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Limit Login Attempts

Shares 2 of phpMyDirectory's 4 tags.

Most installed

Limit Login Attempts

300K+ active installs.

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Authorizer

5.0 out of 5 from 20 reviews.

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WP-Members Membership Plugin

Updated on Oct 27, 2026.

1. 1

   Limit Login Attempts

   by Automattic

   Limit rate of login attempts, including by way of cookies, for each IP. Fully customizable.

   Installs

   300K+

   Rank

   #201

   Rating

   4.6(202)

   Updated

   3 years ago

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2. 2

   WPS Limit Login

   by NicolasKulka

   WPS Limit login limit connection attempts by IP address

   Installs

   100K+

   Rank

   #315

   Rating

   4.9(83)

   Updated

   1 month ago

   Sharesauthenticationlogin

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3. 3

   WP-Members Membership Plugin

   by Chad Butler

   The original WordPress membership plugin with content restriction, user login, custom registration fields, user profiles, and more.

   Installs

   50K+

   Rank

   #748

   Rating

   4.6(272)

   Updated

   12 days ago

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4. 4

   Login for Google Apps by WPAuth

   by Syed Balkhi

   Simple secure login and user management through your Google Workspace for WordPress (using oAuth2 and MFA if enabled).

   Installs

   10K+

   Rank

   #1,904

   Rating

   4.6(64)

   Updated

   1 month ago

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5. 5

   WP Limit Login Attempts

   by Arshid

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

   Installs

   10K+

   Rank

   #1,788

   Rating

   4.6(300)

   Updated

   1 month ago

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6. 6

   Authorizer

   by Paul Ryan

   Authorizer limits login attempts, restricts access to specific users, and authenticates against external sources (OAuth2, Google, LDAP, or CAS).

   Installs

   7K+

   Rank

   #2,645

   Rating

   5.0(20)

   Updated

   1 month ago

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7. 7

   Remember Me Controls

   by Scott Reilly

   Have "Remember Me" checked by default on the login page and configure how long a login is remembered. Or disable the feature altogether.

   Installs

   4K+

   Rank

   #3,572

   Rating

   4.3(7)

   Updated

   2 years ago

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