Title: Numvra Login Attempt Limiter
Author: numvra
Published: <strong>October 26, 2026</strong>
Last modified: October 26, 2026

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# Numvra Login Attempt Limiter

 By [numvra](https://profiles.wordpress.org/numvra/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/numvra-login-attempt-limiter.1.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/numvra-login-attempt-limiter/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/numvra-login-attempt-limiter/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/numvra-login-attempt-limiter/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/numvra-login-attempt-limiter/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/numvra-login-attempt-limiter/)

## Description

Counts failed logins and locks out the address that keeps guessing, with a log of
what was tried and a longer lockout each time it comes back.

 * Locks an address out after N failures inside a window you choose
 * Each repeat makes the next lockout longer, so a bot gives up before you do
 * A log of every failed attempt: when, from where, and which username was tried
 * Unlock an address in one click when it was you
 * An allowlist, so a mistyped password can never lock you out of your own site
 * Replaces WordPress’s error message, which otherwise confirms that a username 
   exists
 * A successful sign-in clears that address’s record
 * History pruned automatically after the number of days you set

Fully translatable. Translations are handled by translate.wordpress.org,
 so no 
language files ship with the plugin.

## Screenshots

[⌊Current lockouts, and the history of what was tried from where.⌉⌊Current lockouts,
and the history of what was tried from where.⌉[

Current lockouts, and the history of what was tried from where.

## Installation

 1. In the WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
 2. Upload numvra-login-attempt-limiter.zip and activate it.
 3. Open Tools  Login Attempts.

## FAQ

### Does it need any external service?

No. The plugin is plain PHP, it makes no outbound request and it bundles no
 third-
party library.

### Who can use it?

Administrator only.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Numvra Login Attempt Limiter” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ numvra ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/numvra/)

[Translate “Numvra Login Attempt Limiter” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/numvra-login-attempt-limiter)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/numvra-login-attempt-limiter/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/numvra-login-attempt-limiter/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/numvra-login-attempt-limiter/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/numvra-login-attempt-limiter/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.1

 * Prefixed every function, option, nonce and menu slug.
 * Moved all inline JavaScript into an enqueued asset file.
 * Dropped the bundled translation files and load_plugin_textdomain().
 * Every database query now goes through $wpdb->prepare().

#### 1.0.0

 * First release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **1 week ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [Brute Force](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/brute-force/)[limit login](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/limit-login/)
   [lockout](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lockout/)[login security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login-security/)
   [security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/numvra-login-attempt-limiter/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ numvra ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/numvra/)

## Support

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