Title: Plugin bug with password protected wp-admin directory
Last modified: April 6, 2020

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# Plugin bug with password protected wp-admin directory

 *  [vs2020](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vs2020/)
 * (@vs2020)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-bug-with-password-protected-wp-admin-directory/)
 * Hi so we have implemented your Limit Login plugin. Also, we have placed password
   protection via htaccess on the wp-admin directory.
 * However I notice in mobile browsers, that if I access site.com/wp-admin the url
   first asks for user/password as it should (htaccess), however if I hit cancel
   the login page shows up and your plugin counts as one attempt already! Without
   entering the htaccess user/password.
 * Can you please confirm this bug and see if it can be fixed? Thanks!

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-bug-with-password-protected-wp-admin-directory/)
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