Login or Logout Menu Item vs Idle User Logout (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Login or Logout Menu Item
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Login or Logout Menu Item has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 23 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Login or Logout Menu Item has accumulated 224K+ total downloads while Idle User Logout has 29K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Login or Logout Menu Item | Idle User Logout | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 4.1/5 |
| Total Reviews | 23 | ◄ | 18 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 224K+ | ◄ | 29K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2017 | 2015 | |
| Age | 9 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 3.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.3.0 | 3.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Login or Logout Menu Item
Idle User Logout
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Login or Logout Menu Item averaged approximately 74 daily downloads while Idle User Logout averaged 4.
Recent Reviews
Login or Logout Menu Item Reviews
No support for PHP version 8.0 or later
The plugin don’t seem to work from PHP version 8.0 and above.
Worked Easily and Flawlessly
I don’t know why this isn’t a standard with WordPress, but am so grateful this developer saw the need and created a functioning, lightweight, easy to use option! Highly recommend this.
It’s incredible…
… that WP doesn’t offer this functionality on its own 😀 Great plugin, works like a charm.
Idle User Logout Reviews
It just works! (WP 6.7.1)
It just works! Simple and easy to use! Just tested it with WordPress 6.7.1. After a lot of searching and finding plugins that log you with just simply reducing the session timeout and others that
Works even in 2021 with WP 5.6.1
Just as I said in the title: it works 🙂
It still works in 2020 (great for stopping xss hacks)
It’s simple, effective and works beautifully in 2020. Love that I can set it for specific roles and leave others. Cross site attacks (xss) that steal cookies to hack into WordPress is a very common pr
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