With Google Au­then­ti­ca­tor, you can combine classic username and password login to your WordPress site with an ad­di­tion­al security code. This will increase the security of your website.

WordPress supports two-factor au­then­ti­ca­tion via Google Au­then­ti­ca­tor using plug-ins such as Hendrik Schack's Google Au­then­ti­ca­tor. In the first step, you activate two-factor au­then­ti­ca­tion in the admin area and can then customize the two-factor au­then­ti­ca­tion for each user in­di­vid­u­al­ly. This allows you to protect admins specif­i­cal­ly and, for example, exclude authors from two-factor au­then­ti­ca­tion.

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Install Google Au­then­ti­ca­tor

Install the Google Au­then­ti­ca­tor App on your iOS or Android smart­phone.

Install Google Au­then­ti­ca­tor WordPress plugin

In the WordPress admin area, select Plugins, then install and search for Google Au­then­ti­ca­tor.

You can now customize two-factor au­then­ti­ca­tion for your users.

Setting up two-factor au­then­ti­ca­tion for WordPress users

  • Open the User area
  • Select the user for whom you want to enable two-factor au­then­ti­ca­tion.
  • Under Google Au­then­ti­ca­tor Settings, enable the Enable Google Au­then­ti­ca­tor option.
  • Click on Show/Hide QR Code

You should now see an au­to­mat­i­cal­ly generated QR code.

  • Open the Google Au­then­ti­ca­tor app on your smart­phone and scan the QR code.

Al­ter­na­tive­ly, you can create the account manually. Use the de­scrip­tion and secret key that WordPress displays for this user.

In the Google Au­then­ti­ca­tor App, you'll now find a new listing for your website. The security code is updated every 30 seconds.

  • Click on Update profile.

Two-factor au­then­ti­ca­tion is now set up for this user. Use a new security code for each login in the future.

Write down a secret key

If you do not have access to your au­then­ti­ca­tor, you can use the secret key to link a new au­then­ti­ca­tor.

Put the secret key in a safe place. Old-fashioned but safe: Write it on a piece of paper of your choice.

THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT! CON­GRAT­U­LA­TIONS, YOUR WORDPRESS WEBSITE HAS BECOME A LOT SAFER!

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