2022 · Creator

WP-CLI Magic Login

WP-CLI command to generate one-time passwordless login links for any WordPress user — handy for support and deployment workflows.

The challenge

Debugging customer or staging WP issues means sharing credentials or creating throwaway admin accounts. Either leaks creds or leaves orphaned accounts behind.

The result

A WP-CLI command that mints one-time, time-boxed passwordless login URLs for any user. No credential sharing, automatic expiry, audit log entry per use.

Year: 2022
Role: Creator
Stack: 3 teches
Status: Published

Overview

Adds a wp magic-login generate <user> WP-CLI command that creates a time-limited, single-use login URL for any user. No plugins installed on the target site beyond the package itself.

Use Cases

Customer support: log in as a user to reproduce a bug without asking for credentials
Deployment scripts: automatically log in after a migration
QA: quickly switch between test accounts