eSherpa Login Guard

Changelog

3.0.0

  • Release: Version bump to 3.0.0 for the current major feature set.
  • UI (Mobile): Admin log tables are now horizontally scrollable on small screens.
  • UI (Mobile): Added a visible swipe/scroll hint for wide tables.
  • UI: Reduced “blocked User-Agent attempts” list in admin overview from 50 to 20 entries for better readability.
  • Docs: Expanded README feature list (proactive User-Agent blocking, blocked-UA logs, neutral login errors, bot password capture, mobile table UX).

2.7.0

  • Feature: JavaScript Honeypot for automatic bot detection with progressive lockout (like protected usernames)
  • UI: Visual bot indicators (🤖 emoji) in both locked IPs and failed attempts tables
  • UI: Clickable User-Agent filtering in all log tables (like IP filtering) – optimized display to 100 chars
  • Security: Enhanced bot detection combining multiple methods
  • Fix: XML-RPC Honeypot now generates properly formatted XML without double-escaping

2.6.0

  • Security: Fixed critical IP address handling vulnerability – now properly supports proxy headers
  • Feature: Added comprehensive User-Agent logging to all login attempts and successful logins
  • Feature: Added JavaScript Honeypot for automatic bot detection (1-hour lockout)
  • Performance: Optimized admin menu badge query with caching
  • Security: Enhanced input validation with reasonable limits on all settings
  • UI: Visual bot indicators in admin tables with 🤖 emoji
  • Code: Improved code formatting and consistency throughout

2.5.4

  • Fix: Immediate lockout for protected usernames (honeypot usernames) was setting back attemts and multipliers
  • Sort by IP -> Better overview for single IP hashs.
  • Improved design for mobile

2.5.1

  • Immediate lockout for protected usernames (honeypot usernames)
  • Live alarm for new failed attempts on admin page
  • Email notification on attacks against existing users
  • Extended XML-RPC honeypot with configurable fake users
  • Automatic cleanup of old failed attempts
  • Improved design and many detail enhancements

2.1.1

  • Full multilingual support (DE/EN/FR/IT)
  • Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 6.9 and PHP 8.3
  • Minor optimizations

2.0

  • Introduced progressive lockout times
  • Admin menu with red badge for active locks
  • Improved user guidance

1.0

  • Initial stable release

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Author
Ralf Naumann
Version:
3.0.0
Last Updated
March 3, 2026
Requires
WordPress 5.6
Tested Up To
WordPress 6.9.1
Requires PHP
7.4

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