Title: Block Default Login Attempts
Author: Beej
Published: <strong>Maig 17, 2014</strong>
Last modified: Maig 21, 2014

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# Block Default Login Attempts

 By [Beej](https://profiles.wordpress.org/beej/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/block-default-login-attempts.zip)

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 * [Development](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/block-default-login-attempts/#developers)

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## Description

The greatest hack focus on a WordPress site seems to be trying to log in with
 the
default username “admin”. This plugin detects all login attempts with that username
and exits with a 403 Forbidden header. This should eventually discourage login bots
from continuing to pound your site.

All attempts are logged inside the /wp-content/plugin-data folder, just in case

you need the info. Logs are kept for up to 30 days.

## Screenshots

[⌊A screenshot of a typical log entry⌉⌊A screenshot of a typical log entry⌉[

A screenshot of a typical log entry

[⌊Block attempts counter⌉⌊Block attempts counter⌉[

Block attempts counter

## Installation

 1. Create a unique administrator account, if necessary.
 2. Assign all admin posts to this alternate administrator account.
 3. Delete the default admin account.
 4. Alternatively, use a plugin or database access to change the default username.
 5. When there’s no longer an “admin” user, just upload, install and activate.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Block Default Login Attempts” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Beej ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/beej/)

[Translate “Block Default Login Attempts” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/block-default-login-attempts)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/block-default-login-attempts/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/block-default-login-attempts/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/block-default-login-attempts/)
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## Meta

 *  Version **1.3.1**
 *  Last updated **12 anys ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.9.40**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/block-default-login-attempts/)
 * Tags
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   [hacker](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hacker/)[login](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login/)
   [protect](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/protect/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://bal.wordpress.org/plugins/block-default-login-attempts/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Beej ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/beej/)

## Support

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