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Introducing the Admin Only Dashboard WordPress plugin – the comprehensive security solution for controlling access to your WordPress dashboard.
Who Benefits from This Plugin:
- Website Owners: Protect your WordPress dashboard from unauthorized access while allowing trusted team members
- Agencies & Developers: Grant temporary dashboard access to clients or contractors without full admin privileges
- Security-Conscious Users: Automatically log out users after periods of inactivity to prevent unauthorized access
- Content Teams: Allow editors and authors to work while maintaining overall dashboard security
Key Benefits:
- Enhanced security with granular access control
- Reduced risk of unauthorized dashboard access
- Flexible user management without role changes
- Automated session management for better security
- Professional user experience with custom redirects
This feature-rich plugin offers the following capabilities:
- Zero Configuration Default: Works out of the box with sensible defaults – only administrators can access the dashboard
- Flexible Access Control: Grant dashboard access to specific non-admin users via username whitelist while maintaining administrator-only default
- Session Security Management: Configure automatic logout after periods of inactivity (1-24 hours or custom duration)
- Administrator Session Control: Option to apply session timeout to administrators for enhanced security
- Custom Redirect URLs: Redirect blocked users to custom pages instead of the homepage for better user experience
- Remember Me Override: Force session timeout even when users check “Remember Me” for maximum security
- Redirect Non-Administrators: Automatically redirect non-administrator users with customizable destination
- Disable Admin Toolbars: Hide admin toolbars for non-administrator users to prevent unauthorized actions
- Enhanced Security: Protect sensitive dashboard areas with multiple layers of access control
- Developer-Friendly: Extensive filters and hooks for complete customization of plugin behavior
Active installations0+
Weekly downloads
22+450.00%
Version1.1.0
Last updated9/25/2025
WordPress version3.3
Tested up to6.8.2
PHP version7.0
Tags
dashboardmembershiprestrictsecuritysession