XMPP Authentication
Allows users to authenticate without password via XMPP and for visitors to be filtered by XMPP verification.
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·10 active installs·Updated 10 years agoAs of April 2026, XMPP Authentication is a WordPress xmpp plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Ejabberd Account Tools.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
2.8K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
This plugin has two main features:
- any reader on your website can comment if one has an Instant Messaging
address (XMPP protocol, otherwise called Jabber. A Gmail or a LiveJournal
account for instance are such standard IM identifiers as well); - a subscribed user (whatever its role) can authenticate with one’s IM
address if they set their IM address.
This plugin is still in experimental state but is usable.
Detailed Process
The authentication part is something like openID, except that it uses your
existing IM address: you ask for authentication on a website, and it pops-up a
confirmation via IM (that you can accept, or refuse).
Considering that the IM protocol (XMPP) is very secure,
all the infrastructure to securely exchange an authentication request is
there. No need to make any n…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.2.0+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.6
- Fix comment validation.
- Comment validation through XMPP is now marked as “experimental”.
Though still functional, I find the user experience crappy. I will want to
review this deeply before considering it in release state. - Comment validation times out at 50 sec (was 30).
- Transaction IDs are 6 characters. This makes them easier to copy, even on
smaller virtual keyboard (for instance to validate on your personal smartphone
a login made on a third-party untrusted machine).
Contributors
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