BerryPress

<p>LoginBerry gives your WordPress site real account security with simple, automatic email verification.<br />
Instead of letting fake signups, every new user must confirm their identity by entering a unique 6 digit code sent to their email. Until they complete verification, they are blocked from accessing the site.</p>
<p>This protects your site, your users, and your content with zero configuration.</p>
<ul>
<li>Stops fake accounts before they ever log in</li>
<li>Protects your WordPress site from spam, abuse, and bot registrations</li>
<li>Secures user identities by confirming they own the email they registered with</li>
<li>Reduces support requests caused by mistyped or invalid email addresses</li>
</ul>
<p>LoginBerry sends a clean, simple 6 digit activation code to the user’s email. Users enter the code on a dedicated activation page and are instantly verified.</p>
<p>This plugin requires your site to be able to send emails. Please make sure that email delivery is properly configured, for example, via an SMTP plugin.</p>
<h3>How It Works</h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>Automatic Redirect</strong>: Unactivated users are automatically redirected to <code>/account-activate/</code> page</li>
<li><strong>Email Verification</strong>: A 6-digit activation code is generated and sent to the user’s email</li>
<li><strong>Code Entry</strong>: Users enter the code on the activation page to complete activation</li>
<li><strong>Security</strong>: After 15 failed attempts, the account is locked to prevent brute-force attacks</li>
</ol>
<h3>Setup</h3>
<ol>
<li>Create a WordPress page with the URL <code>/account-activate/</code></li>
<li>Add the shortcode <code>[loginberry_account_activate]</code> to the page</li>
<li>Users will be automatically redirected to this page if not activated</li>
</ol>
<h3>Admin Features</h3>
<p>In <strong>Users <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> All Users</strong>, a new “Account Activated” column shows:<br />
– ✓ Activated (green) – User has verified their email<br />
– ✗ Not Activated (X/15 attempts) – Shows failed activation attempts<br />
– 🔒 Locked (15 failed attempts) – Account locked due to too many failed attempts</p>
<p><strong>Admin Actions:</strong><br />
– <strong>Activate Account</strong> – Manually activate user account without requiring email verification (green link)<br />
– <strong>Send Activation Code</strong> – Manually send/resend activation code to unactivated users<br />
– <strong>Unlock Account</strong> – Unlock locked accounts and reset attempt counter (red link)</p>
<h3>We Are Actively Growing This Plugin</h3>
<p>LoginBerry is a brand new plugin and we are improving it quickly based on real user feedback. If you have ideas, feature requests, or run into a theme-specific styling issue, we would love to hear from you.</p>
<h4>Planned Features (Roadmap)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Custom number of allowed failed attempts (instead of the fixed 15)</li>
<li>Custom activation page URL</li>
<li>Custom redirect URL after successful verification</li>
<li>Optional verification only for new users (existing accounts auto-verified)</li>
<li>WooCommerce integration: Skip verification for checkout-created accounts with a paid order</li>
<li>Social login options</li>
<li>Passwordless login</li>
<li>Better styling flexibility and theme compatibility</li>
</ul>
<p>Because every theme handles form styling differently, some layouts may look slightly different depending on your setup. If you notice anything you would like improved, let us know. Your feedback helps us polish the experience for all WordPress themes.</p>
<p>If you have a request, suggestion, or notice a compatibility detail, please contact us – we build this plugin together with you.</p>
<h3>1.0.0</h3>
<ul>
<li>Initial release</li>
</ul>


LoginBerry

Requires users to verify their email address before accessing the site.

Sarah Giles

<p>This lightweight yet powerful and feature-rich plugin creates a user directory displaying the pre-existing user meta information you specify. It can show avatars, social icons, mailing address, email address, website, phone, or any other user meta information you wish. It is also fully compatible with BuddyPress, S2Member, and Cimy User Extra Fields plugins.</p>
<h4>Current Features</h4>
<p>The best thing about Dynamic User Directory is the high degree of control you have over the content, formatting, and style. This allows you to create a highly customized directory and integrate it seamlessly into your WordPress theme. The intuitive backend settings interface is designed to help you get your directory up and running quickly. Features include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Compatible with BuddyPress Extended Profile, S2Member Custom Fields, Cimy User Extra Fields, and many other membership plugins</li>
<li>Multisite compatible for sites that centrally manage the plugin’s data</li>
<li>Sort by user last name or user display name </li>
<li>Specify which user meta fields to display (up to 10)</li>
<li>Hide users with specified user roles</li>
<li>Include or exclude specific users</li>
<li>Optionally hyperlink the user name and avatar to their WP author page or BuddyPress profile page</li>
<li>Enjoy a fully responsive display for smaller screen sizes</li>
<li>Optionally show a search box to quickly locate a user</li>
<li>Optionally show pagination to reduce page load times</li>
<li>Search by any user meta field with the Meta Fields Search add-on</li>
<li>Create multiple directory instances with the Multiple Directories add-on</li>
<li>Hide the directory until a search is run with the Hide Directory Before Search add-on</li>
<li>Show directory listings in a table format with the Horizontal Layout add-on </li>
<li>Sort by any custom meta field (instead of just last name) with the Custom Sort Field add-on</li>
<li>Exclude users based on a custom meta field such as an “Opt out of Directory” option with the Exclude User Filter add-on</li>
<li>Export full directory or just search results to CSV file with the Export add-on</li>
<li>Show/hide WordPress avatars</li>
<li>Show custom avatars where the img URL is stored in a meta field with the Custom Avatar add-on</li>
<li>Set avatar style (circle, rounded edges, or standard) and size</li>
<li>Show/hide listing border</li>
<li>Set listing border style, color, length, and thickness</li>
<li>Control font size of all text displayed</li>
<li>Set the display order of each field</li>
<li>Control space between alphabet letter links</li>
<li>Control space between each directory listing</li>
<li>Choose between showing all users or filtering by selected alphabet letter</li>
<li>Hyperlink almost any user meta field</li>
<li>Choose from a variety of field display formats, including phone number, comma delimited lists, & dates</li>
<li>Display social media link icons (choose from two different icon styles)</li>
<li>Display address fields as a formatted mailing address</li>
<li>Display directory totals</li>
<li>Check out upcoming features <a href="https://sgcustomwebsolutions.com/planned-features/" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Add-Ons</h4>
<p>There are is a growing library of powerful Dynamic User Directory add-ons available <a href="https://sgcustomwebsolutions.com/wordpress-plugin-development/" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a> to enhance and extend your directory.</p>
<h4>Your Feedback is Valuable!</h4>
<p>If this plugin benefits your website, please take a moment to say thanks by leaving a positive rating and/or review. Did you find a bug? Let me know and I’ll fix it ASAP. Have suggestions for improvement? Don’t hesitate to email me with your thoughts. Thanks so much!</p>
<h3>Troubleshooting</h3>
<p>The DUD troubleshooting guide can be found <a href="https://sgcustomwebsolutions.com/dud-troubleshooting/" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a></p>


Dynamic User Directory

Powerful and feature-rich user directory based on user profile meta fields.

LoginBerry vs Dynamic User Directory