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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 2.9.2 #28 in auth

wpCAS Server

Turns WordPress or WordPress MU into a CAS single sign-on authenticator.

Active installs10+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d70▲ +20.7% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score23/100At risk
All-time downloads2.9KSince Mar 2009
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 2.8PHP any
Downloads · 7d17▼ -10.5% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

wpCAS Server shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (10+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 14 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 2.9 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

134Jul 2Aug 15Sep 29
Yesterday2
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day12May 15, 2026
Last 12 months597

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where wpCAS Server stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
auth >100 1,347 Best auth plugins →
authentication >100 4,308 Best authentication plugins →
central authentication service >100 132 Best central authentication service plugins →
wpCAS #5 6 Best wpCAS plugins →
wpcas-server #5 5 Best wpcas-server plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.0100.0%

About wpCAS Server

From the official readme · v1.0

Description

This plugin reserves a collection of URIs that create, validate, and destroy CAS tickets.

  • /cas/login :: If user is not authenticated he/she is redirected to the login page. Otherwise the user is redirected to the service specified as a GET variable in the URL – or if service is not provided, the user is redirected to the WordPress instance’s home.

  • /cas/logout :: The user’s session is destroyed, user is logged out of the WordPress instance, and redirected to $_GET[‘service’] (or the blog home if service isn’t provided)

  • /cas/proxyValidate and /cas/validate :: The CAS ticket must be passed as a GET parameter in the URL when calling /cas/validate. The ticket is validated and XML is output with either cas:authenticationSuccess or cas:authenticationFailure

Hooks & Filters

wpcas_server_login Hook

This hook allows for the insertion of code after login has successfully completed and just before the ticket creation. One common use of this hook is to fill out the $_SESSION variable with site/user specific information.

wpcas_server_auth_value Filter

This filter (executed in a successful ticket validation in /cas/validate) is used to override the user identifier returned in the cas:authenticationSuccess XML response. By default, the value returned is the $user_ID of the authenticated user. Using this filter, that value can be altered to whatever suits your implementation.

Installation

  1. Upload wpcas-server directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Changelog

1.0

  • Initial release

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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FAQ

wpCAS Server: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026

Is wpCAS Server free?

Yes. wpCAS Server is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is wpCAS Server safe to use in 2026?

wpCAS Server shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.

How many websites use wpCAS Server?

wpCAS Server is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,933 times since it launched in March 2009. It was downloaded 70 times in the last 30 days.

Does wpCAS Server work with WordPress 7.1?

wpCAS Server is officially tested up to WordPress 2.9.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was wpCAS Server last updated?

The latest version, 1.0, was released on July 12, 2012 (14 years ago).

Who makes wpCAS Server?

wpCAS Server is developed and maintained by Adam Backstrom.

What are the best alternatives to wpCAS Server?

The most popular alternatives to wpCAS Server are authLdap (4K+ installs), WP BASIC Auth (3K+ installs) and WP Cron HTTP Auth (1K+ installs).

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