Title: multiple WP security plugins
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# multiple WP security plugins

 *  [bsapaka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsapaka/)
 * (@bsapaka)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-wp-security-plugins/)
 * Is it useful to have multiple security plugins? I pulled up a top 10 list and
   am inclined to install more than one, but I wonder if they will clash with each
   other (kind of like antivirus pc software does)

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 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-wp-security-plugins/#post-4227635)
 * Some work well together and some don’t. There’s a bit of testing that’s needed
   to see which ones can be used together. As a starting point, look at the features
   of each one, and don’t use two that do the same thing/things. Firstly it’s redundant
   so just creates extra work for your server, and secondly it can cause issues 
   if one is trying to do the same as another one.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-wp-security-plugins/#post-4227636)
 * I would be very careful about installing multiple security plugins as they may
   conflict with each other. If in doubt, ask the plugin developers in question.
 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-wp-security-plugins/#post-4227659)
 * BulletProof Security does an excellent job of setting up strong htaccess security“
   at the door”, so to speak, and Wordfence Security can handle just about everything
   else. They each have the ability to deal with brute-force login attempts, and
   I let BPS do that since it is otherwise idle much of the time.

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