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thedrama/craft-sesame
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Sesame is a lightweight Craft CMS plugin that enables password-less authentication via magic links. Users receive a one-time, time-limited login link directly to their inbox, with no password required. This not only streamlines the login experience but also eliminates the risk of weak or compromised credentials. \*Open Sesame\* — just click the link and you're in.

1.0.5(3mo ago)047proprietaryPHPPHP >=8.2

Since Mar 17Pushed 2mo agoCompare

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Sesame
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[](#sesame)

Sesame is a lightweight Craft CMS plugin that enables password-less authentication via magic links. Users receive a one-time, time-limited login link directly to their inbox, with no password required. This not only streamlines the login experience but also eliminates the risk of weak or compromised credentials. *Open Sesame* — just click the link and you're in.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

This plugin requires Craft CMS 5.0.0 or later, and PHP 8.2 or later.

###  Health Score

39

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LowBetter than 85% of packages

Maintenance84

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~0 days

Total

6

Last Release

100d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/925c6a462fb9dbf584f7074a6a1798f21ba834b00d64ee0e310d9f0fb46c3830?d=identicon)[the-drama](/maintainers/the-drama)

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Tags

cmsCraftcraftcmscraft-pluginmagic-loginsesame

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