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WP Limit Login Attempts

by Arshid · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 15 Sep 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Limit Login Attempts
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Limit Login Attempts still maintained?
Yes. Last release 15 Sep 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 15 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Limit Login Attempts, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer arshidkv12 since Aug 2015. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Limit Login Attempts removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Limit Login Attempts safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.0.1). Not on the exploited list. 27 Dec 2022 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Limit Login Attempts update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.6.6. No one-star spike after it. 15 Sep 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
arshidkv1219 Aug 2015 to 15 Sep 2026, 167 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
50 days ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Limit Login Attempts
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 15 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star263
4 star4
3 star3
2 star6
1 star24
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 2.0.1).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
27 Dec 2022WP Limit Login Attempts <= 2.6.4 - IP Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass6.5<= 2.6.4Not affectedn/a
5 Sep 2015WP Limit Login Attempts < 2.0.1 - SQL Injection9.8< 2.0.12.0.1n/a

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Limit Login Attempts
4 May 202650
11 May 2026126
18 May 2026207
25 May 2026137
1 Jun 2026132
8 Jun 2026156
15 Jun 2026148
22 Jun 2026136
29 Jun 2026150
6 Jul 2026170
13 Jul 2026150
20 Jul 2026169
27 Jul 2026167
3 Aug 2026202
10 Aug 2026197
17 Aug 2026187
24 Aug 2026262
31 Aug 2026174
7 Sep 2026160
14 Sep 20266,418
21 Sep 20261,093
28 Sep 2026787
5 Oct 2026667
12 Oct 2026624
19 Oct 2026908
26 Oct 2026648
2 Nov 2026108

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 8% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.6.6
AuthorArshid
Added19 Aug 2015
Last updated15 Sep 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagslogin, limit login, authentication

Other plugins by this author: Database Addon for Contact Form 7 - CFDB7, WP SMTP Mailer - SMTP7, Quick View For WooCommerce, AMP Contact FORM 7 - AMPCF7, HTML Contact Form, Auth Space - Custom Login, Registration & Password Reset Pages

Questions

Is WP Limit Login Attempts still maintained?

Yes. Last release 15 Sep 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Limit Login Attempts, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer arshidkv12 since Aug 2015.

Was WP Limit Login Attempts removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is WP Limit Login Attempts safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.0.1). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest WP Limit Login Attempts update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.6.6. No one-star spike after it.

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