Title: Any known limitations with HTTPS/ Cloudflare/ WPEngine
Last modified: December 2, 2020

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# Any known limitations with HTTPS/ Cloudflare/ WPEngine

 *  Resolved [rosshanrahan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rosshanrahan/)
 * (@rosshanrahan)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-known-limitations-with-https-cloudflare-wpengine/)
 * Hi,
 * This plug-in looks great, but installing it caused my entire wordpress site to
   become extremely sluggish and ultimately unresponsive.
    Cloudflare sent me an
   error message saying the problem was likely due to excessive requests on the 
   server.
 * The problem resolved when I removed IP Based Login, but when I tried to install
   it again the same thing happened.
 * I just wondered if you were aware of potential issues that could be causing this.
   I wonder if it’s a redirect loop, or a problem with HTTPS, or caching from WPEngine
   or Cloudflare?
 * I just thought I’d ask if there are any known scenarios where IP Based Login 
   could cause a redirect loop or excess server demands etc?
 * Thanks for your advice,
 * Ross
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fany-known-limitations-with-https-cloudflare-wpengine%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [brijeshk89](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brijeshk89/)
 * (@brijeshk89)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-known-limitations-with-https-cloudflare-wpengine/#post-13749061)
 * Hi,
 * Sorry for the inconvenience caused.
 * This is the first report about such issue.
 * I will try to setup a similar environment and try to replicate the issue.
 * Or if you have a dev site where I can check this please send me an email with
   the details at brijeshk89[@]gmail[.]com
    A dev site will help to debug the issue
   faster.
 *  Thread Starter [rosshanrahan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rosshanrahan/)
 * (@rosshanrahan)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-known-limitations-with-https-cloudflare-wpengine/#post-13749835)
 * Thanks Brijesh for taking the time to respond, and I really appreciate your offer
   of assistance.
 * **It appears the issue has been resolved now.**
 * It looks like it was caused by a redirect loop related to HTTP/HTTPS, CloudFlare
   and another plug-in I had installed from a while ago, Really Simple SSL. Deactivating
   Really Simple SSL seems to have now allowed IP Based Plug in to work without 
   issue.
 * Thanks again!
 * Ross
 *  Plugin Author [brijeshk89](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brijeshk89/)
 * (@brijeshk89)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-known-limitations-with-https-cloudflare-wpengine/#post-13750113)
 * Hi,
 * Glad to know you were able to find the real cause of the issue.
 * Happy to hear you are now able to use IP Based Login without any issues.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-known-limitations-with-https-cloudflare-wpengine/#post-13750113)
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