wpDirAuth

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ silsbyc

   7.6y ago

   Developer is very responsive.

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2. ★★★★★ Jean Ferreira

   8.0y ago

   Very useful plugin for ldap authentication in multisite installation. The Developer quickly answer the questions.

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3. ★★★★★ despeaux

   9.3y ago

   THANK YOU so much for creating — and maintaining — this plugin. It works very well and is an essential part of my multisite install.

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4. ★★★★★ deltamgm2

   9.6y ago

   Great plugin, great support! Filter wpdirauth_filterquery can be updated for advanced config; Just one file => really nice from a security point of view (no hidden sub-plugin or any custom library)

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5. ★★★★★ dirkbdk

   10.3y ago

   We´re runnig wp in a multi site environment for academic purposes. wpDirAuth is easy to use and helps us to let site administrators easyly integrate users without establishing additional passwords. Thats comfortable for the users and helps us to raise acceptance of the blog system. And, last but not least, the plugin developers are very keen to help in cases of technical issuses. That´s for me as multi service provider veeeerrry helpful. So five stars!

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6. ★★★★★ crystalsinger

   10.4y ago

   I had some trouble, as a newcomer to both php and WordPress, getting the plugin to work, so I posted a support question. I received a response quickly, and got some great advice on troubleshooting. Once I was able to post more details from my troubleshooting issues, the developer quickly fixed a bug and after an update I was able to get the plugin working smoothly.

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7. ★★★★★ cordthomas

   10.4y ago

   I had tried several other LDAP solutions and none worked. This worked OTB. I also found the answer to my question regarding how to support several hundred existing accounts created using an LDAP plugin we had tried that didn’t work very well. So, thank you for that. I would think that supporting multiple Base DNs would be useful. We have a situation where there are 2 large user groups in separate container whose shared base encompasses practically the entire AD tree, so being able to specify 2 sub base DNs would be much more efficient than having to query the top level base.

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8. ★★★★★ meta

   10.9y ago

   Works with multisite, SSL/TLS actually works, and it allows easy customization of the login box to match corporate standards.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-29 600+ → 500+ down after 182 days in tier
2. 2025-12-29 700+ → 600+ down after 248 days in tier
3. 2025-04-25 800+ → 700+ down after 419 days in tier
4. 2024-03-02 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2024-02-29 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-02-28 900+ → 800+ down after 3 days in tier
7. 2024-02-25 800+ → 900+ up after 6 days in tier
8. 2024-02-19 900+ → 800+ down after 3 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).

• Authorizer 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• S Simple LDAP Login 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags C
• L Limit Login Attempts 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP-Members Membership Plugin 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A

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wpDirAuth: 500+ active installs, 4.7★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wpdirauth