- Category rank
- #56 in Login
- Listing audit
- 45/100
Authorizer is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Paul Ryan. With a rating of 5.0★ from 20 reviews, it currently ranks #56 in the Login category.
Authorizer is the #56 ranked Login app on WordPress, with a 5.0 average rating from 20 reviews, as of Sep 11, 2026.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from marketplace data as of Sep 11, 2026
Authorizer ranks #56 of 607 in Login on WordPress. It holds a 5.0★ average from 20 reviews on WordPress.
Pros
- +5.0★ average across 20 reviews
Cons
- −Only 20 reviews — the average can still move with a few new ratings
How Authorizer works
Authorizer restricts access to a WordPress site to specific users, typically students enrolled in a university course. It maintains a list of approved users that you can edit to determine who has access. It also replaces the default WordPress login/authorization system with one relying on an external server, such as Google, CAS, LDAP, or an OAuth2 provider. Finally, Authorizer lets you limit invalid login attempts to prevent bots from compromising your users’ accounts.
View or contribute to the plugin source on GitHub: https://github.com/uhm-coe/authorizer
Authorizer requires the following:
CAS server (2.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, or 7.x) or LDAP server (plugin needs the URL)
PHP extensions: php-ldap, php-curl, php-dom
Authorizer provides the following options:
Authentication: WordPress accounts; Google accounts; CAS accounts; LDAP accounts; OAuth2 accounts
Login Access: All authenticated users (all local and all external can log in); Only specific users (all local and approved external users can log in)
View Access: Everyone (open access); Only logged in users
Limit Login Attempts: Progressively increase the amount of time required between invalid login attempts.
Shortcode: Use the [authorizer_login_form] shortcode to embed a wp_login_form() outside of wp-login.php.
Standardized capabilities
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