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Persistent Login

Persistent Login keeps users logged into your website, limits the number of active logins allowed at one time and alerts users of new devices logging …

By lukeseager·Login·Free
3.9(25 reviews)
·7.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 month ago
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As of April 2026, Persistent Login is a WordPress login plugin with 7.0K+ active installations and a 3.9/5 rating from 25 reviews. It has been downloaded 119K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are down 17% this week. Top alternative: WPS Hide Login.

3.9/525 reviews
7.0K+active installs
119K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Persistent Login keeps users logged into your website, limits the number of active logins allowed at one time and alerts users of new devices logging into their account.

Persistent Login: Keep wordpress users logged in forever

Persistent Login keeps users logged into your website unless they explicitly choose to log-out. It allows you to limit the number of active logins each user can have, and it alerts users of logins from new devices.

Persistent Login requires little set-up, just install and save your users time by keeping them logged into your website securely, avoiding the annoyance of forgetting usernames & passwords.

For added security, users can visit their Profile page in the WP Admin area to see how many sessions they have, what device was used and when they were last active…

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Ratings & Reviews

3.925 reviews
5 ★
17
4 ★
1
3 ★
0
2 ★
1
1 ★
6

Recent Reviews

Session Mixed
by amfahadsafi·1 year ago·3 replies

Session of different user mixed after installing this plugin, like the admin session were also mix with user session and user got admin privileges.

can you check this issue.

i will update the rating depend on your response

Makes life better
by lbdesign·1 year ago

I’ve had no issues with this plugin, and it removes a little friction in my days, which is lovely.

It’s also great on a membership site, to remove the need for users to constantly log back in, which is always a point of frustration.

Thank you for this plugin!

PS: you’ll note that most 1-star reviews are many years old.

  • This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by lbdesign.
  • This topic was modified 6 months, 2 weeks ago by lbdesign.
Brilliant
by humananimal·2 years ago

works as described, smooth

thank you!

Gosh I love not having to log in
by lbdesign·2 years ago

It’s amazing how removing a little bit of friction — like logging in every time — makes managing my sites a happier experience.

Interesting but very limited in free version
by Li-An·2 years ago

In free version, you can “choose” only one year limit time. It’s quite limited and some code or an alternative plugin will be more convenient to use.

Download Trends

Today: 20Yesterday: 21This week: 151Period total: 21K

Compatibility

WordPress5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4+ required

Version Adoption

v3.0
65.5%
v2.1
28.0%
Other
6.5%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

3.0.3

  • Feature: Added ‘Stop Count’ button to both free and premium dashboards to allow administrators to stop a running user count process.
  • Fix: Resolved issue where user count could get stuck in ‘Counting…’ state if a previous count was interrupted.
  • Fix: Fixed Login History settings not saving correctly when toggled from the dashboard.
  • Improvement: User count handles WP_CRON_LOCK_TIMEOUT by running count at a longer interval to avoid conflicts.
  • Updating Freemius SDK to latest version.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

FreemiusFreemiuslukeseagerlukeseager
Plugin Info
Version
3.0.3
Last Updated
Feb 8, 2026
WP Requires
5.0+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
7.0K+
Downloads
119K+
Added
Aug 22, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

loginsessionsactive loginsconcurrent loginssession management

Developer

L
lukeseager
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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