Guard Dog

Guard Dog protects the doors that matter.

Custom login URLs, 2FA, passkeys, CAPTCHA, session controls, activity logging, and access rules for WordPress sites that need less drama at the login screen.

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Nina, the French Bulldog whose stern face inspired the Guard Dog brand.
Meet Nina Sweet baby. Excellent scary face. Extremely qualified mascot.
Plugin-first, site-owned protection The complete plugin runs on your WordPress site, with your settings under your control.
Free complete WordPress plugin
WP 7.1 tested through
PHP 8.1+ runtime baseline

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Guard Dog is still the free WordPress security plugin you know. We're working on what comes next, and we're keeping the kennel door closed until it's ready.

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Guard Dogs

Meet the four-legged security team.

Nina inspired the mascot. Her big brothers and sisters help keep the whole thing delightfully unserious, with very official titles and absolutely no shortage of couch-based authority.

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Ink-and-marker illustration of Nina, a black-and-tan French Bulldog, in close-up with a stern expression and her bottom teeth showing.Ink-and-marker illustration of Winston, a black-and-white Great Dane, in close-up with his long tongue hanging out.Ink-and-marker illustration of Laika, a black-and-white husky, lying upside down on his back with his paws in the air and a blue collar.Ink-and-marker illustration of Henry, a small scruffy cream dog, lying down with shaggy fur falling over his eyes.

Security where WordPress actually gets bothered.

Guard Dog is focused on the login door, user sessions, account security, and practical access controls instead of piling on a kitchen sink of unrelated features.

Login protection

Stop noisy automated attacks before they get comfortable.

  • Custom login URLs
  • CAPTCHA providers
  • Login attempt limiting
  • User enumeration protection

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Authentication

Give users stronger sign-in options without making the login flow weird.

  • App and email 2FA
  • Passkeys
  • Social login
  • Password policy
  • Email verification

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Access and monitoring

See what happened, manage active sessions, and control who gets in.

  • IP and username access control
  • Session management
  • Activity log
  • Temporary user access
  • Reverse proxy IP handling

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Real plugin screens. No smoke and mirrors.

The mascot brings the attitude. The product screens show the work: actively maintained, documented, and focused on WordPress admin and login workflows.

Guard Dog Login Security settings screen showing custom login URL and protection status.
Login Security
Guard Dog Activity Log screen showing security events and activity statistics.
Activity Log
Guard Dog Access Control screen showing blocking and allow-list controls.
Access Control