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Two-Factor

By WordPress.org

Active Installs

90,000+

Last Updated

September 5, 2025

First Released

August 10, 2015

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Use the “Two-Factor Options” section under “Users” “Your Profile” to enable and configure one or multiple two-factor authentication providers for your account:

  • Email codes
  • Time Based One-Time Passwords (TOTP)
  • FIDO Universal 2nd Factor (U2F)
  • Backup Codes
  • Dummy Method (only for testing purposes)

For more history, see this post.

Actions & Filters

Here is a list of action and filter hooks provided by the plugin:

  • two_factor_providers filter overrides the available two-factor providers such as email and time-based one-time passwords. Array values are PHP classnames of the two-factor providers.
  • two_factor_providers_for_user filter overrides the available two-factor providers for a specific user. Array values are instances of provider classes and the user object WP_User is available as the second argument.
  • two_factor_enabled_providers_for_user filter overrides the list of two-factor providers enabled for a user. First argument is an array of enabled provider classnames as values, the second argument is the user ID.
  • two_factor_user_authenticated action which receives the logged in WP_User object as the first argument for determining the logged in user right after the authentication workflow.
  • two_factor_user_api_login_enable filter restricts authentication for REST API and XML-RPC to application passwords only. Provides the user ID as the second argument.
  • two_factor_email_token_ttl filter overrides the time interval in seconds that an email token is considered after generation. Accepts the time in seconds as the first argument and the ID of the WP_User object being authenticated.
  • two_factor_email_token_length filter overrides the default 8 character count for email tokens.
  • two_factor_backup_code_length filter overrides the default 8 character count for backup codes. Providers the WP_User of the associated user as the second argument.

No installation instructions provided.

What PHP and WordPress versions does the Two-Factor plugin support?

This plugin supports the last two major versions of WordPress and the minimum PHP version supported by those WordPress versions.

How can I send feedback or get help with a bug?

The best place to report bugs, feature suggestions, or any other (non-security) feedback is at the Two Factor GitHub issues page. Before submitting a new issue, please search the existing issues to check if someone else has reported the same feedback.

Where can I report security bugs?

The plugin contributors and WordPress community take security bugs seriously. We appreciate your efforts to responsibly disclose your findings, and will make every effort to acknowledge your contributions.

To report a security issue, please visit the WordPress HackerOne program.

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Available Versions

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Plugin Info

  • Version: 0.14.1
  • Last Updated: September 5, 2025
  • Active Installs: 90,000+
  • WordPress Version: 6.7 or higher
  • Tested up to: 6.8.2
  • PHP Version: 7.2 or higher
  • Tags:    
    2fa authentication mfa security totp

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