How can we protect wp-login without any plugins?
Protect with .htaccess and .htpasswd: Create a .htpasswd file:Use an online htpasswd generator to create a user and encrypted password.Save it outside the public directory (e.g., /home/username/.htpasswd). Edit your .htaccess file:Open the .htaccess file in the root of your WordPress site, or create one in the same directory as wp-login.php: <Files wp-login.php> AuthType Basic AuthName [...]