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How to configure Settings in the Quick Setup tab of the miniOrange 2FA plugin for WordPress?

This setup guide helps you easily configure the main Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) settings for your WordPress site using the miniOrange 2-Factor Authentication plugin. Under the Quick Setup section in the 2FA Configurations tab, you can enable or disable 2FA for specific user roles or individual users, choose which 2FA methods to allow, set up backup login options in case of login issues, and provide a grace period for users to complete their 2FA setup.

Let’s see how an administrator configure Settings in the Quick Setup tab for users.

In this setting, let's see how to enable/disable 2FA for specific user roles and specific users.


  • In this setting, you can enable or disable 2FA for specific user roles.
  • Go to the 2FA Configurations tab in the miniOrange 2-Factor Authentication plugin, and then click on the Quick Setup subtab.
Quick Setup tab - 2FA Configuration Tab

  • Select the checkbox to Enable 2FA.
Quick Setup tab - enable 2FA option

  • You can just select the checkbox before the user role for which you want to enable 2FA. (I have selected all the roles.)
  • Then, click on the Save Settings button.
Quick Setup tab - Select user role

  • 2FA has been enabled for the user roles you selected.

  • Go to your login form, enter your login credentials, and click on the Login button. (Users will be prompted to configure a two-factor authentication method during their first login.)
Quick Setup tab - Click Login button

  • To Configure 2FA, the user can select any method from the list.
Quick Setup tab - 2FA methods list

  • In this setting, you can enable or disable 2FA for specific users.
  • Go to the 2FA Configurations tab in the miniOrange 2-Factor Authentication plugin, and then click on the Quick Setup subtab.
Quick Setup tab - 2FA Configuration Tab

  • Select the checkbox to Enable 2FA.
  • Click on the given link to enable 2FA for specific users.
Quick Setup tab - click link

  • You will be redirected to the Users page.
  • From the users list, select the users for whom you want to enable 2FA.
Quick Setup tab - select users

  • Open the dropdown, select the Enable 2FA option, and click on the Apply button.
Quick Setup tab - Select Enable 2FA

  • 2FA has been enabled for the users you selected. They will now be prompted for 2FA during login.

  • Go to your login form, enter your login credentials, and click on the Login button. (Users will be prompted to configure a two-factor authentication method during their first login.)
Quick Setup tab - Click Login button

  • To Configure 2FA, the user can select any method from the list.
Quick Setup tab - 2FA Methods list

  • If you want to disable 2FA for users, then from the users list, select the users for whom you want to disable 2FA.
  • Open the dropdown, select the Disable 2FA option, and click on the Apply button.
Quick Setup tab - Select Disable 2FA for Users

  • 2FA has been disabled for the users you selected. They will not be prompted for 2FA during login now.

In this setting, let's see how to select 2FA methods for all users or specific user roles.


  • In this setting, you can select 2FA methods for all users.
  • Go to the 2FA Configurations tab in the miniOrange 2-Factor Authentication plugin, and then click on the Quick Setup subtab.
Quick Setup tab  - 2FA Configuration tab

  • Go to the 'Select 2FA methods for users' setting.
  • From the list, you can select the 2FA method you want to enable for your users.
  • Then, click on the Save Settings button.
Quick Setup tab - Choose 2FA method

  • Only selected 2FA methods would be available for all users during login.

  • Go to your login form, enter your login credentials, and click on the Login button. (Users will be prompted to configure a two-factor authentication method during their first login.)
Quick Setup tab - Click Login button

  • To Configure 2FA, the user can select any method from the list.
Quick Setup tab - 2FA methods list

  • In this setting, you can select Specific 2FA methods for specific Roles.
  • Go to the 2FA Configurations tab in the miniOrange 2-Factor Authentication plugin, and then click on the Quick Setup subtab.
Quick Setup tab - 2FA Configuration tab

  • Select radio button to Use 2FA methods for Specific Role.
Quick Setup tab - methods specific role option

  • From here, you can set a specific 2FA method for Specific roles.
  • Select the user role for which you want to enable the 2FA method.
  • Select the 2FA methods for the chosen role.
  • Then, click on the Save Settings button.
Quick Setup tab - Select Two-Factor Authentication method

  • Only selected 2FA methods would be available for those user roles during login.

