Basic Front-End Login
Adds a basic front-end login form to any page, post or widget and redirects to the page you choose.
Basic Front-End Login ranks #10,945 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Dec 25, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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- Version
- trunk
- Last Updated
- Dec 25, 2025
- Requires WP
- 5.0+
- Tested Up To
- 6.9
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- Mitchell Bennis
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.7
- Reviews
- 3
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for site owners who want visitors or members to log in through the front end without accessing the WordPress dashboard. It solves the problem of exposing the back-end admin area to non-admin users by providing a front-end login shortcode with configurable redirects and optional dashboard/admin bar blocking.
- Front-end login shortcode
- Custom post-login redirect
- Per-form redirect override
- Deny dashboard access by role
- Disables Admin Bar
- Optional logout button
- Multiple login forms supported
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