Block Malicious Login Attempts protects wp-login.php by counting failures per IP and per username, then locking the offender out for a configured window. Each failure writes a log row with the IP, the username, the timestamp, the reason, and whether the attempt triggered a lockout. The default admin presents that data as a flat paginated list with date and IP filters.

That works for one-off lookups and falls short when an operator needs to see which usernames are being targeted most this week, which IPs cycle through username lists, or how long the active lockouts have left to run. Cross filtering by username plus reason plus IP requires repeated re-sorting on the same screen.

SleekView reads the same log table directly. Each row carries the IP, the username, the reason, the lockout flag, and the timestamp. Saved views like Locked-out IPs in the last hour or Username dictionary attacks replace the export workflow. The plugin still owns the lockout decision; SleekView only adds the triage surface inside WordPress.

Block Malicious Login Attempts is doing the right thing at the right layer: counting failed logins, locking out offenders, and writing a clean attempt log per failure. The detail is in that log: which usernames are being tested, which IPs cycle through dictionaries, which lockouts are about to expire. The plugin admin presents the log as a flat list, which works for one-off lookups and falls short when an operator needs the working-set picture.

SleekView reads the same table and renders it as one workspace inside WordPress. The plugin keeps owning the lockout decision and the rule set. The team gets a triage surface with saved views, role scoping, and CSV exports that honour the active filter set, so credential-stuffing campaigns become visible the morning they start instead of at the next weekly review.