denied for too many attempts : please try again later

Exact same here. There’s a reddit thread on this issue. Some doubt as to whether it’s more GoDaddy problems or the plugin itself.

One correct login and I also get the “Denied for Too Many Attempts”. This appeared to start after either Limit Login Attempts Reloaded and/or GoDaddy changed up configurations in November. Before early November, the plugin was basically invisible. While it was present in the dashboard, there was no way to delete it and it never annoyed with marketing messages. About a week ago I had to do some routine updates and content changes for the client and I was immediately locked out. There was also a new Captcha presented. After enteringd proper credentials and the new captcha, the WordFene 2FA request presented, once that was entered, I was locked out with the “Denied for two many attempts, please try again later”.

I run WordFence Premium on client sites. That plugin manages any login attempts and allows me to set 2FA up. WordFence has been working fine for several years, but all of a sudden “Limit Login Attempts Reloaded” has taken over. Even after seven hours of tech support from GoDaddy, the combination of this POS plugin and GoDaddy’s POS Business Managed WordPress hosting, are locking me out.

While I can log in via my client “Hub” (and others can login in via their GoDaddy account), doing so adds five steps.)

As if it can get worse, GoDaddy has installed a free version of this that annoys you with “Buy our Cloud version”. Also, even with the settings relaxed to kick in at 25 bad logins, this plugin still shuts you down (even if you enter proper credentials.)

For an addition fail, the plugin is ignoring settings that are suppose to whitelist a user name.

There also does not appear to be any way to clear history. Speaking of history, on this client’s site the last recorded lockout was on April 2021. According to GoDaddy support, you only get updated logs if you pay for the premium version.

Bad plugin and a really bad execution by GoDaddy.
Suggested move? Fire GoDaddy, then maybe this plugin is worthwhile as a one-trick pony.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by Wudman. Reason: add detail

thank you for your response, would you all know the support email/number for WordPress. So far Goddaddy has not been any help on this.

I just ended a conversation with GoDaddy’s “Advanced Tech Support”. It has been like talking to a wall. The last thing the moron said after he asked me to try logging in using an incognito browser was, “the site is working fine, all looks good on our end”. This is after I sent him three images from three different private/incognito browsers showing the Denied because of too many attempts. screen.

I also sent the ATS support images of the 2FA authorization screen that only appears when I enter the proper password. To add some special lack of awareness, this allegedly advance tech support agent told me to disable the plugin. Apparently he is not familiar with his own product. Otherwise he’d know that Limit Login Attempts Reloaded does not show up in the Plug-ins list.

So my fix is going to be pretty simple. We are firing GoDaddy and moving the client’s site. It is the last active client site on GoDaddy. Perfect timing too since the client’s subscription expires in January 2023.

The error: “denied for too many attempts” is coming from another plugin. We don’t have it in LLAR. Try disabling Wordfence temporarily and see if that makes a difference.

I don’t have Wordfence (not something I’ve added and not listed in my plugins) so I don’t think it can be that. I’ve got the same problem with the “denied for too many attempts” comment! Driving me insane. Seems to be a common problem so I hope there is a fix soon ??

We started our website with GoDaddy in November, and the message barely started popping up every time we select “authors.”

GoDaddy was absolutely no help, and I hope they fix this problem soon.