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Disable Application Passwords

v2.6

Activate this plugin to disable the Application Passwords feature that was added in WP v5.6.

by Jeff Starr · Website

applicationdisablepasswords
Rank
#4,064 24h -1 · 7d 10
Est. installs
3,430 High confidence
Total downloads
52K all time
Rating
5.0 ★ 9 reviews
Official installs
3,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

3 months ago

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Version
2.6
Requires WP
5.6
Requires PHP
5.6.20
On WP.org since
2020

About Disable Application Passwords

Disable Application Passwords is a WordPress plugin by Jeff Starr, first published on WordPress.org in 2020. It has 3,000+ active installations and 52,449 downloads in total, and ranks #4,064 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it climbed 10 places. Users rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 9 reviews. Version 2.6 was released 3 months ago. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 5.6 and PHP 5.6.20 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under application, disable and passwords. Plugins with a similar focus include Expire User Passwords, WPS Notice Center and Login Security Solution.

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