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Email Login Auth

By Michal Stanke
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Description

Email Login Auth is a very simple WordPress plugin, which allows users to login with their account e-mail address. Just install, activate it and try to re-login! You can also disable login with username for all users or for ‘admin’ only.

How to use

  • After installation, enable the plugin.
  • Now you and your users will be able to login using their account e-mail address!

Settings

The plugin settings you can find in WordPress Admin -> Options -> Email Login Auth.
* “Enable login with e-mail” is checked by default – allows users to login with their account e-mail address. If not checked, the plugin does nothing and you can login with username only.
* “Enable login with username” – uncheck to disable login with with username. If ‘Enable login with e-mail’ is off, it will be enabled automatically.
* “Enable login with ‘admin’ username” – if ‘Enable login with username’ is on, you can separately disable login with username for ‘admin’ user only.

Installation

How to install:

  1. In your WordPressu Dashboard, please go to Plugins -> Plugin Install.
  2. Search “Email Login Auth”.
  3. Click on the “Install Now” button.
  4. After you can “Activate” the plugin in Plugins -> Installed.
  5. Now you and your users will be able to login using their account e-mail address.

FAQ

Installation Instructions

How to install:

  1. In your WordPressu Dashboard, please go to Plugins -> Plugin Install.
  2. Search “Email Login Auth”.
  3. Click on the “Install Now” button.
  4. After you can “Activate” the plugin in Plugins -> Installed.
  5. Now you and your users will be able to login using their account e-mail address.
How to disable the e-mail login again?
  • You can “Deactivate” the plugin again in Plugins -> Installed.
    or
  • Go to Settings -> Email Login Auth, uncheck the “Enable login with e-mail” option and click “Save Changes”.

Reviews

Works with the new version

Tom November 27, 2018
Works with the new version of WordPress 4.9.8

It Works!

Ryan September 3, 2016
Well after "DS EMail login" plugin fails on newer version of WP. This one works when I tried. It's good though there's another alternative with many feedback too but this one I tried first and it works also so I voted for it. I hope this constantly updated too.
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Contributors & Developers

“Email Login Auth” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors
  • Michal Stanke

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Change log

0.4

  • Update settings descriptions
  • Better readme.txt
  • Fix form label when username login disabled

0.3

  • Add an option to disable username login for ‘admin’ only

0.2.1

  • Add an option to disable username login

0.1

  • First public release.

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  • Version: 0.4
  • Last updated: 2 years ago
  • Active installations: 700+
  • WordPress Version: 4.0 or higher
  • Tested up to: 4.9.12
  • Language:
    English (US)
  • Tags:
    adopt-meauthenticationemailloginusername
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