To limit login attempts in WordPress, first copy the code from step 1 in the functions.php file. Then specify in the code that the user will be blocked after entering the wrong password several times, then save the file.
To redirect pages in WordPress without plugins, first copy the code of step 2 in the functions.php file, then change the "from" and "to" URLs to your desired URLs, and save the file.
To create a child theme, first find the "Text Domain" of your current theme in the stylesheet file. Then create the three files described in step two, zip them, and upload them to the site's themes section.