WP Limit Login Attempts

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

v2.6.5ArshidUpdated 2026-05-20Added Aug 19, 201510k+ installs92% rating
39
Score
26
Errors
67
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability69

Top Issues by Category

maintainability49
security39
i18n5

Issues Details

93 issues found in latest scan

WARNING13
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING12
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

WARNING8
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable $ip at "SELECT `login_id`, `login_ip`,`login_attempts`,`attempt_time`,`locked_time` FROM `$tablename` WHERE `login_ip` = '$ip' ORDER BY `login_id` DESC LIMIT 1 "

ERROR8
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

ERROR7
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

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

WARNING6
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING5
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $tablename used in $wpdb->get_results()\n$tablename assigned unsafely at line 126.

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']

WARNING4
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersion

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotValidated

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

WARNING3
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERROR3
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

WARNING3
trademarked_term

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "WP Limit Login Attempts" - contains the restricted term "wp" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.SchemaChange

Attempting a database schema change is discouraged.

WARNING2
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

ERROR2
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.

ERROR2
missing_direct_file_access_protection

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

ERROR1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.EnqueuedResourceOffloading.OffloadedContent

Found call to wp_enqueue_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

ERROR1
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $sql used in $wpdb->query()\n$sql assigned unsafely at line 12.

ERROR1
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found $sql

WARNING1
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log

error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

WARNING1
WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.rand_rand

rand() is discouraged. Use the far less predictable wp_rand() instead.

Latest Snapshot

Findings

93

Errors

26

Warnings

67

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 20, 2026

v2.6.5 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 20, 2026

v2.6.5

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Findings
93
Errors
26
Warnings
67
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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