Best external authentication plugins for WordPress
The most popular external authentication plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Expandable Paywall leads with 10+ active installs. All 1 plugins tagged “external authentication” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 1 external authentication plugins
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Expandable PaywallThe most installed external authentication plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.