Expire Passwords

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1. ★★★★★ Eli

   8.2y ago

   This is very handy, I’m paranoiac when it comes to security, it’s sad that the plugin seems to be abandoned 🙁 PS: The author has responded and stated the plugin is NOT abandoned so I have changed the title of my review. This topic was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by Eli.

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2. ★★★★★ Zsolt Edelényi

   8.4y ago

   Professional, simple, reliable. I made translation to Hungarian. Can I upload or send it to you?

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3. ★★★★★ vtq

   9.7y ago

   Edit: This plugin provides a great feature many WordPress admins will want. I would suggest keeping one admin account with a permanent (very strong) password to avoid being locked out in case something malfunctions – as it did to me in an earlier version. Old review: Seemed to be exactly what we needed, now when passwords expire resetting to a new password does not change the password expire message, meaning all our users are locked out. This meant we had to put in a request to our server team to disable the plugin via folder rename, just to get any access. This topic was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by vtq. Reason: Issue fixed by plugin author

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4. ★★★★★ Svensonsan

   10.1y ago

   This plugin should be mandatory or built-in into wordpress. Easy to setup, use and it just works.

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5. ★★★★★ Jaroslav "Dero" Polakovic

   11.2y ago

   This plugin does exactly the job it’s meant for. Also very high code quality – highly recommended.

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6. ★★★★★ djPaulWall

   11.2y ago

   Easy to setup and works great!

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7. ★★★★★ Frank Corso

   11.3y ago

   Something that always bothered me is that users will have the same password on sites for months or even years. I always wanted to enforce passwords to be changed like the way bigger companies do but I have never found an easy way to do it. I started using this plugin right after it was released and it is exactly what I have been looking to do. I set it up to force all users of the site to have to reset their password every 60 days. If you want to take this a step further, the developer also has a plugin that generates strong passwords called Strong Password Generator which I also use in addition to this to ensure users are resetting their password regularly and that the password is strong. Great job!

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8. ★★★★★ Sabuj Kundu

   11.3y ago

   I like the idea of this plugin, useful.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 5 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-01-05 600+ → 500+ down after 402 days in tier
2. 2024-11-29 700+ → 600+ down after 133 days in tier
3. 2024-07-19 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2024-07-18 700+ → 800+ up after 6 days in tier
5. 2024-07-12 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-07-11 700+ → 800+ up after 5 days in tier
7. 2024-07-06 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-07-05 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Expire User Passwords 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP-Members Membership Plugin 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Login as User 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• S Simple Membership After Login Redirection 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• U Uber Login Logo 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D

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Expire Passwords: 500+ active installs, 4.9★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/expire-passwords