Temporary Login by Softfix
Temporary Login by Softfix
Description
Temporary Login by Softfix allows administrators to generate secure, expiring login links for temporary users.
Use it to give access to:
– Support personnel
– Guest admins or editors
– Client dashboards
– Short-term access without sharing passwords
Features:
– Auto-generated temporary user with unique login URL
– Expiration control (in minutes)
– Auto-deletion of expired accounts (via WP Cron)
– Admin page to generate links
– Logs login activity (time, user ID, event)
Security:
– One-time use URLs
– Token-based login
– Full nonce and sanitization support
– Compliant with WordPress coding standards
Future Features
- Email notifications to temp users
- Role selection for temp accounts
- Shortcode support
- API endpoint for programmatic generation
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder
temporary-loginto the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Navigate to Users > Temporary Login to generate a new login link.
Faq
Yes, a temporary user is created and automatically deleted after expiration.
The current version displays the link. You can copy it manually. Email support may be added in a future release.
Currently, the default role is subscriber. Future versions will allow role selection.
Expired users are automatically deleted every hour via WordPress’ scheduled tasks.
Yes, all login links use hashed tokens, and users are deleted after expiration. Nonces and input sanitization are enforced in the admin interface.
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Changelog
1.0.3
- Design Fixes
1.0.1
- Fixes
- Design changes
1.0
- Initial release
- Temporary login generator with expiration
- Auto login via token link
- Admin UI with logs
- Secure cron-based cleanup