FluentAuth – The Ultimate Authorization & Security Plugin for WordPress

I love FluentAuth for its simplicity. The folks at Fluent have done a great job. It’s a plugin in it’s early days and has plenty of room to grow. But the Fluents are working on it and are super responsive and helpful on support tickets (like always).

The FluentAuth plugin, despite its potential, unfortunately, falls short of expectations. The lack of UI customisations is an immediate drawback. The inability to make simple CSS changes diminishes the user experience, reducing its usability across different platforms. Also, there seems to be compatibility issues with other plugins; many of its functions do not operate as expected when used in conjunction with other plugins. This restricts the freedom to use FluentAuth in diverse settings. The MagicLink login option is another major concern. Consistently unresolved and often resulting in a JavaScript error, it’s not just a technical issue, but also indicative of a lack of support from the team. Despite multiple reports, the problem remains unaddressed. fls_login.js:1 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'value') at HTMLButtonElement.<anonymous> (fls_login.js:1:6844) Moreover, it’s disappointing to see that translations using the Loco plugin don’t work unless they’re in the Author or System locations. The risk of them being overwritten during an update adds another layer of inconvenience. Albeit reluctantly, I have given FluentAuth two stars, one more than it arguably deserves, in the hope that this feedback will prompt some much-needed improvements. The current state of the plugin certainly doesn’t reflect well on an otherwise competent team. It’s a missed opportunity for positive exposure and has made me hesitant about investing in any of their other offerings. In conclusion, my faith in the team and desire to use FluentAuth are what’s salvaging this review from a one-star rating. I hope that they take this critique into consideration and rectify these issues promptly.

Hello,I have installed and activated the plugin and now I unfortunately I cannot access anymore to my site. I receive the mail straightaway with the code but when I type it, I get the message ” Your provided code or url is not valid“.I repeated the process 3 times and still got the same message. I am sure I entered the correct code.Have you faced a similar situation? How to solve it?Thanks for your reply

I was really looking forward to rolling this out to all of my clients, but it needs a little work before it’s ready for prime time. My biggest concern is the lack of support for time-based passcodes (TOTP). I’m not a fan of using email as a form of two-factor authentication.I love the UI and think WPManageNinja did a great job with the initial release. I think if TOTP support was added, the plugin would be able to compete with some of the most popular 2FA plugins on the market. I’ll keep an eye out for future updates and will update this review accordingly! This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by Jeremy Collins. This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by Jeremy Collins.

So, the plugins from these guys are good.. but this one need just a little more love to be that too.I was really looking forward to the magic link / login functionality. But this seems to be not working as flawless as I expected.When activated it causes a couple of js errors, such as “Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading ‘appendChild’)” and no login link is sent.There is no real support – or at least I didn´t find a way to reach out for this plugin.Hope it will get some more love, cause it´s nearly there!