As of April 2026, Disable Password Reset is a WordPress reset plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 39% this week. Top alternative: WP Reset.
4/54 reviews
1.0K+active installs
10K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
This plugin will enhance security of your WordPress site by disabling password reset function over email of WordPress.
Use with caution since otherwise if you forgot your user password you will need to reset the password directly in the database with phpmyadmin or similar tool.
Adittionally this plugin will hide notice which say what is wrong “password” or “username” on WordPress login page.
Ratings & Reviews
44 reviews
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Recent Reviews
not in 4.7.5
by hoekiesda·8 years ago
waste of time
Doesn’t work on the most recent PHP versions
by Linmp·9 years ago
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<p class=””>These plugin doesn’t work on the most recent version of PHP. It worked until PHP 7.4, at least in my setup. But in PHP 8.2 it doesn’t work anymore.</p>
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Works out of the box
by Creavidesign·10 years ago
Thanx! I’m glad I found this plugin.
It works out of the box .. no settings needed.
thanks
by ExpIorer·12 years ago
it works
Download Trends
Today: 3Yesterday: 9This week: 46Period total: 1K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 4.6.30 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.0
100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0
First version with basic functionalities.
Contributors
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