pro is easy! After your purchase, you’ll receive an email with instructions on how to download iThemes Security Pro from the iThemes Member Panel. Install/activate Pro on your WordPress site, then deactivate/delete the free version. All of your settings will be preserved.
- Why does iThemes Security require the latest WordPress version? Can’t I use a slightly older version?
- One of the best security practices for a WordPress site owner is keeping software up to date. Because of this, we only test this plugin on the latest stable version of WordPress and will only guarantee it works in the latest version.
- Can a WordPress security plugin completely stop all attacks on my site?
- No. iThemes Security is designed to help improve the security of your WordPress installation from many common attack methods, but it cannot prevent every possible attack. Nothing replaces diligence and good practice. This plugin makes it a little easier for you to apply both.
- Is “Security Check” feature good enough protection?
- The Security Check feature is designed to help save you time and ensure your site is using the recommended security settings. After enabling this you should review all other features for further protection.
- Is this plugin only for new WordPress installs or can I use it on existing sites, too?
- Many of the changes made by this plugin are complex and can break existing sites. While iThemes Security can be installed on either a new or existing site, we strongly recommend making a complete backup of your existing site before applying any features included in this plugin.
- Will this work on all servers and hosts?
- iThemes Security requires Apache or LiteSpeed and mod_rewrite or NGINX to work. While this security plugin should work on all hosts with Apache or LiteSpeed and mod_rewrite or NGINX, it has been known to experience problems in shared hosting environments where it runs out of resources such as available CPU or RAM. For this reason, it is extremely important that you make a backup of your site before installing on any existing site. If you run out of resources during an operation such as renaming your database table, you may need your backup to be able to restore access to your site.Finally, please make sure you have adequate RAM if you plan to use the file change detector or make large backups.
- Does this work with network or multisite installations?
- Yes. We’re in the process of developing more documentation, so we’ll update this as soon as it’s ready.
- Can I help?
- Of course! We are in constant need of testers. In addition, we can always use help with translations for internationalization. For more information on contributing to iThemes Security, visit this page.
- What changes does this plugin make that can break my site?
- iThemes Security makes significant changes to your database and other site files which can be problematic for existing WordPress sites. Again, we strongly recommended making a complete backup of your site before using this plugin. While problems are rare, most support requests involve the failure to make a proper backup before installation. DISCLAIMER: Under no circumstances do we release this plugin with any warranty, implied or otherwise. We cannot be held responsible for any damage that might arise from the use of this plugin.Note that renaming the wp-content directory will not update the path in existing content. Use this feature only on new sites or in a situation where you can easily update all existing links. For more information, visit Fixing iThemes Security Lockouts and What is Changed By iThemes Security
- Where can I get help if something goes wrong?
- Official support for this plugin is available for iThemes Security Pro customers. Our team of experts is ready to help. To access support, please visit the iThemes Member Panel to create a support ticket.