WP Force Password
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WP Force Password

WP Force Password is a plugin that forces users to change their password for security purpose.

WP Force Password ranks #14,933 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #793 of 4,529 in the Security category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Jun 2, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.1)
v2.4 Current Version v2.4
Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 02 Jun, 2026
Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#793 of 4,529 in Security Top 25% by installs Downloads +24.8% this week
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for WP Force Password. Checked 1 month ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

WP Force Password is for WordPress site administrators who need to enforce regular password changes for their users. It solves the security problem of stale passwords by redirecting users with expired passwords to change them before continuing to use the site.

  • Add password reset days
  • Select user roles for expiry
  • Enable/disable reset password feature
  • Force users to update expired password
  • Reminder email notification
  • Redirects to profile.php or wp-login.php
  • Displays password change notice
  • Environment-based notification control

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Force Password

In the plugin settings, you can set Password Reset Days, and Select User roles will be required to reset their password regularly. ex: wp-admin > WP Force Password
Admin can edit any user profile or any user have an option on the profile page to enable or disable the force password reset feature. In the plugin settings, the only selected user roles can use enable or disable the force password reset feature. ex: wp-admin > profile.php > Enable Force Password
If the user's password has been expired then after login it will automatically redirect to the admin screen profile page to see change expiry password notification then update the expiry password. ex: wp-admin > profile.php > New Password and in the site, front end login lost password page to see change expiry password notification then update the expiry password. ex: wp-login.php?action=lostpassword
Admin can set the expiry password notification message, via the plugin setting page added password change notification message otherwise it will show the default message. ex: wp-admin > WP Force Password > Expiry Password Change Notification Message
This plugin use wp_get_environment_type() to retrieve the current environment type. The WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE in the wp-config.php file to disable the notification for all the environments except the production. The type can be set via the WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE in wp-config.php file. Possible values are ‘local’, ‘development’, ‘staging’, and ‘production’. If not set, the type defaults to ‘production’. Refrence url : https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_environment_type/

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