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Authorizer

By Paul Ryan

User Management & Authentication / User Registration & Login

Authorizer Review - In-Depth Analysis

Authorizer limits login attempts and restricts access to specific users. It authenticates against external sources like OAuth2, Google, LDAP, or CAS.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.76/10

User Rating

5/5 (based on 19+ reviews)

Active Installations

5,000+

Update Frequency

Excellent It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Authorizer restricts access to a WordPress site to specific users, typically students enrolled in a university course. It maintains a list of approved users that you can edit to determine who has access. It also replaces the default WordPress login/authorization system with one relying on an external server, such as Google, CAS, LDAP, or an OAuth2 provider.

Additionally, Authorizer lets you limit invalid login attempts to prevent bots from compromising your users' accounts. It provides various options for authentication and access control.

Authorizer requires a CAS server or LDAP server and specific PHP extensions to function properly.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Authorizer plugin.

Authentication

CAS

LDAP

OAuth

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FAQ

If you add external=wordpress to the wp-login.php URL querystring, you can always get the WordPress login form to reappear. For example, if your site is at https://www.example.com, then the URL would be: https://www.example.com/wp-login.php?external=wordpress