Biscotti
Biscotti is a plugin that modifies the expiration of the logged in user cookie in WordPress. Choose from the default WordPress expiration (14 days), three months (90 days), six months (180 days), or one year (365 days). Because some people hate to have to keep entering their passwords.
Features
- Per-user cookie expiration settings
- Four expiration options: default, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year
- WP-CLI support for managing settings programmatically
- Fully translatable with i18n support
- Secure implementation with CSRF protection
- Clean uninstall that removes all plugin data
Security
Version 3.0.0 includes critical security improvements: * CSRF protection with nonce verification * Input validation with whitelist checking * Strict type comparisons throughout * Modern PHP 8.0+ type hints
Requirements
- WordPress 6.0 or higher
- PHP 8.0 or higher
WP-CLI Commands
As of version 2.1.0, Biscotti includes WP-CLI commands for managing a user’s logged in session cookie expiration.
Get a user’s cookie expiration
wp biscotti get <user_id>
Retrieves the current cookie expiration setting for a user.
Example: wp biscotti get 123
Set a user’s cookie expiration
wp biscotti set <user_id> <expiration>
Sets the logged in session cookie expiration for a user.
Parameters:
* <user_id> — The ID of the user
* <expiration> — One of: default, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year
Examples:
* Set to 1 year: wp biscotti set 123 '1 year'
* Reset to default: wp biscotti set 123 default