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Protect Your WordPress Site from Bot & Brute Force Attacks

Your WordPress login page might seem simple — just a username and password box. But for attackers and bots, it’s a wide-open front door they’re testing millions of times a day.

Whether you run a blog, business website, or membership portal, bots don’t discriminate. They scan, guess, and brute-force credentials until something works. And once they’re in, your entire site — and your users — are at risk.

What’s Really Happening at Your Login Page?

Here’s what’s going on behind the scenes, even if your site looks quiet:

Wordfence reported over 13.9 billion brute force login attempts on WordPress sites in one month alone.

Real-World Impact of Bot Attacks

Example 1:

A small business owner in Texas had their WooCommerce store hijacked because a bot guessed their weak password. Products were swapped out with fake listings, causing a loss of customer trust and sales.

Example 2:

A membership site running a health coaching community was flooded with spam registrations from a brute force attack — adding 3,000 fake users in a weekend and crashing the site’s login process.

Why Traditional MFA Isn’t Enough

Most 2FA plugins add:

  • OTPs via email or authenticator apps

  • SMS codes (which are often delayed or intercepted)

  • Backup codes (which users forget to store)

But here’s the catch:

Bots don’t stop at the password prompt.
If they guess your password correctly, most plugins still show the MFA challenge — and advanced bots are now trained to solve those too.

How A1Auth Stops Bots — Before They Can Attack

We built A1Auth with one goal:
Stop login abuse before it starts.

Unlike typical 2FA plugins, A1Auth uses Visual MFA to defend your WordPress login with:

🔸 Style-based security

Users pick font styles, colors, and formats as part of their login signature.

🔸 Character-level MFA

Only certain letters or numbers are styled — making bot attacks mathematically impractical to guess.

🔸 Bot-resistant login flow

Even if a bot gets the username and password right, it won’t match the visual signature — and gets instantly blocked.

The Result?

 

  • Bots are stopped before the password is even useful

  • Your login page stays clean and protected

  • You get peace of mind — and fewer fake users, login spam, and admin headaches

Ready to Lock the Door on Bots?

No complex integrations.
No developer setup needed.
Just install the A1Auth plugin, activate it, and get instant login protection from bots, brute force, and credential stuffing.

👉 [Try A1Auth Free]

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