Authentication Code

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Directory rank

Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 62% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ nick6352683

   10.3y ago

   This is a very useful plugin, however there is a HUGE problem. THe moment this is fixed, I will rate it 5 stars immediately… So this is the problem: – You set the auth. key and everything works fine. – Then you go back to the settings screen, and remove the auth key from the field. having an empty field, and save that setting. The plugin is them disabled, but not entirely, and that’s the problem. What is disable? In the login screen, the Auth. field is disabled as it should. So there is no way to enter the Auth. key. What is the problem? When you try to logon now, you get an error message that that Auth. key is empty, and entry is denied. How is this possible when the plugin should be disabled if you have a blank Auth. key? This needs to be fixed please… otherwise this is a must use plugin for me. UPDATE: I can confirm the fix, so I’m updating my rating from 4 stars to 5. Thanks.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-13 90+ → 80+ down after 29 days in tier
2. 2026-05-15 100+ → 90+ down after 1080 days in tier
3. 2023-05-31 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2023-05-30 100+ → 200+ up after 8 days in tier
5. 2023-05-22 200+ → 100+ down after 475 days in tier
6. 2022-02-01 300+ → 200+ down after 538 days in tier
7. 2020-08-12 30+ → 300+ up

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Authentication Code: 80+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/authentication-code