Rate Limit Guard

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1. ★★★★★ IainPurdie

   2.2y ago

   I’m on v6.5.4. Installed the plugin, started it going with default settings, and immediately all visitors who weren’t logged-in users received a “critical error” message. This may be down to the WordPress version (untested, in fairness) or another plugin causing incompatibility but I don’t have time to tinker. A shame as it would definitely have helped with some ongoing issues!

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2. ★★★★★ IP Stresser Guard

   2.5y ago

   very Useful! test it

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-10 60+ → 50+ down after 14 days in tier
2. 2026-06-26 50+ → 60+ up after 12 days in tier
3. 2026-06-14 60+ → 50+ down after 71 days in tier
4. 2026-04-04 70+ → 60+ down after 25 days in tier
5. 2026-03-10 60+ → 70+ up after 13 days in tier
6. 2026-02-25 70+ → 60+ down after 26 days in tier
7. 2026-01-30 60+ → 70+ up after 30 days in tier
8. 2025-12-31 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A
• WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• IP Geo Block 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• Stop XML-RPC Attacks 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A

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Rate Limit Guard: 50+ active installs, 3.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/rate-limit-co