Login Guard is one of the free ResultsAiX plugins. There is nothing to buy, and the key that opens its screens is free too.
This article covers getting the plugin, and getting the free key inside WordPress, which takes one press.
How to get the plugin:
- Go to https://resultsaix.com/free-plugins/ and sign up once with your name and email.
- That one sign-up opens the free members area at https://resultswithkevin.com/members/free-plugins/ with all the free ResultsAiX plugins.
- Download the ResultsAiX Login Guard zip file from there.
- Install it on your site. The next article, Installing And Activating Login Guard, shows how.
Your free key:
The first time you open Login Guard inside WordPress, it asks for a free key, and it gets one for you right there. You do not need to go looking for it.
- In your WordPress sidebar, click AiX Login Guard.
- In the Get your free key box, check Your name and Your email. They are filled in from your WordPress account, so change them if you like.
- Press Get my free key and activate.
- The key is issued and this site is activated on the spot. A green line under the button says Your free key is, then the key, and that this site is activated and the key is also on its way to your email.
- The page reloads with the full Login Guard screens: Dashboard, Settings, Training, Resources and Diagnostics.
A real example:
Sam, who runs Willow Creek Pottery at yoursite.com, opens AiX Login Guard for the first time. The box already shows Sam Rivera and owner@yoursite.com from Sam's WordPress account. Sam presses Get my free key and activate, the key arrives in a second, and the Login Guard tabs appear.
About the free key:
- It is tied to your email address
- It covers 3 of your own sites
- It never expires
- It opens the Login Guard screens, where you choose and change your address
- Asking again with the same email gives you the same key, so you never end up with a pile of keys
Already have a key?
If you got your key on another site or from your portal, use the Already have a key? box instead.
- Paste the key in the License key field. It looks like LOGIN-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX.
- Press Activate license, or press Enter.
- The screen says License activated successfully! and reloads with the full Login Guard screens.
Lost the key? The Find it in your portal link opens https://resultswithkevin.com/portal/ where your keys and downloads are kept.
Where your key lives afterwards:
Once the key is active, it sits in the License panel at the top of the Settings tab. The panel shows the key with its middle part hidden, its Status, the email it is Licensed To, and Expires: Never. Activated Domains lists the sites using the key, with this site marked (this site). See Updates And Your Free Key for every button in the panel.
Does the protection need the key?
No. Your hidden login address works whether or not a key is entered. Login Guard will never lock you out of your own login over a key.
The key opens the Login Guard screens, which is where you choose and change your address, so for a brand new setup you get the key first and then choose your address. If your site already had an address from another hide-login plugin, it is protected from the moment you activate, key or no key.
Updates arrive through your Plugins screen as usual, with or without a key.
Tips:
- Use an email you check often. The key is tied to it, and it is the easiest way to find the key again.
- Using Login Guard on a second or third site? Paste the same key there, or press Get my free key and activate with the same email.
- Next, choose your address. See Choosing Your Secret Login Address.