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IP Based Login

Name: IP Based Login
Rating: 4.9 (23 reviews)
Author: brijeshk89

IP Based Login allows you to directly login from an authorized IP without password.

IP Based Login ranks #8,513 among WordPress.org plugins with 600+ active installations, is #230 of 1,659 in the Authentication category, a 4.9/5 rating from 23 reviews, and was last updated Jun 1, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.4)

v2.4.5 Current Version v2.4.5

Updated 5 months ago Last Update on 01 Jun, 2026

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#230 of 1,659 in Authentication Top 25% by installs

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

4 known vulnerabilities on record · 4 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Sep 22, 2025

IP Based Login [ip-based-login] < 2.4.4

CVE-2025-58960 · Fixed in v2.4.4
Jun 19, 2025

IP Based Login [ip-based-login] < 2.4.3

CVE-2025-50016 · Fixed in v2.4.3
Mar 6, 2025

IP Based Login [ip-based-login] < 2.4.1

CVE-2024-13118 · Fixed in v2.4.1
Mar 6, 2025

IP Based Login [ip-based-login] < 2.4.1

CVE-2024-12800 · Fixed in v2.4.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.4.5
Last Updated: Jun 01, 2026
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: brijeshk89

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 23
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

IP Based Login is for website owners who want to grant trusted visitors, such as university staff or students, access without sharing login credentials. It solves this by automatically logging in users who connect from authorized IP addresses or ranges, without requiring a password.

Create IP ranges
IPv4 support
Cloudflare support
Bulk export/import IP ranges
Enable/disable IP ranges
Terminate session if IP changed
Choose accessible username per range
No passwords saved

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about IP Based Login

For EZProxy please add /?login to your site URL in the EZProxy config file (Config.txt) E.g. If your website URL is domain.com please add the URL in EZProxy (Config.txt) as URL https://domain.com/?login Then Login to WordPress admin panel and go to IP Based Login page from left menu and select the IP Detection Preference as (EZProxy) PROXY_REMOTE_ADDR That's it! Try to login from your EZProxy server now.

If your IP is in the allowed list you will be logged into the user assigned for that IP in the settings, however if you want to disable auto login for some time and login as another user please hover on the "Logged in by IP Based Login" link in the admin bar in WordPress admin panel and you will find the option to disable auto login for 1, 15, 30 or 60 minutes. If you are auto logged as a non admin user and do not have access to admin panel you can create a custom floating logout button using the following post : https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reopen-ip-login-as-option/#post-16772750

Use the function is_logged_in_using_ipbl() which allows you to determine if a user is logged in with Auto Login via IP Based login plugin or with manual login using username/password. This function returns true if the user is logged in with Auto Login via IP Based Login plugin else false. This function can be called from any other theme/plugin or any PHP file.

The Hook point "ipbl_can_auto_login" is called just before logging in the user via IP Based Login plugin. Using this hook you can decide to proceed with auto login or not. Return false in this hook to disallow auto login, return true to allow auto login. Note : This hook is executed after the IP check with the allowed IPs in database so if the accessing IP is not in the allowed list this hook will not be called.

The Hook point "ipbl_auto_logged_in" is called immediately after the user is auto logged in via IP Based Login plugin. You can use this hook to execute any custom PHP code after the user is auto logged in.