Limit Login Attempts Reloaded

Limit Login Attempts Reloaded

Block excessive login attempts and protect your site against brute force attacks. Simple, yet powerful tools to improve site performance.
Rating:
4.9
Active Installations:
2000000+
Last Updated:
Apr 11, 2024
WordPress Version:
3.0 or higher
Tested up to:
6.5.2

Enhanced Login Security

Restrict login attempts to prevent brute force attacks and optimize website performance.

Cloud-based Protection

Upgrade to the premium version for advanced features like IP intelligence and protection during attacks.

Improved Website Speed

Offload excessive failed logins to protect server resources and enhance website efficiency.

Global IP Data Network

Utilize active cloud IP data from thousands of websites for enhanced protection in your network.

2.26.8

  • Fixed possible WooCommerce conflict.

2.26.7

  • Better informing on Micro Cloud.

2.26.6

  • Micro Cloud API url fix.

2.26.5

  • Better informing on cloud status.

2.26.4

  • Added country translation.
  • Better Micro Cloud API response handling.
  • A link fixed.

2.26.3

  • CSS issue fixed on Logs tab.

2.26.2

  • CSS issue fixed.

2.26.1

  • Micro Cloud link fixed.

2.26.0

  • New design.
  • Free Micro Cloud plan introduced.

2.25.29

  • A link fixed.

2.25.28

  • Improved cloud charts.

2.25.27

  • Security improvement: Better shortcode escaping.
  • Fixed date formatting on the logs page.
  • Fixed top menu links on the front-end.
  • Badge added to the top menu.

2.25.26

  • Security improvement: Different nonce for each AJAX action.
  • Security improvement: The toggle_auto_update_callback checks for the update_plugins cap.

2.25.25

  • PHP 8.2/9 compatibility improved, thanks to Jer Turowetz!
  • Button size and text typo fixed.

2.25.24

  • Better loading of translations.
  • Fixed PHP warning related to menu.

2.25.23

  • Better side menu.
  • Fixed I18N issues, thanks to alexclassroom!

2.25.22

  • Interface changes.
  • Tested with WP 6.3.

2.25.21

  • Optimization: autoload for large options turned off.
  • Interface changes.

2.25.20

  • Fix against network requests caching removed b/c some misconfigured servers can’t handle it.

2.25.19

  • Better handling of network connection issues.
  • Fixed responsive formatting on dashboard.
  • Added fix against network requests caching.

2.25.18

  • Fixed errors occurring in situations where two versions of the plugin are installed (which should not normally happen).

2.25.17

  • Refactoring.
  • Server load reducing optimization.

2.25.16

  • Double slashes in paths removed.
  • Better handling of cloud response codes.

2.25.15

  • Error messages logic fixed.

2.25.14

  • Multisite support improved.
  • CSS outside of the plugin issue fixed.
  • Better number formatting on the dashboard.
  • Lockout email template updated.

2.25.13

  • Ultimate Member compatibility.
  • Fixed conflicting URL parameters in some rare cases.
  • Updated attempts counter logic.

2.25.12

  • Fixed IPv4 validation when passed with a port number.
  • Fixed texts and translations.

2.25.11

  • PHP 8 compatibility fixed.
  • Logs loading issue fixed.
  • Help and Extensions tabs added.
  • Notification about auto updates added.
  • Displaying of plugin version added.
  • Text changes made.

2.25.10

  • Tested with PHP 8.
  • Small styles refactoring.
  • Fixed a rare issue with events log not being displayed correctly.
  • Chart library updated.

2.25.9

  • Welcome page replaced with a modal.

2.25.8

  • Email text, links updated.

2.25.7

  • Country flags added to log.
  • Refresh button added to log.
  • Email text updated.

2.25.6

  • Email links updated.

2.25.5

  • Fixed Woocommerce integration.
  • Updated some interface links.

2.25.4

  • Fixed session error in rare cases.
  • Access rules explained.
  • Improved session behavior on the login page.
  • Fixed warning on some GoDaddy installations.

