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Simple JWT Login – Allows you to use JWT on REST endpoints.

Simple JWT Login is a FREE WordPress plugin that enables secure authentication for your WordPress REST API using JSON Web Tokens (JWT). With this powerful plugin, you can: – Log in, register, and authenticate users effortlessly – Connect mobile apps, external websites, or third-party services to Wor

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PricingFree downloadThe WordPress.org download is free. Pro versions, add-ons or external services may cost extra.

CompatibilityRequires WordPress 4.4.0 and PHP 5.5.

SourceWordPress plugins · Oct 17, 2026

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About this tool.

Simple JWT Login is a FREE WordPress plugin that enables secure authentication for your WordPress REST API using JSON Web Tokens (JWT).

With this powerful plugin, you can: – Log in, register, and authenticate users effortlessly – Connect mobile apps, external websites, or third-party services to WordPress with ease – Change or delete user passwords securely

Whether you’re building a headless WordPress setup or integrating with external platforms, Simple JWT Login provides a fast, secure, and reliable authentication solution.

You can read more on our plugin documentation website https://simplejwtlogin.com .

Some awesome features

Auto-login using JWT and AUTH_KEY
Register new users via API
Delete WordPress users based on a JWT
Reset user password
Allow auto-login / register / delete users only from specific IP addresses
Allow register users only from a specific domain name
API Route for generating new JWT
Get JWT from URL, SESSION, COOKIE or HEADER
Pass request parameters to login URL
CORS settings for plugin Routes
Hooks
JWT Authentication
Allow access private endpoints with JWT
Protect endpoints with JWT
beta Google OAuth Integration
beta Google JWT on all endpoints
beta WPGraphQL integration

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Login User

This plugin is customizable and offers you multiple methods to log in to you website, based on multiple scenarios.

In order to login, users have to send JWT. The plugin, validates the JWT, and if everything is OK, it can extract the WordPress email address or user ID. Users can specify the exact key of the JWT payload where this information can be found.

Here are the methods how you can send the JWT in order to auto-login:

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Frequently asked questions.

Is this plugin secure?

Yes, this plugin is secure. It allows to auto-login to your WordPress website using a JWT, that is decrypted and validated against your JWT Decryption key. Make sure you set the specific user type when new users are created.

Can I disable the API for registering new users?

Yes, both Auto-login and register can be enabled or disabled.

Can I limit the email addresses that can register in WordPress with this plugin?

Yes, You can use the domain limitation and add multiple domains separated by comma. Users that don’t provide an email from that domain, will get an error.

Can I use a JWT generated by another plugin to login?

Yes. The only thing you have to make sure, in order to work, is that you use the same “Decryption Key” and encryption algorithm.

Is the Auth Code required?

No, it is not required. You can disable it from ‘Login config’, ‘Register Config’ and ‘Delete User Config’. Just set the parameter ‘Login|Register requires Auth Code’ to ‘No’.

I don’t want other users to be able to delete users. What should I do?

The ‘delete users option’ is disabled by default. To make sure nobody will delete a user, please make sure the option “Allow Delete” is set to “No”.

Can I automatically log in to a WordPress website from my mobile App using this plugin?

Yes. The main feature of this plugin is to automatically log in users into a WordPress website using a JWT. So, you can log in into WordPress from mobile apps, react native, angular, Vue js, meteor, backbone, javascript, etc.

How to use hooks?

Here is a code example, how to send an email after a new user has been created.

add_action( 'simple_jwt_login_register_hook', function($user, $password){ $to = $user->user_email; $subject = 'Welcome'; $message = ' Welcome to My Site. Your new user credentials are: email: ' . $to .' password: '. $password; wp_mail($to, $subject, $message); }, 10, 2);

Here is an example on how you can overwrite the “No Redirect” response after autologin:

add_filter('simple_jwt_login_no_redirect_message',function($response, $request){ $response['userId'] = get_current_user_id(); $response['userDetails'] = wp_get_current_user(); return $response; },10, 2);

Here is an example, on how you can change the body for reset password email template:

add_filter('simple_jwt_login_reset_password_custom_email_template', function ($template, $request) { $template .= 'The template has been modified by hook'; return $template; }, 10, 2 ); I cannot get the JWT from session. Where should I store the JWT?

The plugin searches for the JWT in: – URL ( &jwt=YOUR JWT HERE ) – SESSION ( $_SESSION['simple-jwt-login-token'] ) – COOKIE ( $_COOKIE['simple-jwt-login-token'] ) – Header ( Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_HERE )

Also, the key name for each parameter, can be changed in the general section.

I would like to create users with different roles. It is possible?

Yes. In order to be able to create different users with different roles, first you have to create some AUTH Codes, and set the desired roles for each Auth Code. After that, for the create user route, simply add the AUTH code in the request, and the role from ‘Register User’ will be overwritten with the one from Auth Code.

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Simple JWT Login – Allows you to use JWT on REST endpoints.

About this tool.

Some awesome features

Login User

Your next useful tool is out there.

Register Users

Delete User

Reset Password

Authentication

Auth codes

Hooks

Getting started.

Frequently asked questions.

About this tool.

Some awesome features

Login User

Your next useful tool is out there.

Register Users

Delete User

Reset Password

Authentication

Auth codes

Hooks

Getting started.

Frequently asked questions.

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