Title: east115 Account Guard Author: East115 Published: September 7, 2026 Last modified: September 7, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/east115-account-guard/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=3684405) ![](https://ps.w.org/east115-account-guard/assets/icon.svg?rev=3684293) # east115 Account Guard By [East115](https://profiles.wordpress.org/east115/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/east115-account-guard.1.2.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/east115-account-guard/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/east115-account-guard/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/east115-account-guard/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/east115-account-guard/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/east115-account-guard/) ## Description Membership sites lose revenue every day to shared accounts — one login passed around an office, posted in a group chat, or resold. This plugin limits account sharing using WordPress native session management (WP_Session_Tokens). No polling, no extra server load. Three configurable strategies: * **Kick oldest (kick, default)** — a new login instantly terminates all other sessions of that account. The old device is logged out on its next request. Smoothest experience, similar to single-device streaming policies. * **Exclusive online (deny)** — while any device is active, new-device logins are rejected outright. Strictest mode. * **Device binding limit** — each account can bind up to N devices (default 2), slots auto-release after X days (default 30). An anonymous device identifier cookie is set on first login. More features: * Heartbeat detection: every visit refreshes activity time (60-second write throttle, no slowdown) * Admin exemption: administrators can bypass all restrictions * Unbind tool: one click in the admin to clear a user’s device bindings and force all devices offline — perfect for device-change appeals * Zero external dependencies: no third-party requests, all data stays in your database The plugin interface is written in Chinese and fully internationalized (text domain:` east115-account-guard`). Translations for other languages are welcome via translate. wordpress.org. ### Privacy This plugin collects and transmits no personal data. The only data stored is an anonymous device-identifier cookie (`eastacgu_device`) in the browser and device binding timestamps in user meta. Uninstalling removes all settings and binding data. ## Installation 1. Upload and activate the plugin in the admin. 2. Go to Settings – Prevent Account Sharing, pick a strategy and device limit. 3. To handle device-change appeals, use the unbind tool at the bottom of the settings page. ## FAQ ### A member changed phones and is now locked out. What now? Go to Settings – Prevent Account Sharing, enter the user’s ID or login name in the unbind tool, and clear their bindings. They log in again on the new device. ### Does clearing browser cookies count as a new device? Yes. The device identifier lives in a browser cookie; clearing cookies, switching browsers, or incognito mode all register as new devices. This is the intended anti- sharing behavior. Legitimate users can be unbound by an admin. ### Does this plugin set cookies? Yes. One anonymous cookie named `eastacgu_device` (random 32-character hex string, HttpOnly, one-year lifetime). It only distinguishes devices, contains no personal information, and is never sent to third parties. ### Will it slow down my site? No. Heartbeat writes are throttled to once per 60 seconds per session; every check uses native WordPress sessions and user meta. No polling, no external requests. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “east115 Account Guard” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ East115 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/east115/) [Translate “east115 Account Guard” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/east115-account-guard) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/east115-account-guard/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/east115-account-guard/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/east115-account-guard/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/east115-account-guard/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2.1 * Removed the Author URI header (connection to the site is restricted for some regions, which triggered a review error) * Renamed all function/class/option/menu prefixes from `pas_` to the unique `eastacgu_` prefix (previous prefix was too short and risked conflicts) * Added automatic migration of settings, device bindings, and device cookies from versions 1.2.0 and earlier #### 1.2.0 * Renamed to a distinctive name and slug: east115 Account Guard / east115-account- guard * Removed load_plugin_textdomain() — translations auto-load for WordPress.org-hosted plugins since WP 4.6 #### 1.1.0 * Added internationalization (i18n) — all strings translatable * Added uninstall cleanup (uninstall.php) * Added plugin header metadata #### 1.0.0 * Initial release: kick-oldest, device binding limit, concurrent denial, heartbeat detection, admin exemption, admin unbind tool ## Meta * Version **1.2.1** * Last updated **18 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1** * PHP version ** 7.2 or higher ** * Tags * [concurrent login](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/concurrent-login/)[login](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login/) [membership](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/membership/)[security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/east115-account-guard/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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