Alternatives to Email Login

Use your email address instead of a username to log into your WordPress.

Snapshot
Rating: 4.9/5 (27 reviews)
Downloads: 134,148
Active installs: 6,000
Maintenance score: 16/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 2.8
Tested up to: 4.8.21
Requires PHP: f

Top alternatives

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Limit Login Attempts
Limit Login Attempts
Limit rate of login attempts, including by way of cookies, for each IP. Fully customizable.
(202)
Updated 1139d ago
300,000 installs2,284,168 downloads29/100 • Possibly abandoned
InfiniteWP Client
InfiniteWP Client
Install this plugin on unlimited sites and manage them all from a central dashboard. This plugin communicates with your InfiniteWP Admin Panel.
(177)
Updated 81d ago
200,000 installs8,255,992 downloads68/100 • Actively maintained
Two Factor
Two Factor
Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) using time-based one-time passwords (TOTP), email, and backup verification codes.
(202)
Updated 51d ago
100,000 installs1,608,228 downloads73/100 • Actively maintained
WPS Limit Login
WPS Limit Login
WPS Limit login limit connection attempts by IP address
(83)
Updated 328d ago
100,000 installs944,558 downloads44/100 • Stale
WP-Members Membership Plugin
WP-Members Membership Plugin
The original WordPress membership plugin with content restriction, user login, custom registration fields, user profiles, and more.
(271)
Updated 79d ago
50,000 installs3,995,643 downloads67/100 • Actively maintained
Google Authenticator
Google Authenticator
Google Authenticator for your WordPress blog.
(135)
Updated 40d ago
20,000 installs705,345 downloads78/100 • Actively maintained
WP Limit Login Attempts
WP Limit Login Attempts
Limit rate of login attempts and block IP temporarily. Brute force attack protection. GDPR compliant. Captcha enabled.
(300)
Updated 652d ago
10,000 installs442,373 downloads27/100 • Possibly abandoned
Login for Google Apps
Login for Google Apps
Simple secure login and user management through your Google Workspace for WordPress (using oAuth2 and MFA if enabled).
(64)
Updated 374d ago
10,000 installs664,788 downloads32/100 • Possibly abandoned
Application Passwords
Application Passwords
Creates unique passwords for applications to authenticate users without revealing their main passwords.
(31)
Updated 1837d ago
10,000 installs388,641 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Require Auth Users REST Endpoint
Require Auth Users REST Endpoint
Require authentication when accessing the /wp-json/wp/v2/users REST API endpoint.
(0)
Updated 125d ago
30 installs1,079 downloads50/100 • Maintained
WP OpenId Selector
WP OpenId Selector
Adaptation of OpenId Selector for wordpress
(0)
Updated 5587d ago
20 installs4,073 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Magento User Compatibility
Magento User Compatibility
This plugin will automatically rehash the passwords of users you have beforehand imported from a Magento database to your WP database.
(3)
Updated 3471d ago
10 installs2,481 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Prestashop User Compatibility
Prestashop User Compatibility
This plugin will automatically rehash the passwords of users you have beforehand imported from a Prestashop database to your WP database.
(2)
Updated 3472d ago
10 installs3,995 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Shared Users
Shared Users
Have your blog run off the user table of another blog, in the same database.
(0)
Updated 6430d ago
10 installs3,416 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Restrict Role Login
Restrict Role Login
Allows administrators to restrict user login based on user roles.
(0)
Updated 3625d ago
10 installs1,556 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Deactivate WordPress Users
Deactivate WordPress Users
Allows admins to deactivate a user as opposed to deleting a user. Works with web and XML-RPC based authentication.
(1)
Updated 4349d ago
10 installs1,801 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Rownd — Instant user accounts and authentication
Rownd — Instant user accounts and authentication
Instantly turn visitors into users with Rownd's radically simple, user-centric authentication.
(0)
Updated 1132d ago
10 installs2,298 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
OpenSSO
OpenSSO
Authenticate users using Sun's Open Single Sign On service.
(0)
Updated 6105d ago
0 installs2,456 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
WordPress Additional Logins
WordPress Additional Logins
Adds additional login details to users
(0)
Updated 4072d ago
0 installs760 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Rails Authenticate
WP Rails Authenticate
Log users in against their accounts in a Ruby on Rails application.
(0)
Updated 5936d ago
0 installs1,190 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned