Remember Me Controls
Have "Remember Me" checked by default on the login page and configure how long a login is remembered. Or disable the feature altogether.
4.3(7 reviews)
·4.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Remember Me Controls is a WordPress login plugin with 4.0K+ active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 51K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 27% this week. Top alternative: WPS Hide Login.
4.3/57 reviews
4.0K+active installs
51K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
Take control of the “Remember Me” login feature for WordPress by having it enabled by default, customize how long users are remembered, or disable this built-in feature by default.
For those unfamiliar, “Remember Me” is a checkbox present when logging into WordPress. If checked, WordPress will remember the login session for 14 days. If unchecked, the login session will be remembered for only 2 days. Once a login session expires, WordPress will require you to log in again if you wish to continue using the admin section of the site.
This plugin provides three primary controls over the behavior of the “Remember Me” feature:
- Automatically check “Remember Me” : The ability to have the “Remember Me” checkbox automatically checked when…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Nice one
by John·6 years ago
great idea, thanks!
Excellent plugin
by bruce-s·7 years ago
Works really well and it’s great to have found a solution to a tricky problem – thank you!
Still working great!
by Marcelo Pedra·7 years ago·2 replies
2 years without updates and still working well.
A little code review to confirm everything is still ok would be nice though 😉
Misses a few things…
by crawlinson·9 years ago·1 reply
Does remove from wp-login.php but not from default wp login widget. Also does not compensate for extra white space and just leaves a gap. Nice quick fix if you are not using the widget and I guess the space can easily be fixed with custom css. It’s just a pity it misses a few things, sorry.
Plugin broke HTTPS login
by apunahasa·10 years ago
I couldn’t login to my website in an incognito window until I disabled this plugin
Download Trends
Today: 8Yesterday: 6This week: 69Period total: 5K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.5+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.1
72.2%
v1.9
16.8%
v2.0
8.6%
Other
2.4%
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Changelog
2.1 (2024-09-01)
Highlights:
This minor release primarily updates the plugin framework to the most current version (for security hardening and miscellaneous improvements), prevents translations from containing unintended markup, notes compatibility through WP 6.6+, drops compatibility with versions of WP older than 5.5, and removes unit tests from release packaging.
Details:
- Change: Update plugin framework to 067
- 067:
- Change: Simplify
form_action_url()to avoid using a server global - Change: Use
form_action_url()inplugin_action_links()rather than duplicating its functionality - Change: Escape output of all translated strings
…and 29 more changes
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