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Multi-Email Login

By mdburnette
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Description

Multi-Email Login is a WordPress plugin that enables users to associate multiple email addresses with a single account and authenticate using any of them. This solves a common problem where users have multiple email addresses (personal, work, legacy accounts) but want to maintain a single WordPress profile.

Why Use Multi-Email Login?

  • Flexibility: Users can login with whichever email address they have handy
  • Account Consolidation: No need to create separate accounts for different email addresses
  • Smooth Transitions: When changing primary email addresses, users can keep both active for seamless access
  • Business Use: Perfect for team members who use multiple email addresses across different departments or clients
  • Zero Friction: Works transparently with WordPress authentication—no special configuration needed

Features:
* Multiple email addresses per user (unlimited)
* Login with any associated email address
* Seamless WordPress authentication integration
* Unique email enforcement
* User-friendly interface
* No configuration needed
* No WordPress core modifications
* Developer-friendly API for finding users by any email address

Security:
* Email format validation
* Input sanitization
* AJAX nonce protection
* User capability checks
* Password verification
* Duplicate prevention

Developer Usage

The plugin provides a simple API for developers to work with multiple email addresses:

Find a user by any email address (primary or secondary):
$user = melog_get_user_by( ’email’, ‘user@example.com’ );

This function works just like WordPress’s get_user_by() but automatically checks both primary and secondary email addresses.

Instead of:
$user = get_user_by( ’email’, ‘user@example.com’ );

Use:
$user = melog_get_user_by( ’email’, ‘user@example.com’ );

For other field types (login, ID, slug), it behaves identically to the standard WordPress function.

Installation

  1. Upload the multi-email-login folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate the plugin from the WordPress Plugins menu
  3. Go to Users → Your Profile and add secondary emails
  4. Login with any associated email address

FAQ

Can I login with any of my associated emails?

Yes! Once you add an email address to your account, you can use it to login just like your primary email.

Is there a limit to how many emails I can add?

No, you can add as many email addresses as you need to your account.

Are my emails secure?

Yes, all emails are validated and stored securely. AJAX requests are protected with nonces and user capabilities are verified.

Will this work with multisite?

Yes, the plugin is fully compatible with WordPress multisite installations.

Can developers use this in their code?

Yes! Developers can use the melog_get_user_by() function as a drop-in replacement for WordPress’s get_user_by(). It automatically checks both primary and secondary email addresses when looking up users by email.

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Contributors & Developers

“Multi-Email Login” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.0.2

  • Added melog_get_user_by() function for developers

1.0.1

  • Fixed WordPress security standards compliance
  • Improved code documentation
  • Enhanced error handling

1.0.0

  • Initial release

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  • Version 1.0.2
  • Last updated 2 months ago
  • Active installations Fewer than 10
  • WordPress version 5.0 or higher
  • Tested up to 6.9.1
  • PHP version 7.2 or higher
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    authenticationemailloginmultiple emailsuser management
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