Limit Login Attempts

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

v1.7.2AutomatticUpdated 2023-04-04Added Jan 15, 2009300k+ installs92% rating
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Security0
Repo83
Performance100
Maintainability87

Top Issues by Category

Issues Details

119 issues found in latest scan

ERROR53
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$client_type_direct'.

ERROR16
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.

WARNING12
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_POST['allowed_lockouts'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

WARNING10
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['allowed_lockouts']

WARNING7
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['allowed_lockouts']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERROR6
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "add_user_meta()" requires WordPress 3.0.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 2.8.0.

WARNING4
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "is_limit_login_ip_whitelisted".

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.I18n.UnorderedPlaceholdersText

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in 'It appears the site is reached through a proxy server (proxy IP: %s, your IP: %s)'.

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING1
WordPress.WP.DeprecatedFunctions.get_userdatabyloginFound

get_userdatabylogin() has been deprecated since WordPress version 3.3.0. Use get_user_by('login') instead.

ERROR1
missing_direct_file_access_protection

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

ERROR1
no_license

Missing "License". Please update your readme with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.2 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

ERROR1
plugin_header_no_license

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

Latest Snapshot

Findings

119

Errors

81

Warnings

38

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 19, 2026

v1.7.2 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 19, 2026

v1.7.2

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Latest

Findings
119
Errors
81
Warnings
38
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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