by Arshid 4.6 (300 reviews)

WP Limit Login Attempts

Name: WP Limit Login Attempts
Rating: 4.6 (300 reviews)
Author: Arshid

Limit rate of login attempts and block IP temporarily. Brute force attack protection. GDPR compliant. Captcha enabled.

WP Limit Login Attempts ranks #1,777 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #12 of 622 in the Accessibility category, a 4.6/5 rating from 300 reviews, and was last updated Sep 15, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.6.6 Current Version v2.6.6

Updated 1 day ago Last Update on 15 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#12 of 622 in Accessibility Top 5% by installs Downloads +2566.2% this week Actively maintained

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#1,777

-1 this week

Active Installs

10K+

-35.6%

KW Avg Position

48.3

14.6 worse

Downloads

445.9K

+1,495 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

92%

Review 4.6 out of 5

4.6 (300 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 55.6%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.6

300 reviews

Overall 92%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Dec 27, 2022 UNPATCHED

WP Limit Login Attempts [wp-limit-login-attempts] <= 2.6.5 (unfixed)

CVE-2022-4303 · No fix released
Sep 5, 2015

WP Limit Login Attempts [wp-limit-login-attempts] < 2.0.1

CVE-2015-6829 · Fixed in v2.0.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.6.6
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Arshid

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6
Reviews: 300
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who want to protect their login page from unauthorized access attempts. It limits and slows down repeated login attempts, using captcha verification and IP blocking to stop brute force attacks.

Limit login attempts
Track user login attempts
Captcha verification
Temporary IP blocking
Slows down brute force attacks
Redirect on abnormal requests
GDPR compliant (IP hashing)
Lightweight plugin

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Limit Login Attempts

You are tried to login with wrong password or username more than five times. So please wait 10 minutes, then reset password by clicking "lost your password" link.

Yes.. It will work in your local machine also.

Just make captcha.php file accessible in .htaccess file located in root or wp-contet or plugin folder then try. Enable GD extention in php.ini Uncomment this line in php.ini file: extension=php_gd2.dll (remove the leading ;) Or just contact hosting provider (They will enable GD extension)