Ian Dunn

<p>The <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-authenticator/" rel="ugc">Google Authenticator</a> plugin is a great way to add two-factor authentication to your site, but in order for it to work, users have to activate it for their account themselves. They may not know that it’s available, or may not be motivated to enable it.</p>
<p>This plugin helps administrators to encourage users to activate it, and has three different methods for doing that, depending on how strict you want to be:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Gently Nag the user:</strong> A warning message will appear at the top of the Dashboard and Profile screens, asking them to enable two-factor authentication. The message goes away when they enable it. This is the default behavior.</li>
<li><strong>Persistently Nag the user:</strong> The warning will appear at the top of all screens until they enable two-factor auth.</li>
<li><strong>Force the user:</strong> The warning will appear on all screens, and the user will also be prevented from doing anything inside wp-admin until they activate two-factor auth. They’re temporarily assigned the role of a Subscriber, and redirected to their profile whenever they try to access another screen. Once they enable two-factor auth, their original role is restored and they can access other screens again.<br />
Keep in mind that the Google Authenticator plugin doesn’t require users to enter a valid 2FA code from their phone during the activation process, so some users may not set it up correctly and lock themselves out of their account. This is unfortunate and may result in more support requests, but it’s a small price to pay for increased security.</li>
</ul>


Encourage User Activation for Google Authenticator

Allows administrators to either nag users to enable two-factor authentication, or force them to enable it.

WPWhiteSecurity

Melapress

robertabela

<h3>A free and easy-to-use two-factor authentication plugin for WordPress</h3>
<p>Add an extra layer of security to your WordPress website login and protect your users. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA), the best protection against password leaks, automated password guessing, and brute force attacks.</p>
<p>Use the WP 2FA plugin to enable two-factor authentication for your WordPress administrator, enforce 2FA for all your website users, or for users with specific roles. This plugin is very easy to use; everything can be configured via wizards with clear instructions, so even non-technical users can set up 2FA without requiring technical assistance.</p>
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<p><a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-2fa/features/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=wp2fa" rel="nofollow ugc">Features</a> | <a href="https://melapress.com/support/kb/wp-2fa-plugin-getting-started/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=wp2fa" rel="nofollow ugc">Getting Started</a> | <a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-2fa/pricing/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=wp2fa" rel="nofollow ugc">Get the Premium!</a></p>
<h3>WP 2FA key plugin features and capabilities</h3>
<ul>
<li>Free two-factor authentication (2FA) for all users</li>
<li>Supports multiple 2FA methods including authenticator app TOTP, and code over email</li>
<li>An API that allows you to integrate any alternative 2FA method such as WhatsApp, OTP Token, etc.</li>
<li>REST API for 2FA – easily integrate two-factor authentication with your own custom login workflows, headless WordPress setups, or AJAX-based forms.</li>
<li>Universal 2FA app support – generate codes from Google Authenticator, Authy, & any other 2FA app</li>
<li>Supports 2FA backup codes</li>
<li>Wizard-driven plugin configuration & 2FA setup – no technical knowledge required</li>
<li>Use 2FA policies to enforce 2FA with a grace period or require users to instantly setup 2FA upon logging in</li>
<li>No WordPress dashboard access is required for users to set up 2FA</li>
<li>Fully editable email templates</li>
<li>Much more</li>
</ul>
<h3>Upgrade to WP 2FA Premium and get even more benefits</h3>
<p>The premium version of WP 2FA comes bundled with even more features to take your WordPress website login security to the next level.</p>
<p>With the premium edition of WP 2FA, you get more 2FA methods, 1-click integration with WooCommerce, trusted devices feature, extensive white labeling capabilities, and much more!</p>
<h3>Premium features list</h3>
<ul>
<li>Everything in the free version</li>
<li>Full white labeling capabilities (change all the text and look and feel of the wizards, emails, SMS, and 2FA pages)</li>
<li>YubiKey hardware key support</li>
<li>Several other additional 2FA methods (such as 2FA over SMS, link in email & more)</li>
<li>Trusted devices (no 2FA required for a configured period of time)</li>
<li>Require 2FA on password reset</li>
<li>One-click integration to set up WooCommerce and two-factor authentication (2FA)</li>
<li>Much more</li>
</ul>
<p>Refer to the <a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-2fa/features/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=wp2fa" rel="nofollow ugc">WP 2FA plugin features and benefits page</a> to learn more about the benefits of upgrading to WP 2FA Premium.</p>
<h3>Free and premium support</h3>
<p>Support for the free edition of WP 2FA is free on the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-2fa/" rel="ugc">WordPress support forums</a>. Premium world-class support via one-to-one email is available to the Premium users – <a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-2fa/pricing/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=wp2fa" rel="nofollow ugc">upgrade to premium</a> to benefit from email support.</p>
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<h4>MAINTAINED & SUPPORTED BY MELAPRESS</h4>
<p>Melapress develops high-quality WordPress management and security plugins such as Melapress Login Security, Melapress Role Editor, and WP Activity Log; the #1 user-rated activity log plugin for WordPress.</p>
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<h3>Installing WP 2FA</h3>
<h3>From within WordPress</h3>
<ol>
<li>Navigate to ‘Plugins’ > ‘Add New’</li>
<li>Search for ‘WP 2FA’</li>
<li>Install & activate WP 2FA from your Plugins page</li>
</ol>
<h3>Manually</h3>
<ol>
<li>Download the plugin from the WordPress plugins repository</li>
<li>Unzip the zip file and upload the folder to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/ directory’</li>
<li>Activate the WP 2FA plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress</li>
</ol>
<h3>As featured on:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-add-two-factor-authentication-for-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Beginner</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.isitwp.com/best-wordpress-security-authentication-plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">IsitWP</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wpastra.com/two-factor-authentication-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Astra</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mainwp.com/how-to-use-the-wp-2fa-plugin-on-your-child-sites/" rel="nofollow ugc">MainWP</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fixrunner.com/wordpress-two-factor-authentication/" rel="nofollow ugc">FixRunner</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/wp-2fa/" rel="nofollow ugc">Inmotion Hosting</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wpmarmite.com/en/wordpress-two-factor-authentication/" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Marmite</a></li>
</ul>


WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress


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Great plugin


It suits perfectly for our project, and the support is very responsive.


Great functionalities and responsive support

Get better WordPress login security; add two-factor authentication (2FA) for all your users with this easy-to-use plugin.

Encourage User Activation for Google Authenticator vs WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress