Active Directory Authentication Integration
by Curtiss Grymala · Login & Users
Allows WordPress to authenticate, authorize, create and update users through Active Directory
45 health vs 59 average across 976 Login & Users plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5435 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
56
now · peak 77
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-12-29 20+ → 10+ down after 45 days in tier
- 2023-11-14 10+ → 20+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2023-10-25 20+ → 10+ down after 378 days in tier
- 2022-10-12 30+ → 20+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- S Simple LDAP Login 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags C
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Authorizer 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A - A authLdap 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
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Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration 4K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Next Active Directory Integration 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A - W wpDirAuth 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
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