Title: PlugeGuard – Hidden Login Detector
Author: Maruf Hossain
Published: <strong>2025-05-08</strong>
Last modified: 2025-09-16

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# PlugeGuard – Hidden Login Detector

 By [Maruf Hossain](https://profiles.wordpress.org/maruffwp/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/plugeguard.1.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/plugeguard/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/plugeguard/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/plugeguard/#installation)
 * [Development](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/plugeguard/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/plugeguard/)

## Description

PlugeGuard improves WordPress security by detecting hidden or hardcoded login credentials
within your PHP files. It provides an admin UI to review and remove potential backdoors
or malicious injections manually.

Features:
 * Deep file scanning for hidden login credentials * Secure file viewing
and removal * Lightweight and easy to use * Fully compatible with modern WordPress
standards

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## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate through the ‘Plugins’ menu
 3. Go to Tools > PlugeGuard Setting to scan your site

## FAQ

### Does it delete all files?

No. It only removes detected credential lines, not entire files.

### Will it detect all types of hidden credentials?

It detects known patterns, especially those wrapped with specific indicators. Obfuscated
or encrypted methods may require manual review.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“PlugeGuard – Hidden Login Detector” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Maruf Hossain ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/maruffwp/)

[Translate “PlugeGuard – Hidden Login Detector” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/plugeguard)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/plugeguard/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/plugeguard/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/plugeguard/) by 
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/plugeguard/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0

 * Initial release of PlugeGuard

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1**
 *  Last updated **7 ай ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 8.0 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/plugeguard/)
 * Tags
 * [firewall](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/firewall/)[scanner](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/scanner/)
   [security](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://tt.wordpress.org/plugins/plugeguard/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Maruf Hossain ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/maruffwp/)

## Support

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