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WP Limit Login Attempts — WordPress Authentication Plugin

by Arshid · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.6.5 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 5.6+

WP Limit Login Attempts has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 445,656 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

WP Limit Login Attempts at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
Total downloads
445,656
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WP Limit Login Attempts well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
8%
24 of 300 reviews on WordPress.org

WP Limit Login Attempts reviews and ratings

300 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

4.6 out of 5

300 reviews

5★
263
4★
4
3★
3
2★
6
1★
24

Where WP Limit Login Attempts ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that WP Limit Login Attempts appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Authentication Plugins #7 by tag, not in search #20
Best Login Plugins #37 by tag, #44 in search #21
Best CAPTCHA Plugins #55 in search, not tagged #88

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Details

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

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings WP Limit Login Attempts competes in

Tags

  • authentication
  • limit login
  • login

More from Arshid

Version
2.6.5
Last updated
May 20, 2026
First published
Aug 19, 2015
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Limit Login Attempts FAQ

How many active installs does WP Limit Login Attempts have?

WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for WP Limit Login Attempts as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Limit Login Attempts still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on May 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is WP Limit Login Attempts free?

WP Limit Login Attempts is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does WP Limit Login Attempts rank among Authentication Plugins?

WP Limit Login Attempts is #20 in the WordPress.org Authentication Plugins ranking.