hideShowPassword
Toggle password visibility on the WordPress login screen.
4.5(6 reviews)
·500 active installs·Updated 7 years agoAs of April 2026, hideShowPassword is a WordPress login plugin with 500 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPS Hide Login.
4.5/56 reviews
500active installs
10K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Lets you easily show or hide the contents of the password field on the WordPress login screen. Uses the excellent hideShowPassword jQuery plugin by the equally excellent Cloud Four.
Suggested reading: “a compendium of why and how to show passwords and what’s coming next” by Luke Wroblewski.
Options
A settings section is added to the ‘General Settings’ page. You can select between toggling password visibility via an icon in the password field (default) or via a checkbox below the password field.
Translations
The default setting of toggling the password via an icon in the password field does not require translation as no text will be visible to the user. If you select the option of toggling the password via a checkbox, the following translations are included:
- Dutch
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Ratings & Reviews
4.56 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.5.1+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.0.1
- For WordPress version 4.3 and up, Dashicons is used for the toggle icon.
Contributors
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