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Free Plugin by neosit v3.2.4

Next Active Directory Integration

Next Active Directory Integration allows WordPress to authenticate, authorize, create and update users against Microsoft Active Directory.

Next Active Directory Integration

The facts

Rating
4.8★ from 16
Active installs
2k+
Price
Free
Last updated
26 Aug 2026
Added
Sep 2016
Requires WP
6.0
Tested up to
WP 7.1
Downloads
167,382

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Next Active Directory Integration is a WordPress plugin that allows you to authenticate and manage users through Microsoft Active Directory. It enables the import and synchronization of users, ensuring that both WordPress and Active Directory remain up to date.

This plugin is suitable for WordPress sites that require integration with Active Directory for user management, particularly in environments where user authentication and authorization are essential, such as businesses and educational institutions.

Best for: This plugin is best for businesses or organisations that need to manage user authentication through Active Directory.

What it does well

  • Authenticates users against one or multiple Active Directory servers
  • Supports WordPress Multisite installations
  • Automatically creates and updates WordPress users based on Active Directory membership
  • Includes protection against brute force attacks
  • Offers multi-language support

Where it falls short

  • Limited to English language support currently
  • Requires WordPress version 6.0 or higher and PHP 8.2

Verdict

Next Active Directory Integration provides a robust solution for integrating WordPress with Active Directory, making it a valuable tool for user management in relevant environments.

From the developer

neosit's own description of Next Active Directory Integration, lightly tidied.

Next Active Directory Integration allows WordPress to authenticate, authorize, create and update users against Microsoft Active Directory. NADI ist a complete rewrite of its predecessor Active Directory Integration and therefore an own plugin.
You can easily import users from your Active Directory into your WordPress instance and keep both synchronized through Next Active Directory Integration’s features.

Even if NADI is available for free we hope you purchase a plan to let us continue the work on Next Active Directory Integration.
You can purchase commercial support plans at https://www.active-directory-wp.com/shop-overview/. The support plans give you access to our premium extensions and guarantee an ongoing development of the plug-in.

Features

  • Authenticating WordPress users against one or multiple AD Server
  • Authorizing users by Active Directory group memberships
  • Managing Active Directory authentication for WordPress Multisite installations
  • Single Sign On with Kerberos sponsored by Colt Technology Services and Digital Elite
  • Automatically create and update WordPress users based upon their Active Directory membership
  • Mapping of Active Directory security groups to WordPress roles
  • Protection against brute force password hacking attacks
  • User and/or admin e-mail notification on failed login attempts
  • Multi-language support (at the moment only English is included)
  • Determining WordPress display name from Active Directory attributes
  • Synchronizing Active Directory attributes and WordPress user meta information in both ways
  • Embed customized Active Directory attributes in WordPress user’s profile
  • Enable/disable password changes for local (non-Active Directory) WordPress users
  • Disable user accounts in WordPress if they are disabled in Active Directory.
  • Set users local WordPress password on first and/or on every successful login
  • Option to disable fallback to local (WordPress) authentication.
  • Support for Active Directory forest environments.
  • and much much more

Premium Extensions

As an owner of a valid support plan you have access to the following premium extensions:

  • Profile Pictures: Synchronize profile photos from Active Directory to WordPress without a 3rd party plug-in
  • BuddyPress profile photo: Synchronize profile photos from Active Directory to BuddyPress
  • Buddy Press simple attributes: Synchronize attributes from Active Directory/NADI to BuddyPress’ custom profiles
  • Login with Ultimate Member: Let UM users log in by using NADI
  • Login with WooCommerce: Let WooCommerce users log in by using NADI
  • WP-CLI: Execute common NADI tasks (Sync to WordPress, Sync to AD) with help of WP-CLI
  • Active Directory Forest: Be able to use one WordPress instance with your whole Active Directory forest environment

Requirements

  • WordPress since 6.0
  • PHP >= 8.2
  • LDAP support
  • OpenSSL Support for TLS (recommended)

Read the full description on the official page →

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