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georgestephanis/application-passwords
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Provide Application Passwords for WordPress core

0.1.3(5y ago)18681.1k46[18 issues](https://github.com/WordPress/application-passwords/issues)[8 PRs](https://github.com/WordPress/application-passwords/pulls)GPL-2.0-or-laterPHP

Since Aug 15Pushed 3y ago5 watchersCompare

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Application Passwords for WordPress
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[](#application-passwords-for-wordpress)

**⚠️ IMPORTANT: This plugin has been merged into WordPress core version 5.6 and doesn't have to be installed separately. [View the integration guide →](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/11/05/application-passwords-integration-guide/)**

If you wish to open a ticket relating to this feature, please do so in the [Application Passwords component](https://make.wordpress.org/core/components/rest-api/application-passwords/) on the WordPress Core issue tracker.

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Creates unique passwords for applications to authenticate users without revealing their main passwords.

Install
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[](#install)

This plugin has been merged into WordPress core version 5.6 and doesn't have to be installed separately. [View the integration guide →](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/11/05/application-passwords-integration-guide/)

Credits
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[](#credits)

Created by [George Stephanis](https://github.com/georgestephanis). View [all contributors](https://github.com/WordPress/application-passwords/graphs/contributors).

###  Health Score

39

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LowBetter than 85% of packages

Maintenance18

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity43

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community27

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~219 days

Total

4

Last Release

1875d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/169055?v=4)[Kaspars Dambis](/maintainers/kasparsd)[@kasparsd](https://github.com/kasparsd)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/62798?v=4)[Derek Herman](/maintainers/valendesigns)[@valendesigns](https://github.com/valendesigns)

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Top Contributors

[![georgestephanis](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/941023?v=4)](https://github.com/georgestephanis "georgestephanis (89 commits)")[![kasparsd](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/169055?v=4)](https://github.com/kasparsd "kasparsd (74 commits)")[![kjbenk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5174208?v=4)](https://github.com/kjbenk "kjbenk (18 commits)")[![JeffMatson](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6805601?v=4)](https://github.com/JeffMatson "JeffMatson (10 commits)")[![dinhtungdu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5423135?v=4)](https://github.com/dinhtungdu "dinhtungdu (3 commits)")[![thefrosty](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/367897?v=4)](https://github.com/thefrosty "thefrosty (3 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (2 commits)")[![pelmered](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/680058?v=4)](https://github.com/pelmered "pelmered (2 commits)")[![peterwilsoncc](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/519727?v=4)](https://github.com/peterwilsoncc "peterwilsoncc (1 commits)")[![akkspros](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/56331609?v=4)](https://github.com/akkspros "akkspros (1 commits)")[![valendesigns](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/62798?v=4)](https://github.com/valendesigns "valendesigns (1 commits)")[![arippberger](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1673133?v=4)](https://github.com/arippberger "arippberger (1 commits)")[![BrianHenryIE](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4720401?v=4)](https://github.com/BrianHenryIE "BrianHenryIE (1 commits)")[![csalzano](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/938411?v=4)](https://github.com/csalzano "csalzano (1 commits)")[![Ipstenu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/807903?v=4)](https://github.com/Ipstenu "Ipstenu (1 commits)")[![joshlevinson](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2895131?v=4)](https://github.com/joshlevinson "joshlevinson (1 commits)")[![MichaelArestad](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1123119?v=4)](https://github.com/MichaelArestad "MichaelArestad (1 commits)")[![mjangda](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/86105?v=4)](https://github.com/mjangda "mjangda (1 commits)")

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