Title: Guard
Author: Mitch
Published: <strong>July 12, 2016</strong>
Last modified: November 1, 2016

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Guard

 By [Mitch](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lowest/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/guard.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/guard/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/guard/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/guard/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/guard/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/guard/)

## Description

Guard protects your wp-admin against bruteforce attacks.

Features:

 * Max retries: You have the power to choose how many attempts a user can make before
   the user is blocked;
 * Lockdown: This prevents the user from being able to use the login form after 
   too many retries;
 * Email notifications: We’ll report a user lockdown to you via email;
 * Hide lost password: Hides the “Forgot your password?” link from the login form
   page.

This plugin does not make any changes to core: When you delete/uninstall the plugin,
everything will revert back to normal.

## Installation

 1. Upload the ‘guard’ folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Go to Settings > Guard

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Guard” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Mitch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lowest/)

[Translate “Guard” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/guard)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/guard/), check out 
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/guard/), or subscribe to 
the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/guard/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/guard/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

 * Fixed an security vulnerability regarding `target="_blank"` ([read more](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/36809))
 * Added support for WordPress 4.7

#### 1.2.1

 * Added donation link
 * Support for WordPress 4.6

#### 1.2

 * Small changes
 * Added header and icon

#### 1.1

 * Bug fixes

#### 1.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2.2**
 *  Last updated **9 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.7.33**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/guard/)
 * Tags
 * [anti-hack](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/anti-hack/)[BruteForce](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bruteforce/)
   [hacking](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hacking/)[protect](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/protect/)
   [security](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/guard/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Mitch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lowest/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/guard/)

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