Title: Disable Application Passwords
Author: Jeff Starr
Published: <strong>10. Dezember 2020</strong>
Last modified: 17. Juli 2026

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# Disable Application Passwords

 Von [Jeff Starr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/)

[Herunterladen](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-application-passwords.2.6.zip)

 * [Details](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/#description)
 * [Rezensionen](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/#installation)
 * [Entwicklung](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-application-passwords/)

## Beschreibung

Does one thing: disables the „Application Passwords“ feature.

Activate this plugin to completely disable the new Application Passwords functionality(
added in WP version 5.6). To re-enable Application Passwords, simply deactivate 
the plugin.

**Features**

 * Lightweight – only one line of code.
 * Simple to use – activate and done.
 * No settings to worry about.
 * Easy peasy.

**Why is this useful?**

Because not every website is the same. Not every website needs this feature. Also
disabling application passwords helps to limit unnecessary exposure and eliminate
unwanted functionality (i.e., bloat). Whatever the reason, it is your choice. That’s
the beauty of WordPress. So if, for whatever reason, you decide that application
passwords should be disabled, this plugin will do it with a click.

**More infos**

For more information about the new Application Passwords feature:

 * [Application Passwords: Integration Guide](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/11/05/application-passwords-integration-guide/)
 * [Free Plugin: Disable Application Passwords](https://perishablepress.com/wordpress-disable-application-passwords/)

**Privacy**

This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies,
and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not
affect user privacy in any way.

Disable Application Passwords is developed and maintained by [Jeff Starr](https://x.com/perishable),
15-year [WordPress developer](https://plugin-planet.com/) and [book author](https://books.perishablepress.com/).

**Support development**

I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To
show support, you can [make a donation](https://monzillamedia.com/donate.html) or
purchase one of my books:

 * [The Tao of WordPress](https://wp-tao.com/)
 * [Digging into WordPress](https://digwp.com/)
 * [.htaccess made easy](https://htaccessbook.com/)
 * [WordPress Themes In Depth](https://wp-tao.com/wordpress-themes-book/)
 * [Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress](https://books.perishablepress.com/downloads/wizards-collection-sql-recipes-wordpress/)

And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:

 * [BBQ Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/bbq-pro/) – Blazing fast WordPress firewall
 * [Blackhole Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/blackhole-pro/) – Automatically block
   bad bots
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   chat rooms
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Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

## Installation

**Installing the plugin**

Activate like any other plugin and done. There are no settings, works automatically.

More info on [installing WP plugins](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/manage-plugins/#installing-plugins-1).

**Uninstalling**

To uninstall/remove the plugin, visit the Plugins screen, deactivate and delete 
the plugin. This plugin makes no changes to the WP database.

## FAQ

### Is there an „Undo“ to reverse the disable?

Yes just deactivate the plugin. When the plugin is not active, WordPress will return
to its default application-password behavior.

### Got a question?

Send any questions or feedback via my [contact form](https://plugin-planet.com/support/#contact)

## Rezensionen

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Works Great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-9779/)󠁿

 [tinaponting](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ponting/) 25. März 2026

Works very great with the Latest, php / wordpress blogs of mine

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[good work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-work-784/)󠁿

 [scoun](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scoun/) 16. September 2023

very nice !

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[a „must have“](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-must-have-447/)󠁿

 [Suki](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sukinoz/) 7. November 2021

You could do the same with a Filter, but you would never know if your code is still
compatible with the new versions of wordpress. This simple plugin is a "must have"
in every wordpress! Thank you!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4d0571086a3decf51b0ee25eeb66dd43a574acefd753628f22b1b661f1e27b6b?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Another Exceptional Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-exceptional-plugin/)󠁿

 [Kyler Boudreau](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kylerboudreau/) 1. November 2021

Jeff Star at Perishable Press has done it again. If you're new to his stuff, you
definitely need to take a closer look. Thanks for this plugin! I just installed 
it on all of my sites.

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Thanks Jeff for saving my time](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thanks-jeff-for-saving-my-time/)󠁿

 [Jean Werk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brightbluegum/) 5. März 2021

I was going to write my own one-liner plugin but I trust Jeff's plugins 🙂

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Saved me so much time.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/saved-me-so-much-time-27/)󠁿

 [1yearplan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/1yearplan/) 2. Januar 2021

I kiss you Mr Star for this useful plugin that removes the unwanted application-
password feature.

 [ Alle 9 Rezensionen lesen ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-application-passwords/reviews/)

## Mitwirkende und Entwickler

„Disable Application Passwords“ ist Open-Source-Software. Folgende Menschen haben
an diesem Plugin mitgewirkt:

Mitwirkende

 *   [ Jeff Starr ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/)

„Disable Application Passwords“ wurde in 9 Sprachen übersetzt. Danke an [die Übersetzer](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-application-passwords/contributors)
für ihre Mitwirkung.

[Übersetze „Disable Application Passwords“ in deine Sprache.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-application-passwords)

### Interessiert an der Entwicklung?

[Durchstöbere den Code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disable-application-passwords/),
sieh dir das [SVN-Repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disable-application-passwords/)
an oder abonniere das [Entwicklungsprotokoll](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-application-passwords/)
per [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-application-passwords/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Änderungsprotokoll

If you like Disable Application Passwords, please take a moment to [give a 5-star rating](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-application-passwords/reviews/?rate=5#new-post).
It helps to keep the plugin going strong, and is greatly appreciated.

**2.6 (2026/07/17)**

 * Updates plugin settings page
 * Tests on WordPress 7.1

**2.5 (2026/04/17)**

 * Improves readme.txt documentation
 * Tests on WordPress 7.0

Full changelog @ [https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/disable-application-passwords.txt](https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/disable-application-passwords.txt)

## Meta

 *  Version **2.6**
 *  Zuletzt aktualisiert **vor 3 Monaten**
 *  Aktive Installationen **3.000+**
 *  WordPress-Version ** 5.6 oder höher **
 *  Getestet bis **7.1.3**
 *  PHP-Version ** 5.6.20 oder höher **
 *  Sprachen
 * [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/),
   [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/), [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/),
   [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/),
   [Spanish (Colombia)](https://es-co.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/),
   [Spanish (Ecuador)](https://es-ec.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/),
   [Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/),
   [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/)
   und [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/).
 *  [Übersetze in deine Sprache](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-application-passwords)
 * Schlagwörter
 * [application](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/application/)[disable](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/disable/)
   [passwords](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/passwords/)
 *  [Erweiterte Ansicht](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-application-passwords/advanced/)

## Bewertungen

 5 von 5 Sternen.

 *  [  9 5-Sterne-Rezensionen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-application-passwords/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4-Sterne-Rezensionen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-application-passwords/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 3-Sterne-Rezensionen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-application-passwords/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 2-Sterne-Rezensionen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-application-passwords/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  0 1-Sterne-Rezensionen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-application-passwords/reviews/?filter=1)

[Deine Rezension](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-application-passwords/reviews/#new-post)

[Alle Rezensionen anzeigen](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-application-passwords/reviews/)

## Mitwirkende

 *   [ Jeff Starr ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/)

## Support

Möchtest du etwas mitteilen? Brauchst du Unterstützung?

 [Support-Forum anzeigen](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-application-passwords/)

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