Using Wordfence metadata to identify inactive users?

  • Resolved forau

    (@forau)


    7 months, 1 week ago

    I’ve taken over a website which has many thousands of users. The vast majority of these are spam accounts. After doing full user export I saw the wordfence metadata such as “wfls-last-login”. For the majority of users this is blank.

    Is this a reliable way to identify users which have never logged in or not logged in for a very long time? I desperately need to clear these down.

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  • Plugin Support wfmargaret

    (@wfmargaret)

    Hi @forau,

    The wfls-last-login metadata can be used to find users that have not logged in while Wordfence has been active, or to find users whose last login was a long time ago.? Please note that this entry will only update when Wordfence is active, so if there have been periods where you’ve had Wordfence deactivated these entries may not be entirely accurate.? Please ensure you make a backup before removing any users using this information.

    For easier access to the wfls-last-login field, you can enable the visibility of this information at Wordfence > Login Security > Settings > General > Show last login column on WP Users page.? The last login date, if one is available, will then be shown in Users under the Last Login column.

    Thanks,
    Margaret

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