Smart WP Login
remove username, login, registration, password, authentication, wp-login, email, smart Requires at least: 3.1.0 Tested up to: 4.2.2 Stable tag: 1.0.
The facts
- Rating
- 3★ from 4
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 19 Jun 2015
- Added
- Aug 2014
- Downloads
- 8,990
Our analysis
AI-assistedSmart WP Login is a WordPress plugin that modifies the default login, registration, and password reset processes to use email addresses instead of usernames. You can enable this feature for each function individually, allowing for greater flexibility in how users interact with your site.
The plugin removes the username field from the login and registration forms and alters error messages to not display usernames. It automatically generates usernames for users, which can be reviewed in the FAQ section of the plugin.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for WordPress sites that want to simplify user login and registration by using email addresses.
What it does well
- ✓Allows login, registration, and password retrieval using email
- ✓Removes username fields from login and registration forms
- ✓Customisable error messages related to login and registration
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in June 2015, which may affect compatibility
- •Directory score of 49/100 indicates potential issues
Verdict
Smart WP Login provides a straightforward way to enhance user login processes. However, its age and low directory score may warrant caution.
From the developer
Nishant Kumar's own description of Smart WP Login, lightly tidied.
Smart WP Login allows you to configure default WordPress Login, Registration or
Password Reset system to work with email and not username. You can enable this
feature individually on Login, Registration or Retrieve Password. So you can make
only Login using Email, Registration using Email or Retrieve Password
using Email.
Features
- Enables you to use email instead of username to login, register or retrieve
password. - Removes username field from WordPress login.
- Removes username field from WordPress registration.
- When using Login with Email, it changes the default WordPress login error and
doesn’t show username in error message. - You can also change login, registration and retrieve password related message.
Note
Smart WP Login generates username automatically. Please see our FAQ section to
learn how it generates username.