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Er Expire User Cookie

Expire Auth Cookie after defined amount of time.

by Elliott Richmond · github.com/eirichmond/er-expire-user-cookie · website

★ 2stars

Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/eirichmond/er-expire-user-cookie/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/eirichmond/er-expire-user-cookie ↗

Simple cookie expiration to mitigate the risk of stolen cookies.

Description

According to wewatchyourwebsite.com, around 60% of hacked WordPress sites in 2023 were due to stolen cookie sessions, not plugin or theme vulnerabilities. I've created this function to automatically expire your session cookie after a defined amount of inactivity.

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

e.g.

  1. Upload er-expire-user-cookie to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

Changelog

1.0

  • First release.