Two Factor

84 Quality Score

Active Installs

23/30

A solid 75/30 popularity score reflects 100,000 active installs, which is meaningful but a fraction of what the top security suites achieve in the millions.

Update Freshness

25/25

A perfect 100/25 maintenance score is backed by an update on 2026-03-27 and explicit testing against WordPress 6.9.4, signalling an actively maintained codebase.

User Rating

14/15

A 96/15 ratings score from 209 reviews is strong, though the smaller sample size means individual reviews carry more weight than on plugins with thousands of ratings.

Support Health

8/15

The 50/15 support score reflects only 2 resolved threads in the data set; while both are closed, the tiny volume makes it hard to judge responsiveness under load.

WP Compatibility

15/15

A perfect 100/15 compatibility score comes from requiring WordPress 6.8 and PHP 7.2 plus being tested on the latest 6.9.4 release, leaving little doubt about current environment fit.

Scores higher than 94% of indexed plugins

About

Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) using time-based one-time passwords (TOTP), email, and backup verification codes.

Active Installs 100k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.8/5

Last Updated 2026-03-27 5:24pm GMT

Requires WordPress 6.8+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Requires PHP 7.2+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Two Factor adds a second login step to WordPress accounts, letting users verify identity through time-based codes from an authenticator app, one-time email links, or single-use backup codes. It integrates directly with the standard WordPress login screen and per-user profile settings, so admins can enforce 2FA for themselves, specific roles, or all users.

Who It's For

This plugin fits any site where compromised credentials would cause real damage: membership portals handling personal data, e-commerce stores processing transactions, internal team sites, or any multi-user install with admin access. Given the use cases listed, it is especially relevant for healthcare, legal, financial, and SaaS-style WordPress sites subject to compliance or audit requirements.

Who Should Skip It

A solo blogger running a low-stakes personal site with no logins other than their own can probably skip this and rely on a strong password plus host-level security. Anyone already using a security suite like Wordfence, Jetpack, or Really Simple Security that bundles 2FA may prefer to keep features consolidated in one plugin.

The Bottom Line

Two Factor scores 84.29/100 overall and does one focused job well: adding TOTP, email, and backup code 2FA to WordPress logins. With perfect maintenance and compatibility scores plus a 96/100 user rating, it is a trustworthy, lightweight choice if authentication hardening is your main goal. Go elsewhere only if you want 2FA rolled into a broader security or performance suite.

Pick this if you want 2FA bundled with broader hardening, SSL handling, and a much larger install base of 3,000,000.

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 97/100

Pick this if you need firewall and malware scanning alongside 2FA and can justify the heavier plugin footprint with 5,000,000 installs behind it.

Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth 94/100

Pick this if you want 2FA as one feature inside an all-in-one suite that also covers backups, performance, and growth tools.

All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 91/100

Pick this if you want a free, modular security toolkit with 2FA included and 1,000,000 installs, and do not mind a more complex settings interface.

Safe SVG 89/100

Pick this for a very different but adjacent need: safely allowing SVG uploads, which is unrelated to authentication and only relevant if your workflow is blocked by SVG restrictions.