Secure Your WordPress Login: How to protect wp-login.php with Cloudflare

Date: 15 December 2025

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🛡️ How do you protect your wp-login.php?

Your WordPress login page, i.e. wp-login.php is the main entry point into your WordPress admin area and is a common target for brute-force attacks. Hackers attempt to gain access by trying multiple username and password combinations. Protecting this entry point is essential to prevent unauthorised access. Using Cloudflare we will stop the brute force attacks, particularly as they are driven by automated scripts.

I've written a step-by-step guide that teaches you how to set up Cloudflare's Configuration Rules to protect your login page. Legitimate users are allowed through while bots or visitors with a low trust score are blocked.

Learn how to protect wp-login.php with Cloudflare

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