Scott Reilly

Take control of the “Remember Me” login feature for WordPress by having it enabled by default, customize how long users are remembered, or disable this built-in feature by default.
For those unfamiliar, “Remember Me” is a checkbox present when logging into WordPress. If checked, WordPress will remember the login session for 14 days. If unchecked, the login session will be remembered for only 2 days. Once a login session expires, WordPress will require you to log in again if you wish to continue using the admin section of the site.
This plugin provides three primary controls over the behavior of the “Remember Me” feature:
<ul>
<li>Automatically check “Remember Me” : The ability to have the “Remember Me” checkbox automatically checked when the login form is loaded (it isn’t checked by default).</li>
<li>Customize the duration of the “Remember Me” : The ability to customize how long WordPress will remember a login session when “Remember Me” is checked, either forever or a customizable number of hours.</li>
<li>Disable “Remember Me” : The ability to completely disable the feature, preventing the checkbox from appearing and restricting all login sessions to 2 days.</li>
</ul>
NOTE: WordPress remembers who you are based on cookies stored in your web browser. If you use a different web browser, clear your cookies, use a browser on a different machine, or uninstall/reinstall (and possibly even just restarting) your browser then you will have to log in again since WordPress will not be able to locate the cookies needed to identify you.
<h4>Compatibility</h4>
Other than the plugins listed below, compatibility has not been tested or attempted for any other third-party plugins that provide their own login widgets or login handling.
Special handling has been added to provide compatibility with the following plugins:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress/" rel="ugc">BuddyPress</a> (in particular, its “Log in” widget)</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/sidebar-login/" rel="ugc">Sidebar Login</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/login-sidebar-widget/" rel="ugc">Login Widget With Shortcode</a></li>
</ul>
Links: <a href="https://coffee2code.com/wp-plugins/remember-me-controls/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Homepage</a> | <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/remember-me-controls/" rel="ugc">Plugin Directory Page</a> | <a href="https://github.com/coffee2code/remember-me-controls/" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a> | <a href="https://coffee2code.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Author Homepage</a>

Remember Me Controls

Have "Remember Me" checked by default on the login page and configure how long a login is remembered. Or disable the feature altogether.

John Morris

Do you use the “Remember Me” feature when logging in to your WordPress site? I know I do.
Do you find it annoying when WordPress stops remembering you after a few days? I know I do.
Longer Login is a simple WordPress plugin that remedies this. By default, WordPress automatically 
forgets users after 14 days. This plugin adds an option in your website’s General Settings that 
can change this expiration date. There are numerous options ranging from 1 day to 1 year.
Change the setting, and the next time you, or any user on your site logs in with “Remember Me” checked, 
WordPress will keep them logged in for that specified time.
<h4>How Does It Work?</h4>
To remember users, websites store a small piece of information in your web browser’s memory. 
This token of information is called an <a href="wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie" rel="nofollow ugc">HTTP cookie</a>. These 
cookies have an expiration date specified by the website.
By default, WordPress websites have their persistent login cookies expire after 14 days. This plugin 
changes the length of time the cookie will survive. Instead of 14 days after login, you can make the 
cookie live for as long as 1 year after login.

Longer Login ("Remember Me" Extension)

Longer Login allows customizing the length of WordPress' "Remember Me" length. No more automatic logouts every few days!

Remember Me Controls vs Longer Login ("Remember Me" Extension)