Title: Temporary Login by Softfix
Author: Softfix
Published: <strong>July 3, 2025</strong>
Last modified: July 7, 2025

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# Temporary Login by Softfix

 By [Softfix](https://profiles.wordpress.org/softfixorguser/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/temporary-login-by-softfix.1.0.3.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-by-softfix/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-by-softfix/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-by-softfix/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-by-softfix/#developers)

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## Description

**Temporary Login by Softfix** allows administrators to generate secure, expiring
login links for temporary users.

Use it to give access to:
 – Support personnel – Guest admins or editors – Client
dashboards – Short-term access without sharing passwords

**Features:**
 – Auto-generated temporary user with unique login URL – Expiration
control (in minutes) – Auto-deletion of expired accounts (via WP Cron) – Admin page
to generate links – Logs login activity (time, user ID, event)

**Security:**
 – One-time use URLs – Token-based login – Full nonce and sanitization
support – Compliant with WordPress coding standards

### Future Features

 * Email notifications to temp users
 * Role selection for temp accounts
 * Shortcode support
 * API endpoint for programmatic generation

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin folder `temporary-login` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Navigate to **Users > Temporary Login** to generate a new login link.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin create a real WordPress user?

Yes, a temporary user is created and automatically deleted after expiration.

### Can I send the login link via email?

The current version displays the link. You can copy it manually. Email support may
be added in a future release.

### What roles are assigned to temporary users?

Currently, the default role is `subscriber`. Future versions will allow role selection.

### How does cleanup work?

Expired users are automatically deleted every hour via WordPress’ scheduled tasks.

### Is this secure?

Yes, all login links use hashed tokens, and users are deleted after expiration. 
Nonces and input sanitization are enforced in the admin interface.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Temporary Login by Softfix” is open source software. The following people have 
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Softfix ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/softfixorguser/)

[Translate “Temporary Login by Softfix” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/temporary-login-by-softfix)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/temporary-login-by-softfix/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/temporary-login-by-softfix/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/temporary-login-by-softfix/)
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## Changelog

#### 1.0.3

 * Design Fixes

#### 1.0.1

 * Fixes
 * Design changes

#### 1.0

 * Initial release
 * Temporary login generator with expiration
 * Auto login via token link
 * Admin UI with logs
 * Secure cron-based cleanup

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.3**
 *  Last updated **12 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.4 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [admin tool](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-tool/)[temporary login](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/temporary-login/)
   [user login](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/user-login/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-by-softfix/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Softfix ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/softfixorguser/)

## Support

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