Simple JWT Login – Allows you to use JWT on REST endpoints.
Enhance the WordPress REST API with JWT authentication for secure access by mobile apps, external sites, and third-party services.
5(46 reviews)
·5.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 weeks agoAs of April 2026, Simple JWT Login is a WordPress api plugin with 5.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 46 reviews. It has been downloaded 82K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4.0+ and PHP 5.5+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 8% this week. Top alternative: WP Consent API.
5/546 reviews
5.0K+active installs
82K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019
Overview
Simple JWT Login is a FREE WordPress plugin that enables secure authentication for your WordPress REST API using JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
With this powerful plugin, you can:
– Log in, register, and authenticate users effortlessly
– Connect mobile apps, external websites, or third-party services to WordPress with ease
– Change or delete user passwords securely
Whether you’re building a headless WordPress setup or integrating with external platforms, Simple JWT Login provides a fast, secure, and reliable authentication solution.
You can read more on our plugin documentation website https://simplejwtlogin.com.
Some awesome features
- Auto-login using JWT and AUTH_KEY
- Register new users via API
- Delete WordPress users based on a JWT
- Reset user password
- Allow auto-login / r…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
This plugin is great! Feature request inside 🤪
by cbd4coins·4 months ago
I just want to first say that this is by far the best JWT plugin for headless. I’ve tried them all!
I think the best feature you could add, would be support for the new Store API for WooCommerce. It would make headless eCommerce much simpler! I had a lot of difficulty getting users instead of guests assigned to cart/checkout flow and had to write a custom extension
No-Nonsense JWT (Excellence)
by Thomas·1 year ago
This is probably the very absolute best no-nonsense JWT plugin on WordPress. Exceptionally well documented, high customization, easy to setup, and works out of the box with basic setup. No nonsense ads, either. Definitely deserving the 5-star rating across the board. Recommended.
Service & Support
by wintear·3 years ago
JWT login plugin is awesome, their support is quite responsive and efficient.They are able to help me and guide me on my customize function to custom generate jwt using their classes.
best all times
by webmaster67·3 years ago
it’s the best of all JWT plugins, the responsiveness of the developer is simply incredible, he knows his project by heart and will help you efficiently.
c’est le meilleur de tous les plugins JWT la réactivité du développeur est tout simplement incroyable ,il connait son projet par cœur et vous aidera efficacement.
Awesome plugin
by graphems·3 years ago
This is what I needed, works as expected. Nice work!
Download Trends
Today: 79Yesterday: 95This week: 469Period total: 21K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.5+ required |
Version Adoption
v3.6
66.9%
v2.4
15.9%
v3.5
14.0%
Other
3.2%
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Changelog
A complete Changelog is available on the GitHub repository.
3.6.5 (14 Mar 2026)
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