Shane

<p>A while ago, arc90 decided that having to submit a form to find out if you’ve entered the right password was inefficient, so they set about finding a quick and secure way of telling you if the password you’ve entered is correct. They came up with <a href="http://lab.arc90.com/2009/07/hashmask.php" rel="nofollow ugc">Hashmask</a> which does that pretty well.</p>
<p>When you enter your password into the field, you’ll be shown a little graphic. Remember that graphic! That’s the visual representation of your password. For instance, if I enter my password I see a green shape, with two peaks at the beginning. If I type it in, and that’s not the graphic I see then I’ve typed it wrong and know to type it again (without wasting time submitting the page)!</p>
<p>It’s completely secure though. Even if someone sees what shape your password makes, there’s nothing that can do to convert that image back to a real word.</p>


Hashmask for WordPress

Adding arc90's Hashmask to the login form; a secure way to quickly check you've typed the right password.

Marcus (aka @msykes)

Marcus

Pixelite

<p>Login With Ajax is for sites that need user logins or registrations and would like to avoid the normal wordpress login pages, or add AJAX effects to the regular login pages. This plugin adds the capability of placing a login widget in the sidebar with smooth AJAX login effects.</p>
<p>Some of the features:</p>
<ul>
<li>AJAX-powered logins, no screen refreshes!
<ul>
<li>Login</li>
<li>Registration</li>
<li>Remember/Reset Password</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>PassKeys <strong>(new in 4.4)</strong>
<ul>
<li>Next-Generation security, no passwords required!</li>
<li>Users can log in without a username AND password.</li>
<li>Biometric support (fingerprint, face ID, etc.)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>2FA – Two-Factor Authentication
<ul>
<li>TOTP – Time-based One-Time Password</li>
<li>Scan a QR code with popular authenticator apps like Google Authenticator, Authy, etc.</li>
<li>Email – Send a code to the user’s email address</li>
<li>Backup Codes – Generate and use backup codes</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Integrate 2FA setup options in other plugin account pages
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce</li>
<li>BuddyPress</li>
<li>BuddyBoss</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>“AJAXify” other login forms
<ul>
<li>Create a better login experience in the default WP login form with AJAX effects for logins, password recovery and registration.</li>
<li>Regular WP login and registration forms</li>
<li>WooCommerce login forms</li>
<li>Events Manager login forms</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Many ways to display and customize your login form:
<ul>
<li>Gutenberg Blocks</li>
<li>Full-site editor compatible</li>
<li>Widgets (classic and blocks)</li>
<li>Shortcode</li>
<li>Template Tags</li>
<li>PHP API</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Flexible templates and options
<ul>
<li>Multiple templates to choose from</li>
<li>Including Modal/Pop-Up login forms</li>
<li>Responsive and Accessible!</li>
<li>Choose a base color for each individual login form.</li>
<li>Individual display options via all display methods (e.g. Gutenberg Blocks, Shortcode etc.)</li>
<li>Create your own upgrade-safe templates, or override our own ones.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Custom Login/Logout redirections
<ul>
<li>Redirect users to custom URLs on Login and Logout</li>
<li>Redirect users with different roles to custom URLs</li>
<li>WPML – Language-specific redirects</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Modify registration email templates</li>
<li>Other Features
<ul>
<li>Disable CSS styling (via shortcode or PHP display methods)</li>
<li>SSL-compatible</li>
<li>Fallback mechanism, will still work on javascript-disabled browsers</li>
<li>Compatible with WordPress, MultiSite, BuddyPress and many other plugins</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Developer Friendly
<ul>
<li>Multiple PHP and JS hooks</li>
<li>Overridable CSS and JS files</li>
<li>Easy-to-customize and overridable template files</li>
<li>Well-documented</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>First released in 2009, the oldest login plugin for WordPress, regularly maintained and updated since then!</p>
<h4>Pro Add-On Features</h4>
<p>As of version 4.0, <a href="https://loginwithajax.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">we now offer a Pro add-on</a> which extends Login With AJAX with multiple new features:</p>
<ul>
<li><em>Security Features</em> – Harden the security of your login forms
<ul>
<li>2FA – Additional Two-Factor Authentication Methods:</li>
<li>SMS – Send a code to the user’s phone</li>
<li>WhatsApp – Send a message, user clicks a button, done!</li>
<li>Telegram – Send a message, user clicks a button, done!</li>
<li>reCaptcha (v2, v2 Invisible and v3)</li>
<li>Login limiter</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>3rd Party Page Builder Blocks/Widgets/Modules</em>
<ul>
<li>Divi</li>
<li>Elementor</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>More on the way!</li>
</ul>
<h4>Getting Help/Support</h4>
<blockquote><p> Version 4 is a major overhaul of the plugin, which has remained largely unchanged for 11 years yet remained a staple tool for logins to WordPress! Changes include a complete rewrite of login templates updated to modern stadnards and practices, as well as new WP features such as Gutenberg Blocks. </p></blockquote>
<p>If you’re stuck, we strongly suggest visiting our <a href="https://docs.loginwithajax.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation Site</a> which contains exensive information and advice on setup and troubleshooting.</p>
<p>If you have any problems with the plugin after reading our <a href="https://doocs.loginwithajax.com/troubleshooting/" rel="nofollow ugc">Troubleshooting</a>, please visit our freely supported <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/login-with-ajax" rel="ugc">community forums</a>, or <a href="https://loginwithajax.com/gopro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Go Pro</a> for premium support.</p>
<h3>Notes</h3>
<p>Please visit our <a href="https://docs.loginwithajax.com" rel="nofollow ugc">documentation site</a>, which is regularly and extensively maintained and updated with all the information relevant to getting started, advanced setup and troubleshooting common issues.</p>


Login With Ajax – Fast Logins, 2FA, Redirects

I have it working on several websites, awesome!

Add beautiful login forms with smooth AJAX login/registration effects, 2FA support, custom redrection options and many more login-related features!

Hashmask for WordPress vs Login With Ajax – Fast Logins, 2FA, Redirects