//enable LOGIN PAGE "allower" extra-step
		//	if(empty($opts['login_allowance']))			{ $opts['login_allowance']=1; }
		//	if(empty($opts['message_for_login_allow']))	{ $opts['message_for_login_allow']='Enter <b>hello</b> to continue..';	}
		//	if(empty($opts['hint']))					{ $opts['hint']='hello'; }
		//	if(empty($opts['hint_attempts']))			{ $opts['hint_attempts']=3; }
		//	if(empty($opts['block_minutes']))			{ $opts['block_minutes']=5; }
		//	if(empty($opts['allowed_login_days']))		{ $opts['allowed_login_days']=1; }
		//	if(empty($opts['encrypt_salt']))			{ $opts['encrypt_salt']=rand(1,11111111)*rand(1,11111111); }
		//	if(empty($opts['blocked_login_ips']))		{ $opts['blocked_login_ips']=array(); }
		//	if(empty($opts['allowed_login_ips']))		{ $opts['allowed_login_ips']=array(); }


			
		//check if we are on login page to show LOGIN_ALLOWANCE
			add_action('plugins_loaded',	array($this, 'login_page_allowance') ); 


















	// =============== make protection of LOGIN PAGE itself ===================== //
	
	public function login_page_allowance(){
		$opts= $this->my_options_array;
	  //if functionality not implemented by user, then return back ...
		if (empty($opts['login_allowance'])) {return true;}
	  //if user is on login page
		if(IsLoginPage__LRL){   $passed=false;
			
		  //if IP is blacklisted at all...
			if( "blockedddd" == $this->ALLOWED_IP_counting('login_allowancee__LRL', "NEED_ANSWERR")) { exit('BLOCKED! WAIT '. BLOCK_mins_remaining__LRL .' minutes'); }
			
		  //otherwise, continue...
			$this->user_cookiename = $this->userip.'__'.$this->simple_encrypt($this->userip, $opts['encrypt_salt']);

		  //if form was submited...
			if(!empty($_POST['hint'])){
			  //if correctly entered, then let him free for 5 days...
				if($_POST['hint'] == $opts['hint']){
					$rand= $this->RandomString();
					$passed=true; setcookie($this->user_cookiename, $rand, time()+ 24*60*60 * $opts['allowed_login_days'], '/'); 
					$_COOKIE[$this->user_cookiename]='allowedd';
					$opts['allowed_login_ips'][$this->userip][$rand]['code']=$rand;
					$opts['allowed_login_ips'][$this->userip][$rand]['time']=time();
					update_option($this->my_options_name, $opts);
					return;
				}
			  //if incorrectly entered, then show form.
				else{	$this->ALLOWED_IP_counting('login_allowancee__LRL', "UPDATE_ANSWERR");	$this->ShowForm();exit;	}
			}
		  //if form not submited, but just entered the login page
			else{
			  //if COOKIE was not set for user, then show him FORM
				if(!isset($_COOKIE[$this->user_cookiename])){ $this->ShowForm(); exit; }
			  //if COOKIE was set..
				else{
					$ck_VALUE = $_COOKIE[$this->user_cookiename];  
				  // if value is set INCORRECTLY (tries faking??), then show him form..
					if(!array_key_exists($ck_VALUE, $opts['allowed_login_ips'][$this->userip] ) ){ 
						$answer = $this->ALLOWED_IP_counting('login_allowancee__LRL', "UPDATE_ANSWERR");
						$message= '<div style="color:red;">Remains '.( $opts['hint_attempts'] - ( is_numeric($answer) ? $answer : 0) ).' attempts.<br/></div>' ;
						$this->ShowForm($message);
						exit;	 
					}
				  //if value is set correctly, but time have gone..
					elseif( $opts['allowed_login_ips'][$this->userip][$ck_VALUE]['time'] < time() + 24*60*60*$opts['allowed_login_days']){
						$this->ShowForm();
						exit;
					}
				  //else, let him free!   (just reset counter)
					else{   $this->ALLOWED_IP_counting('login_attempts_gstsa', "RESET_COUNTERR", $this->userip); }
				}
			}
		}
	}


	public function ShowForm($message=false){ $opts= $this->my_options_array; 
		echo '
		<style>
		body {background: #82de82; text-align: center; } 
		* {position:relative;}
		.mainDIV{margin: 0 0 0 0; top: 30px; }
		.mainDIV .title{font-size: 2em; }
		input { border-radius: 5px; margin: 10px; height: 50px; font-size: 2em; box-shadow: 0px 0px 1px red;  }
		input[type="submit"] {font-size:2em;}
		</style>
		<div class="mainDIV"><div class="title">'.$opts['message_for_login_allow'] .'</div><form action="" method="post"  ><input type="text" name="hint" value="" class="smth1 inptt" /><br/><input type="submit" value="SUBMIT" class="submitttt" /></form>'.( $message ? $message : '').  '</div>';
	}


	public function ALLOWED_IP_counting($action_name='',  $operation="", $username ='_'){ 
		$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];  $u = $username; 
		$opts= $this->my_options_array;

		$attempts = get_option($action_name);
		//if first time when IP fails
		if(empty($attempts) || empty($attempts[$ip]) || empty($attempts[$ip][$u])){		
				$attempts[$ip][$u]['count']		= 0; 
				$attempts[$ip][$u]['lock']		= false;
				$attempts[$ip][$u]['lastTime']	= time();
				update_option($action_name, $attempts); 
				return "started_user";
		}
		//if this is not first time, when IP fails, then check details...
		else {
			$minutes_after_lastFail = intval((time() - intval($attempts[$ip][$u]['lastTime']) )/60);
			if(!defined('BLOCK_mins_remaining__LRL')) { define('BLOCK_mins_remaining__LRL', ceil( $opts['block_minutes'] - $minutes_after_lastFail )  ); }

			// IN CASE WE ARE REQUESTING only ANSWER if user is locked
			if ($operation=="NEED_ANSWERR") {  
				//if user is not locked
				if($attempts[$ip][$u]['lock'] == false){  return "alloweddd";  	}
				//if locked,and block period now
				elseif ($opts['block_minutes'] > $minutes_after_lastFail ){	return "blockedddd"; }
				//else (if locked,and block period gone)
				return "blockperiod passed";
			}
			//IF WE ARE RESETTING values
			elseif($operation=='RESET_COUNTERR'){
				$attempts[$ip][$u]['count']		= 0; 
				$attempts[$ip][$u]['lastTime']	= time(); 
				$attempts[$ip][$u]['lock']		= false;
				update_option($action_name, $attempts); 
				return "resetedd";
			}
			//in case we can make it to update value
			else{  // "UPDATE_ANSWERR"
				//if IP not blocked 
				if	($attempts[$ip][$u]['lock'] == false){
					//if maximum attempts yet NOT reached
					if($attempts[$ip][$u]['count'] < $opts['hint_attempts']) {	
						$attempts[$ip][$u]['count']		= $attempts[$ip][$u]['count'] + 1; 
						$attempts[$ip][$u]['lastTime']	= time(); 
						$attempts[$ip][$u]['lock']		= false;
					}
					//else if maximum failed attempts reached,  set him LOCK
					else  {	
						$attempts[$ip][$u]['count']		= 0; 	 
						$attempts[$ip][$u]['lastTime']	= time();
						$attempts[$ip][$u]['lock'] 		= true;
					}
				}
				//if IP blocked
				else {
					//IF STILL in BLOCKED PERIOD, THEN DO NOTHING INCREASE/DECREASE OPERATION...
					if ($opts['block_minutes'] > $minutes_after_lastFail ){
						$attempts[$ip][$u]['count']		= 0; 
						$attempts[$ip][$u]['lock']		= true;
						$attempts[$ip][$u]['lastTime']	= $attempts[$ip][$u]['lastTime'];
					}
					//if BLOCKED PERIOD has gone, we need to reset counter
					else{
						$attempts[$ip][$u]['count']		= 0; 
						$attempts[$ip][$u]['lock']		= false;
						$attempts[$ip][$u]['lastTime']	= time();
					}  
				}
				//trigger UPDATE
				update_option($action_name, $attempts); 
				$answer =  $opts['hint_attempts']-$attempts[$ip][$u]['count'];
				return $answer;
			}
		}
	}