by Benaceur 4.5 (25 reviews)

Restrict Usernames Emails Characters

Name: Restrict Usernames Emails Characters
Rating: 4.5 (25 reviews)
Author: Benaceur

Restrict the usernames, email addresses, characters and symbols or email from specific domain names or language in registration ...

Restrict Usernames Emails Characters ranks #5,415 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #279 of 3,634 in the Communication category, a 4.5/5 rating from 25 reviews, and was last updated Oct 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v5.1 Current Version v5.1

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 13 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#279 of 3,634 in Communication Top 10% by installs Downloads -37.8% this week Actively maintained

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#5,415

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Active Installs

1K+

-46%

KW Avg Position

64.3

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Downloads

39K

+16 today

Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (25 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 81%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5

25 reviews

Overall 90%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Jan 29, 2024

Restrict Usernames Emails Characters [restrict-usernames-emails-characters] < 3.1.4

CVE-2023-6165 · Fixed in v3.1.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.1
Last Updated: Oct 13, 2026
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.4 or higher
Author: Benaceur

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 25
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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anti-spam author slug registration restrict user security

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who want to control registration by restricting usernames, email addresses, and characters. It solves the problem of unwanted or unwelcome registrations by blocking specific words, domains, character sets, or symbols and letting admins customize related settings and error messages.