WP-WebAuthn focuses on enabling secure, passwordless authentication for WordPress sites. It is catalogued under Infrastructure & Backend on PulseGate.

Who should use WP-WebAuthn?

WP-WebAuthn is a consumer product built for wordPress administrators and users seeking secure login.

Yes — WP-WebAuthn is free to use.

Is WP-WebAuthn still active?

The GitHub repository shows 27 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to WP-WebAuthn?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Keyless Login, HTTP Auth, and Authyo Passwordless Login.

Who develops WP-WebAuthn?

WP-WebAuthn is developed by Axton.

How long has WP-WebAuthn been around?

WP-WebAuthn first shipped in 2020.

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WP-WebAuthn

Name: WP-WebAuthn
Author: Axton

wordpress.orgInfrastructure & Backend

WP-WebAuthn is a WordPress plugin that enables passwordless authentication using FIDO2 and U2F devices such as Passkeys, FaceID, and Windows Hello. It supports usernameless authentication and integrates with Gutenberg blocks, providing enhanced security for WordPress sites.

FreeGPL-3.0WebCloud-managed

Visit wordpress.org

138stars

19forks

5features

2020since

Overview

5 features

WP-WebAuthn sits in PulseGate's Infrastructure & Backend category. It focuses on enabling secure, passwordless authentication for WordPress sites. It is built as a consumer product for wordPress administrators and users seeking secure login. It is available for free. It runs on the web.

Behind WP-WebAuthn is Axton, and it first shipped in 2020. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 138 stars and 27 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include passwordless login, FIDO2/U2F support, and passkey integration. The interface is available in English and Chinese.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Passwordless login
FIDO2/U2F support
Passkey integration
Usernameless authentication
Gutenberg blocks

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-3.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierGitHub · ★ 138Active maintenanceMulti-language

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed27 Jun · 18:02 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about WP-WebAuthn

What is WP-WebAuthn?: WP-WebAuthn focuses on enabling secure, passwordless authentication for WordPress sites. It is catalogued under Infrastructure & Backend on PulseGate.
Who should use WP-WebAuthn?: WP-WebAuthn is a consumer product built for wordPress administrators and users seeking secure login.
Is WP-WebAuthn free?: Yes — WP-WebAuthn is free to use.
What platforms does WP-WebAuthn run on?: WP-WebAuthn runs on the web.
Is WP-WebAuthn still active?: The GitHub repository shows 27 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to WP-WebAuthn?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Keyless Login, HTTP Auth, and Authyo Passwordless Login.Keyless Login HTTP Auth Authyo Passwordless Login
Who develops WP-WebAuthn?: WP-WebAuthn is developed by Axton.
How long has WP-WebAuthn been around?: WP-WebAuthn first shipped in 2020.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Chinese
Open source: Yes · ★ 138
License: GPL-3.0
Built for: WordPress administrators and users seeking secure login
Model: B2C
Solves: Enabling secure, passwordless authentication for WordPress sites.

Registered as

GitHub: yrccondor/wp-webauthn
WordPress.org: wp-webauthn

Developer

Axton

Team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 138
Forks: 19
Open issues: 24
Last commit: 7 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 27
Contributors: 17
Authorship: Team
Default branch: master
Latest release: 1.4.1 · 15 Apr 2026

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 95.6
Indexed: 27 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 27 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: wp-webauthn-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 27 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webauthn

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