2.25.3

  • Improved compatibility with WordFence.
  • Better handling of HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR on Debug tab.
  • Added option to hide warning badge.

2.25.2

  • Security indicator fixed for multisite.

2.25.1

  • Added setting to turn the dashboard widged off.
  • The widget is visible to admins only.

2.25.0

  • Dashboard widged added.
  • Security indicator added.

2.24.1

  • Fixed E_ERROR occurring in rare cases when the log table is corrupted.

2.24.0

  • Protection increased: bots can’t parse lockout messages anymore.

2.23.2

  • Cloud: better unlock UX.
  • Litle cleanup.

2.23.1

  • Added infinite scroll for cloud logs.

2.23.0

  • Reduced plugin size by removing obsolete translations.
  • Cleaned up the dashboard.
  • Cloud: added information about auto/manually-blocked IPs.
  • GDPR: added an option to insert a link to a Privacy Policy page via a shortcode, clarified GDPR compliance.

2.22.1

  • IP added to the email subject.

2.22.0

  • Added support of CIDR notation for specifying IP ranges.
  • Texts updated.
  • Refactoring.

2.21.1

  • Fixed: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function stats()
  • Cloud API: added block by country.
  • Refactoring.

2.21.0

  • GDPR compliance: IPs obfuscation replaced with a customizable consent message on the login page.
  • Cloud API: fixed removing of blocked IPs from the access lists under certain conditions.
  • Cloud API: domain for Setup Code is taken from the WordPress settings now.

2.20.6

  • Multisite tab links fixed.

2.20.5

  • Option to show and hide the top-level menu item.

2.20.4

  • Sucuri compatibility verified.
  • Wordfence compatibility verified.
  • Better menu navigation.
  • Timezones fixed for the global chart.

2.20.3

  • More clear wording.
  • Cloud API: fixed double submit in the settings form.
  • Better displaying of stats.

2.20.2

  • Updated email text.

2.20.1

  • New dashboard more clear stats.

2.20.0

  • New dashboard with simple stats.

2.19.2

  • Texts and links updated.

2.19.1

  • Welcome page.
  • Image and text updates.

2.19.0

  • Refactoring.
  • Feedback message location fixed.
  • Text changes.

2.18.0

  • Cloud API: usage chart added.
  • Text changes.

2.17.4

  • Missing jQuery images added.
  • PHP 5 compatibility fixed.
  • Custom App setup link replaced with setup code.

2.17.3

  • Plugin pages message.

2.17.2

  • Lockout notification refactored.

2.17.1

  • CSS cache issue fixed.
  • Notification text updated.

2.17.0

  • Refactoring.
  • Email text and notification updated.
  • New links in the list of plugins.

2.16.0

  • Custom Apps functionality implemented. More details: https://limitloginattempts.com/app/

2.15.2

  • Alternative method of closing the feedback message.

2.15.1

  • Refactoring.

2.15.0

  • Reset password feature has been removed as unwanted.
  • Small refactoring.

2.14.0

  • BuddyPress login error compatibility implemented.
  • UltimateMember compatibility implemented.
  • A PHP warning fixed.

2.13.0

  • Fixed incompatibility with PHP < 5.6.
  • Settings page layout refactored.

2.12.3

  • The feedback message is shown for admins only now, and it can also be closed even if the site has issues with AJAX.

2.12.2

  • Fixed the feedback message not being shown, again.

2.12.1

  • Fixed the feedback message not being shown.

2.12.0

  • Small refactoring.
  • get_message() – fixed error notices.
  • This is the first time we are asking you for a feedback.

2.11.0

  • Blacklisted usernames can’t be registered anymore.

2.10.1

  • Fixed: GDPR compliance option could not be selected on the multisite installations.

2.10.0

  • Debug information has been added for better support.

2.9.0

  • Trusted IP origins option has been added.

2.8.1

  • Extra lockout options are back.

