Disable Password Reset
H3llas By H3llas

November 10, 2016

Disable Password Reset Plugin

Enhance security of your blogs by preventing password reset over email function.

This plugin will enhance security of your WordPress site by disabling password reset function over email of WordPress.
Use with caution since otherwise if you forgot your user password you will need to reset the password directly in the database with phpmyadmin or similar tool.
Adittionally this plugin will hide notice which say what is wrong “password” or “username” on WordPress login page.

Installation

  1. Upload disablepasswordreset.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

FAQ

What if I forgot my password?

You should reset it through phpmyadmin.
More info here:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password

Is this definitive protection?

Certainly not. It will rather set off script kiddies.

Changelog

1.0

First version with basic functionalities.

Details

  • Version: 1.0
  • Active installations: 2,000
  • WordPress Version: 3.1
  • Tested up to: 4.6.29

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