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Passwordless Login

by madalin.ungureanu · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Feb 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Passwordless Login
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Passwordless Login still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Feb 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 2 Feb 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Passwordless Login, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer madalin.ungureanu since Oct 2014. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Passwordless Login removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Passwordless Login safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.1.3). Not on the exploited list. 18 Mar 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Passwordless Login update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.4. No one-star spike after it. 2 Feb 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
madalin.ungureanu31 Oct 2014 to 22 Jan 2025, 10 commits
sareiodata5 Nov 2014 to 31 Mar 2020, 30 commits
raster022 Feb 2026 to 2 Feb 2026, 1 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
9 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Passwordless Login
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 2 Feb 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star10
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 1.1.3).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
18 Mar 2024Passwordless Login <= 1.1.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.1.21.1.3Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Passwordless Login
4 May 202629
11 May 202693
18 May 202690
25 May 2026100
1 Jun 202680
8 Jun 202689
15 Jun 202694
22 Jun 202682
29 Jun 202686
6 Jul 202697
13 Jul 202691
20 Jul 202687
27 Jul 2026104
3 Aug 2026129
10 Aug 202697
17 Aug 2026130
24 Aug 2026110
31 Aug 2026144
7 Sep 2026118
14 Sep 2026115
21 Sep 2026142
28 Sep 2026164
5 Oct 2026160
12 Oct 2026167
19 Oct 2026207
26 Oct 2026215
2 Nov 202652

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 41% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.1.4
Authormadalin.ungureanu
Added31 Oct 2014
Last updated2 Feb 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress3.9
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryUser Management & Authentication > User Registration & Login
Tagspasswordless, Front end login, login shortcode, custom login form, passwordless login

Other plugins by this author: Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator - WCK, Client Portal - Private user pages and login

Questions

Is Passwordless Login still maintained?

Yes. Last release 2 Feb 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Passwordless Login, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer madalin.ungureanu since Oct 2014.

Was Passwordless Login removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Passwordless Login safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.1.3). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Passwordless Login update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.1.4. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue