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Limit Login Attempts Security vs htaccess protect

At a glance

  • Limit Login Attempts Security has more active installs: 1M+, against 700+ for htaccess protect.
  • On a typical day, Limit Login Attempts Security is downloaded about 32,854 times, htaccess protect about 5.
  • Limit Login Attempts Security is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 1,489 reviews, against 3.7 from 6 reviews.
  • Limit Login Attempts Security was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jan 23, 2022 for htaccess protect.
  • Limit Login Attempts Security is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.9.20 for htaccess protect.
  • Limit Login Attempts Security has been around longer: since 2016, against 2020 for htaccess protect.

Line by line

Limit Login Attempts Security leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricLimit Login Attempts Securityhtaccess protect
Popular rank#34#7,701
Active installs1M+700+
Downloads, last 30 days2.7M91
Rating4.8(1.5K)3.7(6)
Support threads resolved14%–
Tested up to7.1.45.9.20
Search multiplier×2.15×0.01
Last release5 days ago4 years ago
Requires PHP–5.6

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