Best remember me plugins for WordPress
The most popular remember me plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Persistent Login leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of Remember Me Controls (4K+) and Longer Login ("Remember Me" Extension) (100+). All 3 plugins tagged “remember me” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 remember me plugins
- 1.
Persistent LoginThe most installed remember me plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 26 reviews, updated 23 hours ago.
- 2.
Remember Me Controls4K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 7 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 3.
Longer Login ("Remember Me" Extension)100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
All 3 plugins tagged “remember me”

Persistent Login
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,929by lukeseagertoday
Keep users logged in forever, limit the number of active logins allowed at one time, and alert users of new devices logging into their account.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 3.9(26)
- Downloads
- 67/day

Remember Me Controls
Down in the last 7 days:15#3,574by Scott Reilly2 years ago
Have "Remember Me" checked by default on the login page and configure how long a login is remembered. Or disable the feature altogether.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.3(7)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Longer Login ("Remember Me" Extension)
Down in the last 7 days:60#16,419by John Morris11 years ago
Longer Login allows customizing the length of WordPress' "Remember Me" length. No more automatic logouts every few days!
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day