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Magic Login – Magic Link & Passwordless Authentication for WordPress – Login Without Password

Name: Magic Login – Magic Link & Passwordless Authentication for WordPress – Login Without Password
Rating: 4.8 (26 reviews)
Author: handyplugins

Passwordless login for WordPress. Streamline the login process by sending magic links to your users.

Magic Login ranks #3,792 among WordPress.org plugins with 3,000+ active installations, is #134 of 1,659 in the Authentication category, a 4.8/5 rating from 26 reviews, and was last updated Aug 11, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v2.8.1 Current Version v2.8.1

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 11 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#134 of 1,659 in Authentication Top 5% by installs Downloads -42.6% this week

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Active Installs

3K+

-22.8%

KW Avg Position

18.2

0.2 better

Downloads

79.5K

+29 today

Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (26 reviews)

Next Milestone 4K

Total Progress 92.6%

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4.8

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.8.1
Last Updated: Aug 11, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: handyplugins

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 26
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to let users log in without passwords. It solves the problem of forgotten passwords and weak password security by sending magic login links to users' email inboxes.

Passwordless authentication
Magic links via email
Auto login links in emails
Native honeypot spam protection
Export and import settings
Reset plugin settings
WP-CLI support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Magic Login – Magic Link & Passwordless Authentication for WordPress – Login Without Password

Passwordless authentication is an authentication method in which a user can log in to a computer system without entering (and remembering) a password.

Yes! In fact, we thought this is more secure than the regular login due to most of the users are using weak passwords. Since magic login generates a random token for a limited time frame it makes the links quite strong and secure.

It expires in 5 minutes by default. You can change TTL under the "Token Lifespan" on the settings page. Enter "0" to disable automatic expiration.

Magic Login uses WordPress built-in mail functions. So, it depends on your configuration. We highly recommend to use an SMTP service for better email delivery.

You can use [magic_login_form] shortcode or block. Learn More.

This behavior occurs because the magic login form is designed to use the current page as the target redirection URL by default. It's a way to ensure a smooth user experience by bringing users back to the page they started from.

Yes. Developers can use the magic_login_honeypot_config filter to adjust the minimum and maximum form age checks used by the native honeypot layer.