Title: Minding | Disable forgot password
Author: Minding
Published: <strong>September 27, 2026</strong>
Last modified: September 27, 2026

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# Minding | Disable forgot password

 By [Minding](https://profiles.wordpress.org/minding000/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/minding-disable-forgot-password.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/minding-disable-forgot-password/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/minding-disable-forgot-password/#reviews)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/minding-disable-forgot-password/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/minding-disable-forgot-password/)

## Description

Disables the \”Lost your password?\” option on the WordPress login page.
 In detail:–
disallows password reset – removes password reset text from login page – redirects
from password reset page to login page

Your users will no longer receive any password reset emails.

Before installing this plugin ensure you have other means of recovering your account!

The plugin is targeted at site administrators with access the WordPress CLI to recover
accounts.

## FAQ

Q: How else can I recover my account?
 A: You can reset your password using the 
WordPress CLI (if you have access to it) or ask another WordPress administrator 
on your site to reset your password. Q: What is the issue with the \”Lost your password?\”
option? A: This feature allows unauthenticated entities to make WordPress send password
reset emails to users. It can be abused to spam users. Q: Where is the plugins repository(
source code, issues, pull requests, etc.)? A: The source code is available at: https://
codeberg.org/Minding/wordpress-disable-forgot-password-plugin/

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Minding | Disable forgot password” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Minding ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/minding000/)

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### Interested in development?

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## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **1 day ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.2**
 *  PHP version ** 5.3 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [email](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/email/)[lost](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lost/)
   [password](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/password/)[reset](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reset/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/minding-disable-forgot-password/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Minding ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/minding000/)

## Support

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