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Best Authentication WordPress Plugins

5 plugins · 750K combined installs · 4.7/5 avg rating

Authentication plugins control how users verify their identity when logging into a WordPress site, extending or replacing the default username-and-password system with more secure or convenient methods. They cover a broad range of use cases: social login (signing in with Google, Facebook, or Apple), passwordless login via magic email links, single sign-on (SSO) using SAML or OAuth, and integration with identity providers like Okta, Azure AD, or AWS Cognito. Authentication plugins are critical for membership sites, corporate intranets, SaaS products built on WordPress, and any environment where user account security and seamless access management are priorities. Choosing the right authentication plugin depends on your user base, compliance requirements, and whether you need to federate identities across multiple applications.