Block Default Login Attempts

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.

1. 01Create a unique administrator account, if necessary.
2. 02Assign all admin posts to this alternate administrator account.
3. 03Delete the default admin account.
4. 04Alternatively, use a plugin or database access to change the default username.
5. 05When there’s no longer an “admin” user, just upload, install and activate.