2.8.0

  • The plugin doesn’t trust any IP addresses other than _SERVER[“REMOTE_ADDR”] anymore. Trusting other IP origins make protection useless b/c they can be easily faked. This new version provides a way of secure IP unlocking for those sites that use a reverse proxy coupled with misconfigurated servers that populate _SERVER[“REMOTE_ADDR”] with wrong IPs which leads to mass blocking of users.

2.7.4

  • The lockout alerts can be sent to a configurable email address now.

2.7.3

  • Settings page is moved back to “Settings”.

2.7.2

  • Settings are moved to a separate page.
  • Fixed: login error message. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-change-login-error-message/

2.7.1

  • A security issue inherited from the ancestor plugin Limit Login Attempts has been fixed.

2.7.0

  • GDPR compliance implemented.

  • Fixed: ip_in_range() loop $ip overrides itself causing invalid results.
    https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ip_in_range-loop-ip-overrides-itself-causing-invalid-results/

  • Fixed: the plugin was locking out the same IP address multiple times, each with a different port.
    https://wordpress.org/support/topic/same-ip-different-port/

2.6.3

  • Added support of Sucuri Website Firewall.

2.6.2

  • Fixed the issue with backslashes in usernames.

2.6.1

  • Plugin returns the 403 Forbidden header after the limit of login attempts via XMLRPC is reached.

  • Added support of IP ranges in white/black lists.

  • Lockouts now can be released selectively.

  • Fixed the issue with encoding of special symbols in email notifications.

2.5.0

  • Added Multi-site Compatibility and additional MU settings. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-compatibility-47/

2.4.0

  • Usernames and IP addresses can be white-listed and black-listed now. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/banning-specific-usernames/ https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-831/
  • The lockouts log has been inversed. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/inverse-log/

2.3.0

  • IP addresses can be white-listed now. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/legal-user/
  • A “Gateway” column is added to the lockouts log. It shows what endpoint an attacker was blocked from. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xmlrpc-7/
  • The “Undefined index: client_type” error is fixed. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-notice-when-updating-settings-page/

2.2.0

  • Removed the “Handle cookie login” setting as they are now obsolete.
  • Added bruteforce protection against Woocommerce login page attacks. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-integrate-with-woocommerce-2/
  • Added bruteforce protection against XMLRPC attacks. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xmlrpc-7/

2.1.0

  • The site connection settings are now applied automatically and therefore have been removed from the admin interface.
  • Now compatible with PHP 5.2 to support some older WP installations.

2.0.0

  • fixed PHP Warning: Illegal offset type in isset or empty https://wordpress.org/support/topic/limit-login-attempts-generating-php-errors
  • fixed the deprecated functions issue
    https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-deprecated-function
  • Fixed error with function arguments: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-missing-argument-2-5
  • added time stamp to unsuccessful tries on the plugin configuration page.
  • fixed .po translation files issue.
  • code refactoring and optimization.

Very useful tool

By rhounage on April 12, 2024

Helps you make you site more secure.

Silent safety

By peterincumbria on April 12, 2024

Best safety is when someone else deals with it reliably in the background without me having to do anything, and this does that job, thanks.

Amazing product

By studiokanvas on April 12, 2024

It's one of the few plugins that is a must download for any WP project that I start. I love it. No complaints!

Opinia

By alicjam on April 10, 2024

Bardzo przydatna wtyczka. 100% spełnia swoją funkcję.

Thanks!

By worldpeaceok on April 9, 2024

Thanks for your job!

useful tool

By iain1248 on April 6, 2024

Not only does this block login attempts but shows what username was being tried so you can either change it or strengthen the password

Just excellent

By Knut Sparhell (knutsp) on April 5, 2024

Even with the free edition.

Aún en plan gratuito es muy bueno.

By FantasticoWebSol on April 3, 2024

Totalmente recomendable, seguro, ligero, completo y sin problemas para instalar. Protege bastante bien.

Good

By akwilion on April 3, 2024

fulfills its role

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