IndieAuth is a way to allow users to use their own domain to sign into other websites and services.
As of April 2026, IndieAuth is a WordPress login plugin with 400 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 30K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Top alternative: WPS Hide Login.
The plugin turns WordPress into an IndieAuth endpoint. This can be used to act as an authentication mechanism for WordPress and its REST API, as well as an identity mechanism for other sites. It uses the URL from the profile page to identify the blog user or your author url. We recommend your site be served over https to use this.
measure then updates must be made.You can also install this plugin to enable web sign-in for your site using your domain.
| WordPress | 6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Project and support maintained on github at indieweb/wordpress-indieauth.
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