Beschrijving
Enhance your WordPress website’s security by forcing users to reset their passwords.
Password Reset Enforcement is a simple yet powerful security plugin that allows site administrators to require users to update their passwords—ideal after a potential data breach, routine security checks, or during onboarding/offboarding processes.
Features
- Force password reset for all users, specific user roles, or individual users.
- Optional email notification to users with a direct reset link.
- Flexible login behavior:
- Allow login before resetting: users log in with the old password, are immediately prompted to set a new one.
- Block login until reset: users must reset their password before accessing the dashboard.
- Choose reset timing:
- Immediately: forces logout and password reset on next login.
- After session expiry: users are asked to reset after their current session ends.
- Multisite compatible (network-wide reset only).
- Optimized for performance on large-scale and enterprise WordPress installations.
Use Cases
- Responding to a security breach or suspected compromise.
- Enforcing routine password changes in corporate environments.
- Applying onboarding/offboarding security policies for teams or membership sites.
Compatibility
- Works on both single-site and multisite (network) WordPress setups.
- Supports PHP 7.4+ and WordPress 6.6 through 6.8.
- Compatible with modern WordPress admin experience.
Related Plugins
Looking for advanced password rules? Review Password Policy & Complexity Requirements plugin to enforce strong passwords, expiration cycles, and custom password policies.
Schermafbeeldingen
Force password reset for all users. 
Target users by role, username, or display name.
Installatie
- Upload the plugin to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory or install via the WordPress admin panel. - Activate the plugin.
- Go to Settings Password Reset Enforcement to initiate resets.
FAQ
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Will this log users out immediately?
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Only if you choose the “Immediately” option. Otherwise, users will be asked to reset after their current session expires.
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Is it compatible with other login plugins or 2FA solutions?
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Yes, Password Reset Enforcement is designed for compatibility and works well alongside popular authentication and security plugins.
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Can I use this on a WooCommerce site?
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Absolutely. Works seamlessly with WooCommerce and other membership or eCommerce platforms.
Beoordelingen
Bijdragers & ontwikkelaars
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Changelog
1.10.2 (2025-05-08)
- Plugin links and references to TeydeaStudio updated
- Dependencies updated
1.10.1 (2025-04-04)
- Compatibility with WordPress 6.8 confirmed
- Issue of requesting the translated string too early fixed
- Dependencies updated
- Code improvements
1.10.0 (2025-02-21)
- Dependencies updated
- Code improvements
1.9.0 (2024-12-13)
- Dependencies updated
- Code improvements
1.8.0 (2024-11-08)
- Custom capabilities for managing the plugin settings implemented
- Compatibility with WordPress 6.7 confirmed
- Dependencies updated
- Code improvements
1.7.2 (2024-10-25)
- JS dependency map and tree-shaking optimized
1.7.1 (2024-10-23)
- Add missing Cache utility class
1.7.0 (2024-10-17)
- Language mapping file added for easier generation of JSON translation files
- Language files updated for Polish translation
- Add caching to user roles getter function, along with proper cache invalidation, to improve the plugin’s performance
- Dependencies updated
- Code improvements
1.6.0 (2024-08-30)
- Required WordPress core version bumped to 6.6 to use the new React JSX runtime package
- Compatibility with older version of PHP (7.4) implemented
- Plugin container implementation improved
- Plugin settings page implementation improved
- Dependencies updated
- Code improvements
1.5.0 (2024-07-11)
- Settings page redesigned
- Dependencies updated
- Code improvements
(For older records, see the changelog.txt file).