Increase WordPress Security – Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
WordPress is now one of the most well-known blog and CMS systems in the world. Like any software, WordPress needs the latest updates. To the Increase WordPress security, you should protect your own website well. You can find many important tips on WordPress security in our WordPress tutorial in the section: Improving WordPress security
At today’s WordPress security tips it’s about the topic: Limit number of login attempts
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Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
WordPress: Limit the number of login attempts
What would WordPress be without all the plugins. As far as the security of WordPress is concerned, this
increase significantly with the help of certain plugins. The number of login attempts on WordPress
to limit, WordPress needs a security plugin. For example this Limit Login Attempts Reloaded plugin,
WP Limit Login Attempts or Limit Login Attemptsto prevent brute force attacks. We have already reported on this: Worst case scenarios of how your site can be damaged
Here is the first example plugin Limit Login Attempts Reloaded to limit the number of login attempts and increase WordPress security.
1. Plugin: Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded stops brute force attacks and optimizes your site’s performance by limiting the number of login attempts that are possible through the normal login, as well as through XMLRPC, Woocommerce, and custom login pages.
This plugin blocks an Internet address (IP) and/or username from further attempts after a set retries limit has been reached, making a brute force attack difficult or impossible.
WordPress allows unlimited login attempts by default. This can make passwords easily brute-force cracked. To avoid this, install the Limit Login Attempts Reloaded.
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Features of Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
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The Limit Login Attempts Reloaded plugin is available in 2 variants. The standard and pro version.
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded Standard Plugin – PRO DOMAIN Starter Free
The Limit Login Attempts Reloaded Standard Plugin offers the following features:
- Limits the number of login retries (per IP)
- Configurable blocking times can be set
- Informs the user of the remaining attempts or lock time on the login page
- Email notification of blocked attempts
- Log blocked attempts
- Safelist/blocklist of IPs and usernames (IP range support)
- It offers Sucuri compatibility
- It offers Wordfence compatibility
- Protection of the XMLRPC interface
- Woocommerce login page protection.
- It offers multisite compatibility with its own MU settings
- Is GDPR compliant
- Support for individual IP origins (Cloudflare, Sucuri etc.)
Costs?
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded Standard Plugin – PER DOMAIN
Starter is in version for free
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded Premium Cloud App – PRO DOMAIN Premium
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded Standard Plugin Cost
The Premium as Premium Cloud App offers the following features:
- Performance Optimizer – Brute force attacks absorbed in the cloud (up to 100,000 requests per month)
- Throttling – Longer lockout intervals every time a hacker/bot tries to log in unsuccessfully
- Automatic backups of all data
- Smart IP Blocking/Unblocking – Ensures the legitimate IPs are automatically allowed
- Synchronized Locks – Locks can be shared between multiple domains
- Synchronized Safelist/Blocklist – Safelist/Blocklist can be shared by multiple domains
- Premium Support – Get answers within 24 hours on the support forum
- Enhanced Lockout Protocols – A lockout protocol with additional features
- CSV download of IP data
- Supports IPv6 safelist/blocklist scopes
- Unblock the blocked admin – Easily unblock the blocked admin from the cloud
Costs?
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded Premium Cloud App – PRO DOMAIN*
Premium is in the version chargeable
The premium version costs $4.99/month. For companies with 20 or more domains, the price is custom.
The German version only offers the 3 variants. In the English version there are additional packages:
Premium Plus at $6.99/monthly, Professional at $9.99/monthly and Agency Plan at $299/yearly.
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded Plugin Installation
To install the Limit Login Attempts Reloaded plugin on WordPress, go to your WordPress site and log in. Then go to Plugins in the left menu and then to Install. In the search field enter the plugin name: Limit Login Attempts Reloaded Finally goes up Install now and Activate
Search for plugin: Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
Install the WordPress plugin Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded Plugin setup
After installing and activating, you can see new icon in the menu on the left.
Click on it to make the settings. You get to the dashboard, which is divided into 4 areas:
Dashboard, Settings, Logs and Debag.
Dashboard area
Dashboard
In the dashboard area you can view the general information as a summary. This is divided into different windows:
- Failed login attempts
- Failed login attempts by country
- Total failed login attempts
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