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Limit Login Attempts

Limit rate of login attempts, including by way of cookies, for each IP. Fully customizable.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.2
Current version1.7.2
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.2
Minimum stackWP 2.8 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update4 Apr 20233y ago
Active installations200K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.6 / 5 from 202 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Limit Login Attempts version 1.7.2 as active, updated 3y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.2.

Overview

About this plugin

Limit the number of login attempts possible both through normal login as well as using auth cookies.

By default WordPress allows unlimited login attempts either through the login page or by sending special cookies. This allows passwords (or hashes) to be brute-force cracked with relative ease.

Limit Login Attempts blocks an Internet address from making further attempts after a specified limit on retries is reached, making a brute-force attack difficult or impossible.

Features

  • Limit the number of retry attempts when logging in (for each IP). Fully customizable
  • Limit the number of attempts to log in using auth cookies in same way
  • Informs user about remaining retries or lockout time on login page
  • Optional logging, optional email notification
  • Handles server behind reverse proxy
  • It is possible to whitelist IPs using a filter. But you probably shouldn’t. 🙂

Translations: Bulgarian, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Persian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Plugin uses standard actions and filters only.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • authentication
  • login
  • security
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.2

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.2.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.2
Minimum requirementsWordPress 2.8 · PHP not listed
Update activity4 Apr 20233y ago

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