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Temporary Login
Create a secure, temporary URL for easy access to your WP admin.
- Installs
- 30,000+
- Rating
- 4.2 (5)
- Updated
- 23 months ago
Temporary Login Without Password
Give developers or support staff temporary admin access to your WordPress site — no username, no password, and it expires automatically.
- Active installs
- 90,000+
- #473 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 2.1M
- 2,114,204
- Downloads, 30 days
- 65.7K
- 4.9K in the last 7
- Rating
- 5.0 / 5
- 1,549 reviews
- Last updated
- 30 days ago
- Oct 1, 2026
- Version
- 1.9.10
- 79 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | October 1, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 3.0.1 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 5.3 or newer |
| First published | August 3, 2016 |
| Support, last two months | 1 of 2 threads resolved (50%) |
Reviews
5.0 / 5 from 1,549 reviews
| 5 stars | 1,534 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 9 |
| 3 stars | 2 |
| 2 stars | 1 |
| 1 star | 3 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Temporary Login Without Password lets you create a self-expiring login link and share it with a developer, support agent, or guest editor — instead of handing over your username and password.
The person just clicks the link and they’re logged in. No account setup, no shared credentials, no password to remember or revoke later. You choose the role and the expiry, and access shuts off automatically when the time is up.
How it helps
Every time you share your real admin login with an outside developer, you’re trusting them with permanent access — and you have to remember to change the password after. TLWP removes that risk entirely. Generate a link, set it to expire in an hour, a day, or a custom date, and you’re done.
Benefits
- Create unlimited temporary logins
- Assign any WordPress role to a temporary account
- No username or password needed — login is just a click
- Set expiry by time (hour, day, week, month) or a custom date
- Redirect the user to a specific page after login
- Set a language for the temporary user
- See last login time and number of times accessed
- Track what each temporary user did with detailed activity logs
Who this is for
- Site owners who need to give a developer quick access without sharing real credentials
- Agencies onboarding client sites for support or maintenance
- Bloggers giving guest writers or editors short-term review access
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
Do I need a username and password to use a temporary login?
No. TLWP generates a unique login link. The person you share it with clicks the link and is logged in automatically — there’s no username or password involved at any point, so there’s nothing for them to forget or for you to reset later.
Can I disable a temporary user manually before their access expires?
Yes. Go to Temporary Login in your dashboard and click Deactivate next to the user. This revokes access immediately, but keeps their activity log so you can review what they did. You can reactivate the same account later if needed.
Can I delete a temporary user completely?
Yes. Deleting a temporary user removes their login access and account. If you want a record of what they accessed before removing them, review the activity log first, since deleting the user also removes their history.
Can a temporary user log in using a username and password instead of the link?
No. Temporary accounts can only be accessed through the generated link. This is intentional — it’s what keeps the access self-expiring and prevents the credentials from being reused or shared outside the link.
Can I convert a temporary user into a permanent user?
Not directly within the plugin at this time. If you need someone to have permanent access, create a regular WordPress user account for them separately and deactivate the temporary one.
Can I set a different language for a temporary user?
Yes. When creating the temporary login, you can set a preferred language for that account. This is useful when a support person or developer doesn’t speak your site’s default language — they’ll see the admin dashboard in their own language.
Latest changelog entry
1.9.10 [2026-10-01]
- New: Added countdown timer showing remaining time until login expires for temporary login users
- New: Added support for custom post types in the after-login redirection URL
- Improvements: Restricted available plugin-related actions for temporary login users
- Improvements: Added search, filters, and bulk delete options to Activity Logs
- Update: Improved plugin UI
1.9.9 [2026-09-09]
- Improvements: Application Passwords are now revoked when a temporary login is disabled, deleted, or expires [Thanks to BaptouTatis]
Screenshots
Create a new temporary login — set the role, expiry, and language in one screen. 
See every active and expired login at a glance, with last-access time. 
Configure default expiry, redirect, and cleanup behavior from settings.
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.