Authorizer
by Paul Ryan 5 (20 reviews)

Authorizer

Authorizer limits login attempts, restricts access to specific users, and authenticates against external sources (OAuth2, Google, LDAP, or CAS).

Authorizer ranks #2,733 among WordPress.org plugins with 6,000+ active installations, is #107 of 1,659 in the Authentication category, a 5/5 rating from 20 reviews, and was last updated Sep 21, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v3.16.0 Current Version v3.16.0
Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 21 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on
#107 of 1,659 in Authentication Top 5% by installs Downloads +6.3% this week
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#2,733
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Active Installs
6K+
-5.1%
KW Avg Position
54.6
0.2 worse
Downloads
182.1K
+23 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (20 reviews)

Next Milestone 7K

Total Progress 63.7%
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2,712 2,753 2,794 2,835 2,876 17-10-2026 18-10-2026 19-10-2026 20-10-2026 21-10-2026 22-10-2026 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026
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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
20 reviews
Overall 100%
5
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Support Threads Overview

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Total Threads
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. Authorizer [authorizer] < 1.6.0

    CVE-2022-39369 · Fixed in v1.6.0

  2. Authorizer [authorizer] < 3.15.2

    CVE-2026-81294 · Fixed in v3.15.2

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Authorizer is for WordPress site administrators, such as universities restricting access to enrolled students. It solves the problem of limiting login attempts and restricting site access to approved users by authenticating against external sources like Google, CAS, LDAP, or OAuth2.

  • Restrict access to approved users
  • Google account authentication
  • CAS account authentication
  • LDAP account authentication
  • OAuth2 account authentication
  • Limit login attempts
  • Configurable view access levels
  • Login form shortcode

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Authorizer

Authorizer has 6,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Authorizer holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 20 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Authorizer is developed by Paul Ryan and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Authorizer requires WordPress 5.9 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.1 and needs PHP 8.1 or newer.
Authorizer has been downloaded 182,094+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Authorizer is 3.16.0. It was last updated on September 21, 2026.
Yes. Authorizer is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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