Consent management for WordPress — GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy, autoblocking, Google Consent Mode, Microsoft Consent Mode (Pro), GPC & WP Consent API.
- Installs
- 800,000+
- Rating
- 4.8 (3K)
- Updated
- 16 days ago
Force Login
Force Login is a simple lightweight plugin that requires visitors to log in to interact with the website.
- Active installs
- 30,000+
- #973 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 10.3M
- 10,303,312
- Downloads, 30 days
- 175.8K
- 41.3K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5
- 101 reviews
- Last updated
- 4 months ago
- Jun 19, 2026
- Version
- 5.6.3
- 24 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | June 19, 2026Updated in the last year |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.0.8Older than WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 4.6 or newer |
| Needs PHP | Not stated |
| First published | June 11, 2014 |
| Support, last two months | 1 of 2 threads resolved (50%) |
Reviews
4.8 / 5 from 101 reviews
| 5 stars | 95 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 0 |
| 3 stars | 0 |
| 2 stars | 3 |
| 1 star | 3 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Easily hide your WordPress site from public viewing by requiring visitors to log in first. As simple as flipping a switch.
Make your website private until it’s ready to share publicly, or keep it private for members only.
Features
- WordPress Multisite compatible.
- Login redirects visitors back to the url they tried to visit.
- Extensive Developer API (hooks & filters).
- Customizable. Set a specific URL to always redirect to on login.
- Filter exceptions for certain pages or posts.
- Restrict REST API to authenticated users.
- Translation Ready & WPML certified.
Bug Reports
Bug reports for Force Login are welcomed on GitHub. Please note that GitHub is not a support forum.
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
1. How can I specify a redirect URL on login?
By default, the plugin sends visitors back to the URL they tried to access. However, you can redirect users to a specific URL by adding the built-in WordPress filter login_redirect to your functions.php file.
2. How can I add exceptions for certain pages or posts?
You can bypass Force Login based on any condition by adding the following filter to your functions.php file.
You may use the WordPress Conditional Tags in your code.
/** * Bypass Force Login to allow for exceptions. * * @param bool $bypass Whether to disable Force Login. Default false. * @param string $visited_url The visited URL. * @return bool */ function my_forcelogin_bypass( $bypass, $visited_url ) {
3. How do I hide the “← Back to {sitename}” link?
The WordPress login screen includes a “← Back to {sitename}” link below the login form; which may not actually take you back to the site while Force Login is activated. You can hide this link by adding the following action to your functions.php file.
Requires: WordPress 2.5 or higher
Latest changelog entry
- Fix – Fixed issue for sites with a custom login URL.
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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. The author takes donations at their donate page.