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Introduction

Simple-JWT-Login is a FREE WordPress plugin that allows you to use a JWT on WordPress REST endpoints.

Simple-JWT-Login enhances the WordPress REST API with JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication, ensuring a secure connection for mobile apps, external websites, and third-party services to access your WordPress content via REST endpoints.

The main purpose of this plugin is to allow Mobile apps, or other websites to access the content from a WordPress website via REST endpoints in a secure way.

Requirements

Before installing Simple-JWT-Login, ensure your system meets the following requirements:

  • PHP version >= 5.5
  • WordPress version >= 4.4.0

Licence

Simple-JWT-Login is open-source and distributed under the GPL 3.0 License.

Installation Guide

Setting up Simple-JWT-Login is quick and easy. Choose one of the following installation methods:

  • Go to the Plugins menu in WordPress and click "Add New".

    Add new plugin

  • Search for "Simple JWT Login" and select "Install Now".

    Search for Simple-JWT-Login plugin

  • Activate the plugin when prompted.

    Activate the plugin

Method 2: Download and Install Manually

Now that you've installed the Simple-JWT-Login plugin, you're ready to configure it and start using JWT authentication for your WordPress REST API.

Check out the Configuration Guide for the next steps!