Title: WP Login Attempts Author: Galaxy Weblinks Published: December 13, 2019 Last modified: April 30, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-login-attempts/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2211370) ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-login-attempts/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=3096549) # WP Login Attempts By [Galaxy Weblinks](https://profiles.wordpress.org/galaxyweblinks/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-login-attempts.5.5.zip) * [Details](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-login-attempts/#description) * [Reviews](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-login-attempts/#reviews) * [Installation](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-login-attempts/#installation) * [Development](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-login-attempts/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-login-attempts/) ## Description WP login attempts is a security plugin which can add Google reCAPTCHA to the WordPress login page, and protect the site from brute force attacks. Brute Force Attack tries usernames and passwords over and over again, until it gets in. WP Login Attempts limit rate of login attempts and blocks IP temporarily. It detects bots by captcha verification. This plugin supports Google reCAPTCHA Version 2 and Version 3. Also, you can monitor failed login attempts and error logs. WP login attempts plugin gives you the ability to change the URL of the login page to anything you want. This plugin restricts access to the wp-admin and wp-login. php page, so you can bookmark or remember the URL for future. Deactivating this plugin brings your site back exactly to the state it was before. WP login attempts is a very lightweight plugin that lets you customize your WordPress admin login page easily and safely. This plugin allows you to change the background colour, background image, custom logo, logo Link, hide your password on the form and many more features through custom CSS. Features Allows the maximum number of attempts to the login page Notify the user about remaining retries or lockout time on the login page Monitor error Logs and email notifications Disable the limit login feature without disabling the plugin Google reCAPTCHA v2 Google reCAPTCHA v3 Hides wp-login.php, wp-admin directory and blocks access Allows you to rename login URL Custom Logo in the login form Background Color and Background image on the login form page Here’s a link to the documentation for the plugin. This will help you learn more about its features and how to use it. **[Documentation](https://wp-plugins.galaxyweblinks.com/wp-plugins/wp-login-attempts/doc/)** For any feedback or queries regarding this plugin, please contact our [Support team](https://wp-plugins.galaxyweblinks.com/contact/). ## Screenshots * [[ * Required reCAPTCHA enable * [[ * Too many logins failed attempts. * [[ * Google ReCaptcha version 2 * [[ * Google ReCaptcha version 3 * [[ * Login attempts setting page * [[ * reCaptcha setting page * [[ * Lockout logs * [[ * Statistics * [[ * Login page design * [[ * Hide login URL * [[ * Preview hide login URL and login page design ## Installation 1. Download and extract plugin files to a wp-content/plugin directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in the WordPress admin. 3. The page will redirect you to the settings or go to the under Setting menu -> WP Login Attempts sub menu page. ## FAQ ### I locked myself out testing maximum login attempts, what do I do? Either wait or: If you have FTP / ssh access to the site rename the file “wp-content/plugins/wp- login-attempts” to deactivate the plugin. If you have access to the database (for example through phpMyAdmin) you can clear the wla_lim_lockouts_cal option in the wordpress options table. In a default setup this would work: “UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = ” WHERE option_name = ‘wla_lim_lockouts_cal’” ### Why am I seeing, “Please wait 20 minutes” error message when I try to login? You’ve tried to log in with the wrong password or username more than four times. Please wait for 20 minutes, then reset the password by clicking “Lost your password” link. ### I forgot my login URL? Either go to your MySQL database and look for the value of wla_lim_hide_login_page in the options table or remove the wp-login-attempts folder from your plugins folder, log in through wp-login.php and reinstall the plugin. ### Is it working in localhost? Yes, It will work on your local machine also. ### How to get Google reCAPTCHA Site Key and Secret Key? 1] To get the Site Key and Secret Key, go to the Google reCAPTCHA Admin Console. URL: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin#list 2] Sign into your Google account to proceed to the reCAPTCHA dashboard. 3] After Sign in, you will be redirected to your Google reCAPTCHA dashboard. 4] Now, you will need to provide your domain( website URL) and specify the reCAPTCHA version to create Site Key and Secret Key. 5] You can also read our Step-by-Step Instructions in Detail. ### Captcha image is not working, How to solve it? Go to the reCaptcha setting and click the Get the API key link. once you create a new key from google admin console [ https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin#list] please don’t forget to add your domain/site. Copy the Site and Secret key and paste them in our Google reCaptcha setting page. ### Can we disable the login limit feature without disabling the plugin? Yes, there is an option to disable in the plugin attempts settings menu. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/79f9621d8ac9c50db9dc0c996ce6210158879b5048dffaeb97b793e050fabccf? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Wont let me login](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wont-let-me-login-4/)󠁿 [ssiddiqi4](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ssiddiqi4/) July 30, 2025 It will not let me login to my WP admin panel after I activate it. I had to delete the plugin by ftp-ing to the server. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/590c1a85322729f2345aa128684db6522b37951ea328215b6f501ed8439c0a91? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Outstanding!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/outstanding-552/)󠁿 [Jimmy Lee](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shirtguy72/) May 8, 2022 Thank you for this plugin! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c23d3114df377963e4e0e1e967e989656dc770a8ac2794f55c0db4df7495940? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice plugin.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-plugin-4064/)󠁿 [ilhan oğlakçıoğlu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ogogi/) January 30, 2021 1 reply Thank you man… It simply handles the work of 4 different plugins. I will use it on about 250 of my sites. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/93675b5dd86a0df8212f0ceb415a046a5c241b5acc1a3d470b9ffbb59f0f3a86? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very good](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-good-4378/)󠁿 [AlfredG](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alfredg/) October 6, 2020 Very good protection, i used two other plugins for the login redirect and the login attempt blokker. With tis one you have much more. Google Recaptcha but also you can easyly ajust the lohin page to your own tast. and al with very efficient code. I like it a lot. [ Read all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-login-attempts/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP Login Attempts” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Galaxy Weblinks ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/galaxyweblinks/) “WP Login Attempts” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-login-attempts/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “WP Login Attempts” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-login-attempts) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-login-attempts/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-login-attempts/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-login-attempts/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-login-attempts/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 5.5 Stable Release #### 5.4 Stable Release #### 5.3 Stable Release #### 5.2 Stable Release #### 5.1 Stable Release #### 5.0 Second Stable Release #### 4.0 Added* the option to disable the limit login feature without disabling the plugin. Fixed* the update notice issue. #### 3.0 Fixed some minor issues #### 2.0 Fixed UI issues and style setting options. #### 1.0 First Stable Release ## Meta * Version **5.5** * Last updated **12 months ago** * Active installations **300+** * WordPress version ** 4.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-login-attempts/) and [Korean](https://ko.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-login-attempts/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-login-attempts) * Tags * [Login Attempts](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login-attempts/)[login limit](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login-limit/) [login link](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login-link/)[login recaptcha](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login-recaptcha/) * [Advanced View](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-login-attempts/advanced/) ## Ratings 4 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-login-attempts/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-login-attempts/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-login-attempts/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-login-attempts/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-login-attempts/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-login-attempts/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-login-attempts/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Galaxy Weblinks ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/galaxyweblinks/) ## Support Got something to say? 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