Login Logout Menu

78 Quality Score

Active Installs

19/30

With 20,000 active installs, the plugin has a modest but meaningful user base that reflects steady, niche adoption rather than mainstream reach.

Update Freshness

21/25

The last update landed on 2026-01-05 and the plugin is tested against WordPress 6.9.4, which signals that the author is actively keeping it current with core releases.

User Rating

15/15

A perfect 100 out of 100 from 14 ratings is encouraging, though the small sample size means this should be read as positive early feedback rather than proven long-term satisfaction.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened to date is a double-edged signal: there have been no reported problems, but there is also no public track record of the author responding to user issues.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.4 with a minimum requirement of 4.0, giving it one of the widest compatibility ranges in its category and essentially no barriers for older sites.

Scores higher than 63% of indexed plugins

About

Login Logout Menu is a handy plugin which allows you to add login, logout, register and profile menu items in your selected menu.

Active Installs 20k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-01-05 2:50pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.0+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: December 27, 2022

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What It Does

Login Logout Menu lets you insert dynamic login, logout, register, and profile links into any WordPress navigation menu. The menu items swap automatically based on the visitor's authentication state, so logged-out users see a login or register link while logged-in users see a logout or profile link. It works without shortcodes or widgets, keeping the change scoped to your existing menu structure.

Who It's For

This plugin is a good fit for membership sites, community forums, client portals, and any WordPress site where the login link needs to live in the main navigation rather than the default wp-login.php URL or a sidebar widget. It is especially useful for site owners who want a quick, code-free way to expose registration and account access to visitors. Small business sites running subscription content, coaching services, or user-submitted content will benefit most from the one-click setup.

Who Should Skip It

If your theme already includes a built-in account dropdown, login modal, or custom login link in the header, you do not need this plugin. Sites that only have a handful of logged-in members and already direct them to a dashboard via a separate landing page can also skip it without losing functionality.

The Bottom Line

Login Logout Menu does one job and does it well, scoring 81.29 out of 100 thanks to strong maintenance and compatibility marks. The tiny support footprint and small rating pool are the only real caveats, but the recent update and clean compatibility profile suggest the author is engaged. For most membership-style sites that just need a login or logout toggle in the nav, this is a sensible, lightweight choice.

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