Whitelist IP For Limit Login Attempts
by Svetoslav Marinov · Login & Users
Also makes 34 other plugins · 11.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you whitelist IP addresses so Limit Login Attempt plugin doesn't block them.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈570 estimated
Momentum
+10%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “logon”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
44 health vs 61 average across 2,213 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 22.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,481 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 7.1.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3935 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 7.1
3.8★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3935 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| logon your tag | #14 | #10 | 0 |
| authentication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| limit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “logon”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “authentication”, “limit” and “login” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 200 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 26 Jan 2016
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 68% of the way through.
Install history since 11 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ unkulunkulu9.0y ago
This is a great added feature to Limit Login Attempts, which solves the problem of entire, trusted ip addresses getting blocked, just because someone messed up logging in. However, there’s quite a lot of self-promoting on the admin page of the plugin. This in itself is not that big a deal, but Chrome warns on the page that: “This page is trying to load scripts from unauthenticated sources”. Chrome blocks the scripts but this is still something that should not happen. I’m not against promoting on the page, but maybe it could be done in a way that doesn’t actively poll the developer’s servers before the user initiates an action.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ schmickler8311.2y ago
This plugin works. The reviewer named sem101 said it puts spam throughout your Admin settings screen, but he is wrong. I have not seen anything at all in the Admin panel that shouldn’t be there. Yes, the plugin author has his picture in the plugin’s setting page, it also has all his social media links… so what, what’s wrong with that? I’ve got this plugin in several of my sites. It’s very simple to use and it works great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sem10111.6y ago
This plugin injects external feeds and spam throughout your Admin settings screen. There’s also a HUGE photo of the developer hotlinking to his site. There’s a PHP Class all the way at the bottom that injects Javascript to dynamically render a widget on the Admin screen. How this got past WP plugin audit/approval beats me. I removed all the code except for the developers Twitter button. It’s small enough to rewrite -or- just delete.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ General Seed12.7y ago
Is ver useful, perfect combination whit ” limit login attemps” Thanks for your job
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oldaccount13.1y ago
Have been testing this plugin on multiple Websites for a couple of weeks and I have not encountered any problems with it. And neither have I found myself locked out of any sites. I love the LIMIT LOGIN ATTEMPTS plugin but the lack of a dashboard white list option really annoyed me. Having this Whitelist IP plugin makes the original more useful. I have tested some other bot-blocking plugins and was not impressed with the user interface and results. So far, I’m glad to recommend the dual plugin strategy.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you whitelist IP addresses so Limit Login Attempt plugin doesn't block them."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,165 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("authentication", "logon", "security" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 600+ → 500+ down after 269 days in tier
- 2025-10-14 700+ → 600+ down after 313 days in tier
- 2024-12-05 800+ → 700+ down after 152 days in tier
- 2024-07-06 900+ → 800+ down after 311 days in tier
- 2023-08-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 1040 days in tier
- 2020-10-24 2K+ → 1K+ down after 416 days in tier
- 2019-09-04 4K+ → 2K+ down after 917 days in tier
- 2017-03-01 5K+ → 4K+ down
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).
- L Limit Login Attempts 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags C
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WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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