ASWP – How to Limit User Logins to One Device in WordPress

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Why Restrict User Login to One Device in WordPress?

Many WordPress websites, particularly those focused on memberships and online learning, experience issues with users sharing login details. This practice, while seemingly harmless for users, can significantly impact website revenue and user experience.

For example, membership sites often offer exclusive content to paying members. When users share logins, fewer people purchase memberships, leading to a reduction in income for the website owner.

Similarly, when students share their online learning logins, others can access the course without purchasing it, hindering the ability to provide personalized support and track course completion.

By limiting user logins to one device, you can gain a clearer understanding of your true user base, increase revenue, and maintain the value of your content or services. This approach ensures fairness for paying users and enhances website security.

Restricting User Login to One Device in WordPress (Easy)

To restrict user logins to one device in WordPress, you can use the Loggedin – Limit Active Logins plugin. This plugin limits each user to a predetermined number of active logins, which can be configured by you.

For instance, you can set the ‘Maximum Active Logins’ to 1 and ‘Login Logic’ to ‘Block’ if you only want users to be logged in on one device at a time.

The plugin also allows you to force logout a specific user from all devices by entering their user ID.

Bypassing Login Restrictions for Certain Users or Roles (Advanced)

While restricting logins is generally beneficial, you may need to bypass these restrictions for specific users or user roles. This might be necessary for administrators, editors, or important team members who need access from multiple locations.

To accomplish this, you can add custom code snippets to your WordPress theme’s functions.php file. However, we recommend using the WPCode plugin, as it offers a safer and more convenient method for adding code snippets without directly modifying the functions.php file.

By using WPCode, you can create snippets that bypass login restrictions for specific users or roles. You can specify the user IDs or roles for which the restrictions should be bypassed.

This tutorial has explained how to restrict user logins to one device in WordPress. You can also explore the ultimate guide to creating a WordPress membership site or the best WordPress LMS plugins for further learning.

This is a summary of the original article: [Original article URL: ‘https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-restrict-user-login-to-one-device-in-wordpress/’]

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