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WPS Limit Login
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
100,000
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs
14
Days since the last release
Group median: 12
4.9
out of 5, from 83 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
0.0%
Support threads marked resolved, two months
Group: 68.2%
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What is WPS Limit Login and who is behind it?
WPS Limit Login is a WordPress plugin in the “Security” field, made by NicolasKulka. It has been listed in the directory since 2 Mar 2018, so for 8 years. NicolasKulka has 4 plugins with at least 10,000 installs in the census. With 100,000 to 199,999 active installs it belongs to the 100,000 to 999,999 installs group; its last release came 14 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“WPS Limit login limit connection attempts by IP address”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sept 2026
When was WPS Limit Login last released?
The last release of WPS Limit Login came 14 days before the reference date; the group median is 12 days.
How many installs does WPS Limit Login have?
WPS Limit Login had 100,000 to 199,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 219 plugins had a higher band and 179 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant figure: 100,000 means at least 100,000 and at most 199,999.
Which WordPress version is WPS Limit Login tested with?
No directory notice: tested up to WordPress 7.1, while core stood at 7.1 on the reference date. The notice appears once the field falls below 6.9; that applied to 8.0% of the group.
How does WPS Limit Login compare with its group?
The group holds 399 listed plugins. 51.6% of them had a more recent last release than WPS Limit Login; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Figure | WPS Limit Login | Group, 399 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 14 | median 12 |
| Rating | 4.9 (83) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | 0.0% | 68.2% |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 47.6% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | not stated | most often 7.4 (41.6%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | wps-limit-login |
|---|---|
| Author | NicolasKulka |
| Active installs | 100,000 to 199,999 |
| Last release | 14 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 4.2 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Rating | 4.9 out of 5 from 83 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | 0 of 1 marked resolved |
| Listed since | 2 Mar 2018 |
| Total downloads | 1,044,417, updates included |
| Tags | authentication, limit-login, login, security, wps-limit-login |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| authentication | 9 | 2 | 154 |
| limit-login | 2 | 1 | 57 |
| login | 38 | 6 | 71 |
| security | 79 | 20 | 16 |
| wps-limit-login | 1 | 1 | 14 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2018
WPS Limit Login has been listed since 2 Mar 2018. Of the 211 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2018, 89.1% released within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
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| Advanced Access Manager | 100,000 to 199,999 | 95 days before the reference date | 4.2 (420) |
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| CloudSecure WP Security | 100,000 to 199,999 | 1 day before the reference date | 5.0 (2) |
| InfiniteWP Client | 200,000 to 299,999 | 9 days before the reference date | 4.4 (177) |
| Jetpack Protect | 100,000 to 199,999 | 16 days before the reference date | 4.6 (123) |
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hafenstudios (2026): WPS Limit Login, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/wps-limit-login/
Source and status
All values come from the full pull of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself, see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.
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