by Paul Ryan 5 (20 reviews)

Authorizer

Name: Authorizer
Rating: 5.0 (20 reviews)
Author: Paul Ryan

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

Authorizer ranks #2,974 among WordPress.org plugins with 5,000+ active installations, is #114 of 1,578 in the Authentication category, a 5/5 rating from 20 reviews, and was last updated Sep 2, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v3.15.3 Current Version v3.15.3

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 02 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 16 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#114 of 1,578 in Authentication Top 5% by installs Downloads -71.1% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#2,974

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Active Installs

5K+

-13.1%

KW Avg Position

39.2

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Downloads

182.1K

+48 today

Support Resolved

33%

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Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (20 reviews)

Next Milestone 6K

Total Progress 98.5%

5K+ 6K+

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Growth Needed

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

20 reviews

Overall 100%

20 (100%)

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Support Threads Overview

Resolved

Unresolved

Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

33%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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

Nov 1, 2022

Authorizer [authorizer] < 1.6.0

CVE-2022-39369 · Fixed in v1.6.0
Nov 1, 2022

Authorizer [authorizer] < 3.15.2

CVE-2026-81294 · Fixed in v3.15.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.15.3
Last Updated: Sep 02, 2026
Requires WP: 5.9+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 8.1 or higher
Author: Paul Ryan

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 20
Support Threads: 3
Resolved: 33%

Keywords

authentication cas ldap login oauth

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TL;DR

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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.