Authica

Authica™ upgrades the default WordPress login into a polished, on-brand experience with practical, layered security. It is built for agencies, developers, and site owners who want professional design control without sacrificing protection. Creator Program: We invite WordPress creators to publish an honest Authica walkthrough on YouTube (no positive review required). Find out more: authica.net/creator-program Highlights:

• Customizer Login Design Brand every key element: logo, background, overlays, layout, and typography (including Google Fonts).
• Email Verification Require users to confirm their email address before they can sign in.
• Bot Protection Supports privacy-focused Cloudflare Turnstile.
• Hide / Rename wp-login.php Reduce automated attacks by moving the login URL away from the default target.
• Login & Logout Redirects Send users to the right page after login/logout (dashboard, custom URL, or role-based flows).
• IP Restriction Allow/deny access to the login screen using IP rules.
• Brute Force Protection Automatically rate-limit and block repeated failed login attempts.
• Two-Factor Authentication (TOTP) Add app-based 2FA for stronger account security.
• Security Logs & Alerts Monitor login activity and suspicious events from a single place.
• Login Methods Social Login, Passkeys section foundation, and Magic Links with per-user passwordless link controls.

Authica Free includes full visual branding tools plus core security features. Upgrade to Authica Pro for advanced controls and premium protections. Learn more: https://authica.net

1. Upload the authica folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin via Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Go to Authica → Form Appearance to customize your login form
4. Configure other features as needed

For complete documentation, visit: https://authica.net/documentation

2.4.5 Released: 2026-03-16

• Fixed Logging & Alerts not showing in Free version.

2.4.4 Released: 2026-03-16

• Removed Logging & Alerts from the left WordPress admin menu.
• CSS admin fixes.
• General improvements and bug fixes.

2.4.3 Released: 2026-03-15

• Moved the Turnstile widget placeholder above the Captcha Size slider.
• Redesigned the Logging & Alerts area, improved Recent Activity filtering, new Reports and Exports tabs, cleaner table/layout styling, and full Backup & Restore support.
• General improvements and bug fixes.

2.4.2 Released: 2026-03-12

• Fixed hamburger menu loading on Email Verification and Magic Links admin pages.
• General improvements and bug fixes.

2.4.1 Released: 2026-03-12

• Fixed welcome/error messages position in some cases.
• Added dashboard notes with multi-tab support.
• Admin CSS fixes.
• General improvements and bug fixes.

2.4.0 Released: 2026-03-10

• Added Magic Login module with per-user passwordless links, policy/expiry controls, and dashboard status [PRO].
• Added the new Passkey module with support for passwordless sign-in and enrolled user/device tracking [PRO].
• Added password visibility toggle to the Register form using the eye icon.
• Fixed Social login buttons are now disabled until CAPTCHA/Turnstile is successfully solved (same behavior as the Login button) [PRO].
• General improvements and bug fixes.

2.3.2 Released: 2026-03-02

• Added Messages Font controls (Font Family, Text Color, Font Size slider) for Authica welcome/error messages.
• Added Messages Background controls (Background Color, Border Color, Border Size slider, Border Opacity slider).
• Added Overlay Border section to Form Style (Border Color, Border Size slider, Border Opacity slider).
• Added in Minimal message style, “Background Color” now controls shadow color (Minimal remains font + shadow only).
• Added Title Text Line Height control (slider) for finer spacing and readability.
• Added independent Form Overlay corner-radius controls (Top Left/Top Right/Bottom Right/Bottom Left) with live preview support.
• Fixed and unified Customizer font dropdown lists for more consistent display and behavior.
• Fixed: Input border thickness no longer resets in live preview when typing or changing border colors.
• Enforced stronger password rules (minimum length + strength checks) and blocked reusing the current password during password changes/resets.
• General improvements and bug fixes.

2.3.1 Released: 2026-02-25

• Added Author Slug options in Users/Profile [PRO].
• Added Authica WordPress Dashboard Security Overview Widget [PRO].
• Added Country code before IP address in Recent Activity [PRO].
• Added Hardening tab in Brute Force Protection with XML-RPC hardening controls [PRO].
• Authica login form CSS fixes.
• Fixed login button radius in some cases/themes.
• Improved Turnstile Analytics “Check” button: you can now test Cloudflare Analytics credentials before enabling and saving the feature.
• General improvements and bug fixes.

