{"id":32488,"date":"2020-07-28T13:42:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T10:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=32488"},"modified":"2023-07-12T13:23:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T10:23:21","slug":"wordpress-passwordless-login","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-passwordless-login\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner’s Guide to WordPress Passwordless Login"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looking for an easy way to set up WordPress passwordless login?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A world without passwords. Would it be chaos? Or would it actually be more secure? Considering many people create weak passwords and end up forgetting them anyway, passwordless authentication and login processes are becoming more common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this post, we’ll discuss passwordless authentication in a little more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, we’ll show you step-by-step how to set up passwordless login on WordPress using a free plugin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is passwordless authentication? Is it right for you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Passwordless authentication is a method of security<\/a> authentication that typically offers a faster login process than standard authentication options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two-factor authentication sends an app message, email, or SMS notification to verify that the person logging into your WordPress site is a legitimate user. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s not perfect, but a hacker would have to steal your phone or get into your email account to brute force attack<\/a> your WordPress login form. Essentially, this is much harder for them to do than simply trying to guess passwords. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s with the passwordless login though?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Many two-factor authentication methods still require you to type in your password, a randomly generated code, or both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This lengthens the process of logging into your own website, and it could lock out users who can’t remember passwords or who deleted the two-factor authentication app. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A passwordless authentication sends a link to a phone number or email address that’s previously verified. The user clicks on the link for an automatic login to the WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s no need to remember their password, but your site still gets the security benefit of two-factor authentication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to add passwordless authentication to your WordPress site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can find several plugins to help you set up WordPress passwordless login.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this tutorial, we’ll use the Passwordless Login plugin, since it has quality reviews and receives consistent updates. Not to mention, the plugin is free–compared to most similar plugins requiring payment. <\/p>\n\n\n

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