  • Go to your login form, enter your login credentials, and click on the Login button. (Users will be prompted to configure a two-factor authentication method during their first login.)
Quick Setup tab - Click Login button

  • To Configure 2FA, the user can select any method from the list.
Quick Setup tab - Two-Factor Authentication methods list

If you face any issues during login, you can use the backup login method to successfully log in to your account.

  • Go to the 2FA Configurations tab in the miniOrange 2-Factor Authentication plugin, and then click on the Quick Setup subtab.
Quick Setup tab - 2FA Configuration tab

  • Go to ‘Enable Backup Login Methods’ settings. (The setting is enabled by default.)
  • Quick Setup tab - Backup login method setting

    Here, we provide three options:

    1. Backup Codes
    • This method is enabled by default. (If not, you can enable it by selecting the checkbox right before it and save the settings.)
    • When a user logs in for the first time, they would be prompted to configure 2FA. After configuring 2FA, they will be given the option to download backup codes.
    • Click on the Download Codes button to download the backup codes.
    Quick Setup tab - Backup code screen

    • If any user faces a problem during login with their conventional 2FA method, they will have the alternate option - Use Backup Codes - to log in.
    Quick Setup tab - Click link to use Backup code

    • After clicking on it, the user sees a screen to enter the backup code. Enter one of the backup codes downloaded previously.
    Quick Setup tab - Click Validate button

    • The user has successfully logged in using the backup code.

    2. Account Recovery Via Email Verification
    • This method is enabled by default. (If not, you can enable it by selecting the checkbox right before it and save the settings.)
    • If any user faces a problem during login with their conventional 2FA method, they will have the alternate option - Locked out? Click to recover your account using email verification to log in.
    Quick Setup tab - Click locked out bckup login option

    • After clicking on it, the user will receive an email to their registered email ID to recover their account.
    • When the user clicks on the Recover your account link, they will be asked to set up 2FA again.
    Quick Setup tab - Click Recover your account link


    3. Security Questions
    • To enable the Security Questions backup login method, select its checkbox.
    • Then, click on the Save Settings button.
    Quick Setup tab - Eanble Security Questions as backup login method

    • When a user logs in for the first time, they will be prompted to configure 2FA. After completing the 2FA setup, they will be prompted to configure Security Questions (KBA) as a backup login method.
    • Set up the Security Questions method and click on the Save Settings button.
    Quick Setup tab - Set Security questions

    • If any user faces a problem during login with their conventional 2FA method, they will have the alternate option Login with alternative 2FA method to log in.
    Quick Setup tab - Click Login with alternate 2FA method

    • When the user clicks on that option, they will be asked to validate themselves by correctly answering the questions they previously set.
    • Then, click on the Validation button.
    Quick Setup tab - Security question click Validate button

    • The User will be logged into the site after successful validation.

In this setting, you can allow users to skip 2FA setup for a specific period of time.

  • Go to the 2FA Configurations tab in the miniOrange 2-Factor Authentication plugin, and then click on the Quick Setup subtab.
Quick Setup tab - Grace period 2FA Configuration Tab

  • Go to the ‘Enable Grace Period’ settings and select the checkbox to enable it.
  • Enter the Grace period for users to configure 2FA. (You can set this duration in hours or days.)
Quick Setup tab - Enter Grace period

  • Set the action to be taken after the grace period expires, and click the Save Settings button. (I have selected Enforce 2FA)
Quick Setup tab - Action after grace period

  • Go to your login form, enter your login credentials, and click on the Login button. (Users are prompted to configure a two-factor method during their first login.)
Quick Setup tab - Click Login button

  • There, you will see the Skip Two Factor option.
  • When the user clicks on it, they will be logged into the site. (Your grace period would start from this event.)
Quick Setup tab - Skip Two-Factor Setup

  • Once the set Grace period expires, the Skip Two Factor option will not be available, and users have to get their 2FA method configured in order to log in to the site.


If you have any additional questions or further concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out. You can always drop an email to our support team at mfasupport@xecurify.com and we'll be happy to assist you.

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