Yes, YALW is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use YALW?

YALW has 10 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best YALW alternatives?

Popular alternatives to YALW include WPS Hide Login, Loginizer, Security Optimizer – The All-In-One…. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does YALW work with the latest WordPress?

YALW has been tested up to WordPress 6.3.8. It requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+.

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YALW

Name: YALW
Author: otacke

This widget is plain and simple and allows you to handle logins and password retrieval without a separate login screen. Install, add widget, done.

By otacke·Login·Free

·10 active installs·Updated 2 years ago

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As of April 2026, YALW is a WordPress login plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPS Hide Login.

0/5Rating

10active installs

1.8K+total downloads

10 yearssince 2016

Overview

This widget is plain and simple and allows you to handle logins and password retrieval without a separate login screen. Install, add widget, done. Well, maybe
not quite. You may want to modify the stylesheet a little bit to match your theme’s needs…

YALW rebuilds quite a bunch of features offered by wp-login.php instead of using the features therein because it is hardly possible. I had the option to
refactor the file wp-login.php, making its functionality better accessible from the outside, and thus contributing to the WordPress Core. I thought about that
possibility for approximately 0.0897 seconds (which is a long time for an android) but decided against. I am merely a casual programmer and I don’t have the
time or ambition to deal with the project management processes…

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