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Prevent Password Reset

Prevents password reset for select users via the WordPress "lost password" form.

By Justin Tadlock·Admin·Free
5(6 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 12 years ago
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As of April 2026, Prevent Password Reset is a WordPress admin plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.

5/56 reviews
300active installs
10K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

Prevents password reset for select users via the WordPress “lost password” form. This plugin adds a checkbox to each user’s profile in the admin. If selected, it prevents the user’s password from being reset. If a user selects to prevent their password from being reset, no one can try to reset the password. It stops it completely.

Things to keep in mind:

  • If you lose your password, you won’t be able to reset it either unless you remove the plugin via FTP, go into the database, or have an administrator on the site change your password.
  • This plugin does not disable the ability to edit/change a password from the user profile page. It merely blocks password resetting from the “lost password” form.

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Ratings & Reviews

56 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.3+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

Version 0.2.0

  • Changed license from GPL v2-only to GPL v2+.
  • Added plugin row meta for the plugin.
  • Dropped the MO and PO files in favor of a POT file for translators.
  • Added a readme.md file since this plugin is now on GitHub.
  • Updated this readme.txt file.
  • Updated this plugin for the mere purpose of updating. WordPress.org has created a stigma around plugins that don’t get updates every so often by puttin…
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Justin TadlockJustin Tadlock
Plugin Info
Version
0.2.0
Last Updated
Oct 6, 2013
WP Requires
3.3+
Tested Up To
3.7.41
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
300
Downloads
10K+
Added
Jan 19, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

adminpassword

Developer

J
Justin Tadlock
35 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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