Title: Automatic Login Author: Plugin Pizza Published: February 14, 2023 Last modified: January 2, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/automatic-login/assets/banner-772-250.png?rev=3125975) ![](https://ps.w.org/automatic-login/assets/icon.svg?rev=3125975) # Automatic Login By [Plugin Pizza](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pluginpizza/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/automatic-login.3.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/automatic-login/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/automatic-login/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/automatic-login/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/automatic-login/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/automatic-login/) ## Description Developers rejoice! Skip the login screen during local development. Automatic Login logs you in automatically on your local development environment. #### Quick Start 1. Install and activate the plugin. 2. Define the [WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/wordpress/wp-config/#wp-environment-type) constant as `local` in your `wp-config.php` file. 3. Create a user with username `admin` and password `password`. 4. That’s it—you’ll be logged in automatically! #### Log in as another user By default, Automatic Login uses the `admin` user. Add the following constants to your `wp-config.php` file to log in as another user: ``` define( 'AUTOMATIC_LOGIN_USER_LOGIN', 'your-username-here' ); define( 'AUTOMATIC_LOGIN_USER_PASSWORD', 'your-password-here' ); ``` **Note:** Automatic Login does not create users. The user must already exist. #### 10up snapshots The `snapshots` and `wpsnapshots` user names are automatically recognized for folks using 10up’s [Snapshots](https://github.com/10up/snapshots) project sharing tool. #### Bug reports Do you want to report a bug or suggest a feature for Automatic Login? Best to do so in the Automatic Login [repository on GitHub](https://github.com/pluginpizza/automatic-login/). #### You might also like * [Admin Bar Site ID](https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-bar-site-id/) Display the current site ID in the WordPress admin bar on multisite networks. * [Uncomment](https://wordpress.org/plugins/uncomment/) Your one-stop shop to completely disable comments and remove all comment functionality. * [Lorem Ipsum Autocomplete](https://wordpress.org/plugins/loremipsum/) Quickly insert lorem ipsum dummy text or placeholder images into WordPress posts and pages via autocompletion. ## Installation Starting with Automatic Login on your locally hosted WordPress site consists of the following steps: 1. Install and activate the plugin. 2. Define the [WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/wordpress/wp-config/#wp-environment-type) constant as `local` in your `wp-config.php` file. 3. Create a user with username `admin` and password `password`. 4. That’s it—you’ll be logged in automatically! #### Log in as another user By default, Automatic Login uses the ‘admin’ user. Add the following constants to your `wp-config.php` file to log in as another user: ``` define( 'AUTOMATIC_LOGIN_USER_LOGIN', 'your-username-here' ); define( 'AUTOMATIC_LOGIN_USER_PASSWORD', 'your-password-here' ); ``` **Note:** Automatic Login does not create users. The user must already exist. #### 10up Snapshots The ‘snapshots’ and ‘wpsnapshots’ user names are automatically recognized for folks using 10up’s [Snapshots](https://github.com/10up/snapshots) project sharing tool. #### Install Automatic Login from within WordPress 1. Visit the Plugins page within your dashboard and select ‘Add New’ 2. Search for ‘Automatic Login’ 3. Activate Automatic Login from your Plugins page #### Install Automatic Login manually 1. Add the ‘automatic-login’ folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory 2. Activate the Automatic Login plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress #### Install Automatic Login as a must-use plugin Automatic Login also works great as a [must-use plugin](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/must-use-plugins/): 1. Add the ‘automatic-login.php’ file to the /wp-content/mu-plugins/ directory Automatic Login contains a `GitHub Plugin URI` plugin header to support updates via the [Git Updater](https://git-updater.com/) plugin. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c260a7655cacdda924fcc1e4ae9d0e186f18b5ba3d33dc7143d04ffeaa010217? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Funciona correctamente](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/funciona-correctamente-14/)󠁿 [jesusjvc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jesusjvc/) October 25, 2024 1 reply De ahora en adelante lo usaré en mis instalaciones de WP en local. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f7bf6b3f031e2f5dde0e5d773cb47ad8007b51753a1b1bdea4f86f5e57efcc3c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works as expected! Thanks!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-as-expected-thanks-8/)󠁿 [Andrew Mead](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andrewmead/) July 24, 2024 1 reply I started using this on my local setup where I develop my WordPress plugin. It’s a dream! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cc53d10d0898f2c7a9aa6a5b5f400799cebe3651de88753534f139bafa4ce2f4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I am rejoicing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-am-rejoicing/)󠁿 [Benjamin Intal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bfintal/) February 23, 2024 1 reply I have a feature request, add in your auto-login credentials the username: admin and password: admin [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/automatic-login/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Automatic Login” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Plugin Pizza ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pluginpizza/) * [ Barry Ceelen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barryceelen/) [Translate “Automatic Login” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/automatic-login) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/automatic-login/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/automatic-login/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/automatic-login/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/automatic-login/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 3.0.0 Release Date: January 2, 2026 * Rename the plugin file from `plugin.php` to `automatic-login.php` to make it easier to use the plugin as a must-use plugin. Existing users will need to reactivate the plugin: renaming the plugin file will unfortunately automatically deactivate the plugin. #### 2.0.0 Release Date: July 26, 2024 * Minor updates. #### 1.1.0 Release Date: July 25, 2024 * Add support for the ‘snapshots’ user name in addition to ‘wpsnapshots’. #### 1.0.0 Release Date: February 11, 2023 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **3.0.0** * Last updated **3 months ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.5.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/automatic-login/) * Tags * [admin](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[autologin](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/autologin/) [local](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/local/)[login](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/automatic-login/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/automatic-login/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/automatic-login/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/automatic-login/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/automatic-login/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/automatic-login/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/automatic-login/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/automatic-login/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Plugin Pizza ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pluginpizza/) * [ Barry Ceelen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barryceelen/) ## Support Got something to say? 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