=== Automatic Login ===
Contributors: pluginpizza, barryceelen
Tags: autologin, admin, login, local
Requires at least: 5.5.1
Tested up to: 6.9
Stable tag: 3.0.0
License: GPLv3+
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Skip the login screen during local development. Log in automatically on your locally hosted WordPress install.

== Description ==

Developers rejoice! Skip the login screen during local development. Automatic Login logs you in automatically on your local development environment.

= Quick Start =

1. Install and activate the plugin.
1. Define the [WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/wordpress/wp-config/#wp-environment-type) constant as `local` in your `wp-config.php` file.
1. Create a user with username `admin` and password `password`.
1. That's it—you'll be logged in automatically!

= Log in as another user =

By default, Automatic Login uses the `admin` user. Add the following constants to your `wp-config.php` file to log in as another user:

    define( 'AUTOMATIC_LOGIN_USER_LOGIN', 'your-username-here' );
    define( 'AUTOMATIC_LOGIN_USER_PASSWORD', 'your-password-here' );

**Note:** Automatic Login does not create users. The user must already exist.

= 10up snapshots =

The `snapshots` and `wpsnapshots` user names are automatically recognized for folks using 10up's [Snapshots](https://github.com/10up/snapshots) project sharing tool.


= Bug reports =

Do you want to report a bug or suggest a feature for Automatic Login? Best to do so in the Automatic Login [repository on GitHub](https://github.com/pluginpizza/automatic-login/).

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== Installation ==

Starting with Automatic Login on your locally hosted WordPress site consists of the following steps:

1. Install and activate the plugin.
1. Define the [WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/wordpress/wp-config/#wp-environment-type) constant as `local` in your `wp-config.php` file.
1. Create a user with username `admin` and password `password`.
1. That's it—you'll be logged in automatically!

= Log in as another user =

By default, Automatic Login uses the 'admin' user. Add the following constants to your `wp-config.php` file to log in as another user:

    define( 'AUTOMATIC_LOGIN_USER_LOGIN', 'your-username-here' );
    define( 'AUTOMATIC_LOGIN_USER_PASSWORD', 'your-password-here' );

**Note:** Automatic Login does not create users. The user must already exist.

= 10up Snapshots =

The 'snapshots' and 'wpsnapshots' user names are automatically recognized for folks using 10up's [Snapshots](https://github.com/10up/snapshots) project sharing tool.

= Install Automatic Login from within WordPress =

1. Visit the Plugins page within your dashboard and select ‘Add New’
1. Search for ‘Automatic Login'
1. Activate Automatic Login from your Plugins page

= Install Automatic Login manually =

1. Add the ‘automatic-login’ folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
1. Activate the Automatic Login plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

= Install Automatic Login as a must-use plugin =

Automatic Login also works great as a [must-use plugin](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/must-use-plugins/):

1. Add the ‘automatic-login.php’ file to the /wp-content/mu-plugins/ directory

Automatic Login contains a `GitHub Plugin URI` plugin header to support updates via the [Git Updater](https://git-updater.com/) plugin.

== Changelog ==

= 3.0.0 =
Release Date: January 2, 2026

- Rename the plugin file from `plugin.php` to `automatic-login.php` to make it easier to use the plugin as a must-use plugin. Existing users will need to reactivate the plugin: renaming the plugin file will unfortunately automatically deactivate the plugin.

= 2.0.0 =
Release Date: July 26, 2024

- Minor updates.

= 1.1.0 =
Release Date: July 25, 2024

- Add support for the 'snapshots' user name in addition to 'wpsnapshots'.

= 1.0.0 =
Release Date: February 11, 2023

- Initial release.