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Login With Ajax – Fast Logins, 2FA, Redirects

by Marcus (aka @msykes) · Login & Users

Also makes 11 other plugins · 154.8K+ installs across the portfolio →

Add beautiful login forms with smooth AJAX login/registration effects, 2FA support, custom redrection options and many more login-related features!

How scoring works →
89 Health · A
Maintenance 99/100
Rating quality 90/100
Support 70/100

89 health vs 59 average across 1,442 Login & Users plugins

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

83 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Support resolution

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 90/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 0/100

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+8% vs prior 30d
48Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

1.4K

now · peak 15.7K

1.4K30d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Login With Ajax · #1481 you WP Hide & Security E · #730 Security Plugin, Fir · #898 Wordfence Security · #11

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.6Stars · Aug 26

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

140per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

2

releases in the last 12 months

3mo ago

latest release · v4.5.1

50

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

4.5.1 · 3mo ago4.5 · 11mo ago4.4 · 1.4y ago4.3 · 2.4y ago4.2 · 2.4y ago4.1 · 3.1y ago4.0 · 4.3y ago3.1.11 · 4.4y ago3.1.10 · 5.7y ago3.1.9 · 6.0y ago3.1.8.1 · 6.8y ago3.1.8 · 7.3y ago3.1.7 · 7.7y ago3.1.6 · 9.4y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 48% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v4.5 48%
v3.1 21%
v4.1 9.2%
v4.3 6.7%
v4.4 6.3%
v3.0 5.4%
Older / other versions 3.4%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
10K–20K ≈14K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2015-03-10 · 1,480 observations

10KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price.

Details

Version
4.5.1
Last updated
3mo ago
Added
2009-08-03 · 17 yrs old
Requires WP
4.8
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
5.2

Recent reviews

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  1. shayno90
    1.1y ago

    As of writing this, July 2025, the plugin works flawlessly. Im using the free version and would happily go premium if/when I need the additional features. Keep it up!

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  2. arsforumhelp
    1.8y ago

    Thanks for this great plugin.

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  3. Krishna Reddy
    2.1y ago

    Good Plugin. Just what exactly I needed.

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  4. alexg54
    2.2y ago

    Works exactly as it says and should

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  5. InputCreativitySL
    2.2y ago

    Muy bueno, estupendo.

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  6. Roland Beaussant
    2.3y ago

    great!

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  7. sman591
    2.4y ago

    Using Version 4.3 and WordPress 6.5.2

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  8. Knud
    2.5y ago

    It’s the best login module I’ve ever tried

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 4.5.1 fixed fatal error in 4.5 when passkeys are enabled 4.5.1
  2. Version 4.5 fixed compatibility issues with passkeys in LWA and LWA Pro due to making passkeys free in LWA 4.4, LWA Pro users need to upgrade to 2.1 for compatibility with passkeys 4.5
  3. Version 4.4 Integrated passkeys into Login With AJAX. Fixed JS errors in 2FA admin. Added 2FA::is_enabled() function. Fixed dismiss admin notice JS errors. Fixed review and promo popup modals to avoid complaints. Updated readme Word 4.4
  4. Version 4.3 fixed incorrect use of path_join() preventing loading templates from the wp-content/plugin-templates/login-with-ajax folder added/fixed modal_button_html overwriting modal button output (only via PHP) added lwa_2FA_befor 4.3
  5. Version 4.2 changed LoginWithAJAX.submit() JS to return a Promise (currently jqXHR) removed dark theme CSS from pixelbones.scss fixed PHP 8.1 warnings added 2FA support fixed minor plugin vulnerability allowing unauthenticated users 4.2
  6. Version 4.1 fixed PHP warnings in PHP 8.x, added lwa_remember_url and lwa_login_url filters, fixed remember/register link urls not getting output properly on the login forms, tweaked default (all) templates to remove template query 4.1

Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

7 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

  1. 2026-08-18 CVE-2026-66640 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.5.1 No patch available
  2. 2024-04-10 CVE-2024-30546 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 4.1 Patched in 4.2
  3. 2023-12-07 CVE-2023-49859 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.1 Patched in 4.2
  4. 2017-04-11 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.1.6 Patched in 3.1.7
  5. 2013-05-06 CVE-2013-2707 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects < 3.1 Patched in 3.1
  6. 2012-05-18 CVE-2012-2759 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.0.4 Patched in 3.0.4.1
  7. 2012-05-07 CVE-2012-4283 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 3.0.4.1 Patched in 3.0.5

Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.

CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 70 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Estonian 100%
Albanian 97%
Swedish 50%
Danish 43%
Spanish (Chile) 43%
Spanish (Spain) 43%
German (Formal) 42%
Italian 42%
Russian 42%
Japanese 34%
Dutch 33%
German 31%
Ukrainian 27%
Chinese (China) 24%
English (Australia) 24%
English (New Zealand) 24%
French (France) 24%
Spanish (Venezuela) 24%
Czech 23%
Kabyle 22%
Portuguese (Portugal) 22%
Vietnamese 22%
Finnish 21%
Greek 21%

Plus 46 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-06-10 20K+ → 10K+ down after 12 days in tier
  2. 2026-05-29 10K+ → 20K+ up after 2 days in tier
  3. 2026-05-27 20K+ → 10K+ down after 687 days in tier
  4. 2024-07-09 30K+ → 20K+ down after 428 days in tier
  5. 2023-05-08 40K+ → 30K+ down

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Login With Ajax – Fast Logins, 2FA, Redirects: 10K+ active installs, 4.6★ (166 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/login-with-ajax