wpsnoop: fix Limit Login Attempts plugin conflicts, errors & issues

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Discover which shortcodes wp-options PHP functions database tables and files are created by Limit Login Attempts, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Limit Login Attempts.


Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Limit Login Attempts leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.

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What does Limit Login Attempts version 2.0beta4 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Limit Login Attempts to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 2.0beta4 may have created a different set of shortcodes, used different function names or could have created entirely different database tables to store settings and operate. This is not an exhaustive list but shows how version 2.0beta4 of Limit Login Attempts behaves when installed and removed on a clean installation of WordPress.

We have not tested individual shortcodes, features or settings of this plugin but instead have concentrated on the potential for obvious errors and conflicts which can occur, if you need help with the plugin in your local installation you can get WordPress help and support for Limit Login Attempts by clicking here.

Our testing covered the free version of this plugin there may or may not be a paid version or premium version available for purchase that unlocks additional features and could behave in a slightly or very different manner.

Which new files does Limit Login Attempts add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/ 468.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/images/ 489.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/images/icon_bad.gif 489.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/ 174.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-ca.mo 5.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-ca.po 7.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-cs_CZ.mo 5.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-cs_CZ.po 7.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-de_DE.mo 5.76kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-de_DE.po 7.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-fa_IR.mo 4.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-fa_IR.po 9.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-fi.mo 5.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-fi.po 7.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-fr_FR.mo 5.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-fr_FR.po 7.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-hu_HU.mo 5.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-hu_HU.po 7.78kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-nb_NO.mo 5.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-nb_NO.po 7.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-nl_NL.mo 5.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-nl_NL.po 7.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-ro_RO.mo 5.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-ro_RO.po 7.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-ru_RU.mo 6.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-ru_RU.po 8.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-tr_TR.mo 5.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-tr_TR.po 7.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-zh_TW.mo 5.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages-old/limit-login-attempts-zh_TW.po 7.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages/ 93.52kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages/limit-login-attempts-bg_BG.mo 8.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages/limit-login-attempts-bg_BG.po 13.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages/limit-login-attempts-es_ES.mo 8.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages/limit-login-attempts-es_ES.po 11.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages/limit-login-attempts-pt_BR.mo 8.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages/limit-login-attempts-pt_BR.po 12.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages/limit-login-attempts-sv_SE.mo 8.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages/limit-login-attempts-sv_SE.po 12.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/languages/limit-login-attempts.pot 8.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/limit-login-attempts-admin.php 17.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/limit-login-attempts-options.php 7.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/limit-login-attempts-registrations.php 5.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/limit-login-attempts-upgrade.php 5.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/limit-login-attempts.php 24.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/readme.txt 11.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/screenshot-1.gif 10.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/screenshot-2.gif 10.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/screenshot-3.gif 11.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/screenshot-4.gif 55.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/limit-login-attempts/screenshot-5.gif 40.90kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Limit Login Attempts add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Limit Login Attempts?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Limit Login Attempts?

What new PHP functions does Limit Login Attempts declare when it is active?

Function   Conflicts Common Errors
is_limit_login_multisite 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_limit_login_multisite()
is_limit_login_ok 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_limit_login_ok()
limit_login_add_error_message 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_add_error_message()
limit_login_cleanup 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_cleanup()
limit_login_clear_auth_cookie 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_clear_auth_cookie()
limit_login_error_msg 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_error_msg()
limit_login_failed 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_failed()
limit_login_failed_cookie 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_failed_cookie()
limit_login_failed_cookie_hash 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_failed_cookie_hash()
limit_login_failure_shake 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_failure_shake()
limit_login_fixup_error_messages 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_fixup_error_messages()
limit_login_get_address 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_get_address()
limit_login_get_message 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_get_message()
limit_login_handle_cookies 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_handle_cookies()
limit_login_notify 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_notify()
limit_login_notify_email 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_notify_email()
limit_login_notify_log 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_notify_log()
limit_login_option 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_option()
limit_login_retries_remaining_msg 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_retries_remaining_msg()
limit_login_setup 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_setup()
limit_login_setup_options 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_setup_options()
limit_login_track_credentials 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_track_credentials()
limit_login_update_options 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_update_options()
limit_login_valid_cookie 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_valid_cookie()
limit_login_wp_authenticate_user 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_wp_authenticate_user()
should_limit_login_show_msg 1 conflict Fatal error: Cannot redeclare should_limit_login_show_msg()
is_limit_login_reg_ok 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_limit_login_reg_ok()
is_limit_login_reg_page 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_limit_login_reg_page()
limit_login_add_reg_error_message 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_add_reg_error_message()
limit_login_cast_option 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_cast_option()
limit_login_cast_value 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_cast_value()
limit_login_check_ip 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_check_ip()
limit_login_cleanup_logins 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_cleanup_logins()
limit_login_cleanup_registrations 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_cleanup_registrations()
limit_login_filter_pwd_reset 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_filter_pwd_reset()
limit_login_filter_registration 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_filter_registration()
limit_login_get_array 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_get_array()
limit_login_get_options_from_post 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_get_options_from_post()
limit_login_is_array_autoload 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_is_array_autoload()
limit_login_name 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_name()
limit_login_options_exists 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_options_exists()
limit_login_reg_add 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_reg_add()
limit_login_reg_error_msg 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_reg_error_msg()
limit_login_reg_filter_login_message 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_reg_filter_login_message()
limit_login_require_file 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_require_file()
limit_login_sanitize_options 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_sanitize_options()
limit_login_setup_statistics 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_setup_statistics()
limit_login_statistic_get 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_statistic_get()
limit_login_statistic_get_info 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_statistic_get_info()
limit_login_statistic_inc 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_statistic_inc()
limit_login_statistic_set 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_statistic_set()
limit_login_store_array 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_store_array()
limit_login_user_has_level 0 conflicts Fatal error: Cannot redeclare limit_login_user_has_level()

Using Limit Login Attempts from the command line with WP-CLI

The following commands are provided for convenience and should only be used if you understand how WP-CLI works. These commands refer to a single WordPress instance and may need to be modified if you are working with a Multisite installation.


How to install Limit Login Attempts from the command line with WP-CLI

Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:

wp plugin install limit-login-attempts


How to activate Limit Login Attempts from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate Limit Login Attempts after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install limit-login-attempts --activate


How to reinstall Limit Login Attempts from the command line with WP-CLI

To force a reinstallation of Limit Login Attempts which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:

wp plugin install limit-login-attempts --force


How to update Limit Login Attempts to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update limit-login-attempts


How to delete Limit Login Attempts from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete limit-login-attempts

Where can you download earlier versions of Limit Login Attempts?

Whenever possible you should use the latest version of plugins and themes, however if you have recently updated and discovered that you need to install an earlier version you may be able to download other versions of Limit Login Attempts from the WordPress repository by visiting this link.

Please note that installing earlier versions of a theme or plugin is not generally a recommended course of action for most users and could re-introduce security, stability or other issues in Limit Login Attempts

About our testing enviroment

Tests were conducted using Apache 2.4.29, PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 18.04, MySQL 5.7.33 and WordPress 5.9

It is very possible that different versions of PHP such as PHP 8.0, PHP 7.4, or PHP 7.3 could behave differently with Limit Login Attempts. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.