2.3.0 Released: 2026-02-19

• Added Social Login.
• General improvements and bug fixes.

2.2.2 Released: 2026-02-11

• Removed Authica preview page from navigation menu.

2.2.1 Released: 2026-02-10

• Improved: Prevented the Authica preview page from affecting WordPress page selectors (including Settings → Reading static homepage selection) on some setups
• General improvements and bug fixes.

2.2.0 Released: 2026-02-08

• Added Geo Access Control (Local / Cloudflare modes) [PRO].
• CSS fixes for small screen devices.
• General improvements and bug fixes.

2.1.1 Released: 2026-01-23

• Improved Recent Activity log readability [PRO].
• Fixed Logout Redirect always returning to the login page [PRO].
• Fixed Emergency Lockout card showing wrong info [PRO].
• General improvements and bug fixes.

2.1.0 Released: 2026-01-19

• Improved logging table installation/repair logic [PRO].
• Added Username Protection: decoy-username detection that sends the IP to Stealth 404 after a single failed login attempt [PRO].
• General improvements and bug fixes.

2.0.1 Released: 2026-01-14

• Fixed tab links and back button on Brute Force page.

2.0.0 Released: 2026-01-14

• New SaaS-style admin interface.
• Functionality and behavior changes.
• Fixed Brute Stealth 404 list cleaning time [PRO].
• General improvements and bug fixes.

1.5.0 Released: 2026-01-04

• Fixed loading intervals for Turnstile Analytics (GraphQL) [PRO].
• General improvements and bug fixes.

1.4.1 Released: 2025-12-30

• Added Turnstile Analytics (GraphQL) [PRO].
• General improvements and bug fixes.

1.4.0 Released: 2025-12-24

• Allow user to login only from specific IPs [PRO].
• Added Emergency Lockout [PRO].
• General improvements and bug fixes.

1.3.2 Released: 2025-12-17

• Fixed date/time in Logging & Alerts [PRO].
• Added more Google fonts.
• General improvements and bug fixes.

1.3.1 Released: 2025-12-14

• Added Stealth 404 protection [PRO].
• Added Auto-expire brute-force blocks [PRO].
• Added reset for Brute Force and Stealth 404 counters [PRO].
• Fixed date/time for deny list to follow WP date/time [PRO].
• General improvements and bug fixes.

1.3.0 Released: 2025-12-10

• Added Two-factor authentication (TOTP) [PRO].
• Smooth up animations with different classes
• General improvements and bug fixes.

1.2.1 Released: 2025-12-07

• Added Brute Force Protection [PRO].
• Upgraded Logging to show Brute Force actions [PRO].
• General improvements and bug fixes.

1.2.0 Released: 2025-12-05

• Added IP restriction rules [PRO].
• Added Logging & Alerts [PRO].
• General improvements and bug fixes.

1.1.3 Released: 2025-12-02

• Fixed some fonts not showing properly in customizer and mobile.
• Tested on WordPress 6.9
• General improvements and bug fixes.

1.1.2 Released: 2025-11-12

• Freemius WordPress SDK 2.13.0
• Fixed register and lost password forms title text not updating in live preview.
• Fixed login form opacity error on publish.
• General improvements and bug fixes.

1.1.1 Released: 2025-11-12

• Fixed form width on initial show in customizer.
• General improvements and bug fixes.

1.1.0 Released: 2025-11-10

• Update: Bundled Chart.js to v4.5.1 (MIT).
• Dev: Included Chart.js LICENSE with vendor files.
• Redirect Rules after login / Logout [PRO].
• General improvements.

1.0.5 Released: 2025-10-29

• Added Hide direct access to wp-login.php [PRO].
• Added Custom slug for login page [PRO].
• Fixed some bugs with restore.
• General improvements.

1.0.4 Released: 2025-10-06

• Freemius fix with free version.

1.0.3 Released: 2025-10-06

• Registration verification links are now short and encrypted by default [PRO].
• Fixed consistent gap on Captcha [PRO].
• General improvements.

1.0.2 Released: 2025-10-04

• Form can be now moved horizontally.
• Fixed duplicated Logo in some cases.
• General improvements.

1.0.1 Released: 2025-10-02

• Optimized AJAX login.
• Fixed Login form size on mobile for some themes.
• General improvements.

1.0.0 Released: 2025-10-01

• Initial release with branded login, email verification and Turnstile captcha.