Password Strength Settings for WooCommerce
Help secure your WooCommerce site by enforcing stronger passwords and taking additional control of your strength requirements.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.5★ from 24
- Active installs
- 10k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 11 Oct 2023
- Added
- Jul 2016
- Requires WP
- 5.8
- Tested up to
- WP 6.3.10
- Downloads
- 179,139
Our analysis
AI-assistedPassword Strength Settings for WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin designed to help secure WooCommerce sites by allowing you to enforce various password strength requirements. You can choose from five password levels, ranging from 'Anything Goes' to 'Strong Passwords Only', and customise the appearance of password strength messages. The plugin also enables you to modify or remove the password hint provided by WordPress.
This plugin is suitable for site administrators who want more control over password policies on their WooCommerce sites. It is particularly useful for those who may prefer to allow weaker passwords for user accounts while still encouraging strong passwords for administrators.
Best for: Site administrators managing WooCommerce stores who want flexible password policies.
What it does well
- ✓Allows selection of five password strength levels
- ✓Customises appearance of password strength messages
- ✓Modifies or removes password hint
- ✓Compatible with WooCommerce HPOS
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
Where it falls short
- •Limited feature set; no additional features currently planned
- •Encouraging strong passwords is still recommended despite weaker options
Verdict
This plugin provides a straightforward way to manage password strength requirements in WooCommerce, though it may not be suitable for those needing extensive features.
From the developer
Danny Santoro's own description of Password Strength Settings for WooCommerce, lightly tidied.
Help secure your WooCommerce site by enforcing stronger passwords and taking additional control of your strength requirements.
What does this plugin do?
WooCommerce has an integrated Password Strength Meter which forces users to use strong passwords. Sometimes this isn’t desirable – with this plugin, you can choose between five password levels ranging from “Anything Goes” to “Strong Passwords Only”. In addition, you can modify the colors and appearance of these custom messages, as well as modify or remove the password hint. For details on how the password strength is determined, please read the documentation here.
What’s New?
Version 3.0.0 is a bit of a rewrite to bring the plugin up to modern coding standards. Functionality should not be impacted, but if it is, please reach out on the support forums.
Version 3.0.1 is simply a hotfix declaring compatibility with WooCommerce HPOS. Since this plugin doesn’t touch anything with the orders or order metadata, it shouldn’t be impacted at all. However, if you notice any issues then please reach out via the contact form on my website.
Notes
While this does allow for user accounts to have weaker passwords, it’s a good idea to still encourage strong password use – especially for administrators!
Planned Features
- Option to remove “- Please enter a stronger password.” that is added by WordPress.
- Nothing else at the moment, but let me know if you have any ideas.