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[Security](/categories/security) 4. / 5. itinerisltd/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration ActiveWordpress-muplugin[Security](/categories/security) itinerisltd/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration ================================================ Prevent User Enumeration in WordPress to satisfy security reports. 0.3.1(4mo ago)2929↓78.3%GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP ^8.1 Since Mar 9Pushed 4mo ago5 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/ItinerisLtd/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/itinerisltd/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration)[ Docs](https://itinerisltd.github.io/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration/)[ RSS](/packages/itinerisltd-itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 3w ago READMEChangelog (6)Dependencies (1)Versions (7)Used By (0) Itineris Prevent User Enumeration ================================= [](#itineris-prevent-user-enumeration) [![Packagist Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/51df2d343f088aa5703023130113b1fd3a3ffaad1beb5b71fd305b062c9a7416/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6974696e657269736c74642f6974696e657269732d70726576656e742d77702d757365722d656e756d65726174696f6e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/itinerisltd/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration)[![PHP from Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/700467aeb827dd91fae0f5c78c7de055d9ce0f79c9f16ed6bf63af15aefaab01/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f7068702d762f6974696e657269736c74642f6974696e657269732d70726576656e742d77702d757365722d656e756d65726174696f6e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/itinerisltd/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration)[![Packagist Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b87b3129da700ba42800b74c65f1cdd9359c0801ef3f02741df9d4f6ec560f39/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6974696e657269736c74642f6974696e657269732d70726576656e742d77702d757365722d656e756d65726174696f6e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/itinerisltd/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration)[![GitHub License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7ca420914852d8667e501c9918c140a5dd4675c804ba23eb2a242aae32ab57ac/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6c6963656e73652f6974696e657269736c74642f6974696e657269732d70726576656e742d77702d757365722d656e756d65726174696f6e2e737667)](https://github.com/ItinerisLtd/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration/blob/master/LICENSE)[![Hire Itineris](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/28070f6fe57ce0e650e45ceddf0f294c6ebb8e5248af50e801ed5d81026c076c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f486972652d4974696e657269732d6666363962342e737667)](https://www.itineris.co.uk/contact/) - [Goal](#goal) - [Requirements](#requirements) - [Installation](#installation) - [Alternative Installation](#alternative-installation) - [FAQs](#faqs) - [Will you add support for older PHP versions?](#will-you-add-support-for-older-php-versions) - [It looks awesome. Where can I find some more goodies like this?](#it-looks-awesome-where-can-i-find-some-more-goodies-like-this) - [This isn't on wp.org. Where can I give a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review?](#this-isnt-on-wporg-where-can-i-give-a-%EF%B8%8F%EF%B8%8F%EF%B8%8F%EF%B8%8F%EF%B8%8F-review) - [Feedback](#feedback) - [Change Log](#change-log) - [Security](#security) - [Credits](#credits) - [License](#license) Goal ---- [](#goal) Prevent the possibility of discovering usernames by various means. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - WordPress 6.1 or later - PHP 8.1 or later Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` $ composer require itinerisltd/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration ``` ### Alternative Installation [](#alternative-installation) Upload [itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration.php](./itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration.php) to `wp-content/plugins`. FAQs ---- [](#faqs) ### Will you add support for older PHP versions? [](#will-you-add-support-for-older-php-versions) Never! This plugin will only work on [actively supported PHP versions](https://secure.php.net/supported-versions.php). Don't use it on **end of life** or **security fixes only** PHP versions. ### It looks awesome. Where can I find some more goodies like this? [](#it-looks-awesome-where-can-i-find-some-more-goodies-like-this) - Articles on [Itineris' blog](https://www.itineris.co.uk/blog/) - More projects on [Itineris' GitHub profile](https://github.com/itinerisltd) - Follow [@itineris\_ltd](https://twitter.com/itineris_ltd) and [@\_codepuncher](https://twitter.com/_codepuncher) on Twitter - Hire [Itineris](https://www.itineris.co.uk/services/) to build your next awesome site ### This isn't on wp.org. Where can I give a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review? [](#this-isnt-on-wporg-where-can-i-give-a-️️️️️-review) Thanks! Glad you like it. It's important to let my boss know somebody is using this project. Instead of giving reviews on wp.org, consider: - tweet something good with mentioning [@itineris\_ltd](https://twitter.com/itineris_ltd) - star this Github repo - watch this Github repo - write blog posts - submit pull requests - [hire Itineris](https://www.itineris.co.uk/services/) Feedback -------- [](#feedback) **Please provide feedback!** We want to make this library useful in as many projects as possible. Please submit an [issue](https://github.com/ItinerisLtd/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration/issues/new) and point out what you do and don't like, or fork the project and make suggestions. **No issue is too small.** Change Log ---------- [](#change-log) Please see [CHANGELOG](./CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security-related issues, please email instead of using the issue tracker. Credits ------- [](#credits) [Itineris Prevent WP User Enumeration](https://github.com/ItinerisLtd/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration) is a [Itineris Limited](https://www.itineris.co.uk/) project created by [Lee Hanbury-Pickett](https://github.com/codepuncher). A full list of contributors can be found [here](https://github.com/ItinerisLtd/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration/graphs/contributors). License ------- [](#license) [Itineris Prevent WP User Enumeration](https://github.com/ItinerisLtd/itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration) is licensed under the GPLv2 (or later) from the [Free Software Foundation](http://www.fsf.org/). Please see [License File](LICENSE) for more information. ### Health Score 41 — FairBetter than 87% of packages Maintenance78 Regular maintenance activity Popularity20 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity48 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure 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 ~216 days Recently: every ~240 days Total 6 Last Release 122d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1f6b0052977c5b438b9677de0189a69e4c2aa7c945eedd76fa3adac30dab067c?d=identicon)[codepuncher](/maintainers/codepuncher) --- Top Contributors [![codepuncher](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8135396?v=4)](https://github.com/codepuncher "codepuncher (18 commits)") --- Tags wordpress-pluginwordpresssecurityUsersowasp ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/itinerisltd-itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/itinerisltd-itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/itinerisltd-itineris-prevent-wp-user-enumeration) ``` ### Alternatives [owasp/csrf-protector-php CSRF protector php, a standalone php library for csrf mitigation in web applications. 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