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yubikey-plugin — WordPress Password Protection Plugin

by apb360 · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.3

yubikey-plugin has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 6,880 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 4, 2019.

yubikey-plugin at a glance

Active installs
400+
Total downloads
6,880
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is yubikey-plugin well maintained?

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yubikey-plugin reviews and ratings

9 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.8 out of 5

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  • On some sites it works, other not

    On some WP sites it works, but on others it doesn't work. Must be a 'conflict' somewhere. Too bad there is no logging to see where it goes wrong. As soon as I rename the woo-yubi folder, to disable the plugin, I can login again.

    mike2972

  • simple and it works

    at first i wasnt' sure who i can trust. i mean this plugin is written by a stranger, not yubikey. So i got my unique api key from yubikey.co and installed it. Entered it into the plugin. enabled the user from user/profile, plugged in my key to generate a key, saved, logged out and logged back in and it worked. I tried any NON enabled user and of course did not enter a key via my key and got in. So here's my test that this plugin author is actually communicating with yubikey.co, I changed just one letter in my api id and tried logging in, and i could NOT. Soo... this tells me that it's trying to communicate with yubi apparently to authenticate, otherwise it would not know. Alternately, i could have deleted my api key from yubikey.co to test. regardless, it works seamlessly. I'm using WP 5.8.6

    paranoidandroid88

  • Didn't work for me

    It appeared on the login screen but then caused login to fail "Incorrect Username or Password". I had to delete the plugin folder from the server to get in to my WP admin. I'm new to Yubikey so the error could be in how I use my new keys (though I added them both to the WP admin profile and the Yubikey API to the plugin settings page). I love the idea - wish it would work for me.

    GrampaB

  • Love that I can use my YubiKey on WP

    Thanks for an amazing plugin. Hopefully the maintainer is looking and will update things to show they are tested as working with WP 5.4, since it does.

    idowebwork

  • Working perfect with version 5.3.2

    So nice to have the possibility of adding an extra layer of security to WordPress admin panel. Plugins is working perfect with version 5.3.2. I encountered some semantic issues, thus, using in WordPress "Yubico API ID and Yubico API key" vs "Client ID and Secret Key" on Yubico's site, not important.

    kose

  • Simple and flawless operation

    Exactly what I was looking for. Just install, activate it and get/insert an API Key (which can be obtained in seconds). Subsequently every user can manage the Yubikey-Settings right in the profile. Nothing more, Nothing less.

    pabstm

Where yubikey-plugin ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that yubikey-plugin appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Password Protection Plugins #32 by tag, not in search #58 –
Best Authentication Plugins #38 by tag, not in search #74 –

Details

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The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings yubikey-plugin competes in

Tags

  • authentication
  • login
  • password
  • security
  • yubikey
Version
2.3
Last updated
Feb 4, 2019
First published
Jun 27, 2017
Requires WordPress
3.8
Tested up to
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Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

yubikey-plugin FAQ

How many active installs does yubikey-plugin have?

WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for yubikey-plugin as of September 7, 2026.

Is yubikey-plugin still maintained?

The last release was on February 4, 2019, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is yubikey-plugin free?

yubikey-plugin is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does yubikey-plugin rank among Password Protection Plugins?

yubikey-plugin is #58 in the WordPress.org Password Protection Plugins ranking.