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Fernando Claussen

<p>Force your admins and/or selected roles to update their password to a new one after a set amount of time. Users will also be unable to use a previously used password.</p>
<h4>FORCE SPECIFIC ROLES TO CHANGE THEIR PASSWORDS</h4>
<p>On the settings page, you can select which roles you want to enforce the password reset.</p>
<h4>WHY FORCE ADMINS TO DO THIS?</h4>
<p>If your site has several admins, all it takes is for one of them to have a weak password or to not change it often for someone to figure it out or brute force attack it. With access to only one of your admin accounts, the hacker can take total control of your website.</p>
<p>By forcing admins to change their password often and not allowing them to use previously used password, you add another layer of security to your data.</p>
<h4>PRIVACY POLICY</h4>
<p>This plugin does not share any data from the site or its users. The only data that is stored in the site’s database is the previously used encrypted passwords of users so they can’t use those again. That information never leaves the server where the plugin is installed and is never shared.</p>
<p>We do not have access to this or any other information.</p>


Advanced Password Security

Nice!

Force your administrators to update their password after a set amount of time.

Bartosz Gadomski

Teydea Studio

<p><strong>Enhance your WordPress website’s security by forcing users to reset their passwords.</strong></p>
<p>Password Reset Enforcement is a simple yet powerful security plugin that allows site administrators to require users to update their passwords—ideal after a potential data breach, routine security checks, or during onboarding/offboarding processes.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Force password reset for all users</strong>, specific user roles, or individual users.</li>
<li><strong>Optional email notification</strong> to users with a direct reset link.</li>
<li><strong>Flexible login behavior</strong>:
<ul>
<li><em>Allow login before resetting</em>: users log in with the old password, are immediately prompted to set a new one.</li>
<li><em>Block login until reset</em>: users must reset their password before accessing the dashboard.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Choose reset timing</strong>:
<ul>
<li><em>Immediately</em>: forces logout and password reset on next login.</li>
<li><em>After session expiry</em>: users are asked to reset after their current session ends.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>WP-CLI support</strong> for command-line password management and automation.</li>
<li><strong>Multisite compatible</strong> (network-wide reset only).</li>
<li>Optimized for performance on large-scale and enterprise WordPress installations.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Use Cases</h3>
<ul>
<li>Responding to a <strong>security breach</strong> or suspected compromise.</li>
<li>Enforcing <strong>routine password changes</strong> in corporate environments.</li>
<li>Applying <strong>onboarding/offboarding security policies</strong> for teams or membership sites.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>Works on both single-site and multisite (network) WordPress setups.</li>
<li>Supports PHP 7.4+ and WordPress 6.6 through 7.0.</li>
<li>Compatible with modern WordPress admin experience.</li>
</ul>
<h3>WP-CLI Commands</h3>
<p>This plugin provides WP-CLI commands for automated password reset management:</p>
<p><strong>Force Password Reset</strong><br />
    wp password-reset-enforcement force [–to_all] [–to_roles=] [–to_users=] [–applicability=] [–with_email] [–with_current_password_allowed] [–limit=] [–paged=]</p>
<p><strong>Clear Password Reset Enforcement</strong><br />
    wp password-reset-enforcement clear [–to_all] [–to_roles=] [–to_users=] [–limit=] [–paged=]</p>
<p><strong>List Users with Enforced Password Reset</strong><br />
    wp password-reset-enforcement list [–limit=] [–paged=]</p>
<p><strong>Check Password Reset Status</strong><br />
    wp password-reset-enforcement status [–to_all] [–to_roles=] [–to_users=] [–limit=] [–paged=]</p>
<h4>Command Options</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>--to_all</code>: Target all users on the site</li>
<li><code>--to_roles=<roles></code>: Comma-separated list of user roles (e.g., editor,administrator)</li>
<li><code>--to_users=<user_ids></code>: Comma-separated list of specific user IDs (e.g., 1,5,10)</li>
<li><code>--applicability=<when></code>: When reset takes effect (immediately, after_session_expiry)</li>
<li><code>--with_email</code>: Send email notifications to affected users (default: true)</li>
<li><code>--with_current_password_allowed</code>: Allow users to reuse current password (default: false)</li>
<li><code>--limit=<number></code>: Maximum users to process in single operation</li>
<li><code>--paged=<page></code>: Page number for pagination</li>
</ul>
<h4>Command Examples</h4>
<pre><code>wp password-reset-enforcement force --to_all
wp password-reset-enforcement force --to_roles=editor,administrator --applicability=after_session_expiry
wp password-reset-enforcement clear --to_users=1,5,10
wp password-reset-enforcement list --limit=50 --paged=2
wp password-reset-enforcement status --to_all --limit=50 --paged=2<h3>Related Plugins</h3>
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<p>Want to go beyond forced password resets? Check our <a href="https://wppasswordpolicy.com/?utm_source=Password+Reset+Enforcement" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Password Policy</a> plugin to enforce strong password rules, block weak passwords, and set automatic expiry policies — so you’ll never need to force a password reset again. [https://wordpress.org/plugins/password-requirements/](Free version available on WordPress.org).</p>


Password Reset Enforcement


Would like that the user list auto-completes or searches the users.



Pressing enter on the settings page turned to page gray without any indication what may have happened.



Allow a save button to save settings before executing action.


Some quality of life needed

Easily enforce password reset for WordPress users. Choose to force password changes site-wide, by user and/or by role, to boost your site's security.

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