Force Email Login

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1. ★★★★★ AL Guevara

   10.9y ago

   Had to FTP and delete plugin to login again. Maybe if it was kept updated? I hate giving bad reviews to plugin makers, esp if they do it for free, but it failed identically on two WP sites, in same exact way. See screenshots of me trying to login with email AND username. With email http://tucsoncomputerdude.com/force-email-login-via-email.png With username http://tucsoncomputerdude.com/force-email-login-user.png By the way, I only have one user in this WP install. and am using Wordfence security.

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2. ★★★★★ chiharu nagatomi

   11.2y ago

   i installed this plugin. it’s so useful and easy to use. i like this one!

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3. ★★★★★ tokami katsuya

   11.7y ago

   It is simple and is plain I use it with convenience. Thank you!

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4. ★★★★★ marushu

   11.9y ago

   Thank you great plugin!! It’s very useful for me and my client 😀

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5. ★★★★★ crperk44

   12.0y ago

   On a fresh login works without a problem, but if you logout and want to login as another user the login fails until you quit WordPress and startup again. I suspect that there is still some scripting that reverts to the use of the login name instead of the email address in this case.

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6. ★★★★★ YAT

   12.4y ago

   But, very convenient. I am really leverage.

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7. ★★★★★ as_chachamaru

   12.4y ago

   It works by login form or xml-rpc. But when E-mail is in agreement and the password is wrong, it is worrisome that a message shows ID.

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8. ★★★★★ jdaviescoates

   12.8y ago

   I installed it, it worked.

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

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-18 900+ → 800+ down after 286 days in tier
2. 2025-09-05 1K+ → 900+ down

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).

• No Login by Email Address 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
• WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – The Most Popular SMTP and Email Log Plugin 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• WPS Hide Login 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A

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Force Email Login: 800+ active installs, 4.3★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/force-email-login