Basic Front-End Login
by Mitchell Bennis · Login & Users
Also makes 2 other plugins · 3.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a basic front-end login form to any page, post or widget and redirects to the page you choose.
Removed from WordPress.org
wp.org closed this plugin on 2026-07-23 — at the author’s request. It's no longer installable or updated. If you're running it, plan a replacement: closures are often security-related and WordPress won't warn you.
Health
B 70/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
-34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “login form”, “login redirect” and “no admin bar” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
70 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.2%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 5.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 311 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.4, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| login form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login redirect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| logout button your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| no admin bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “login form”, “login redirect” and “no admin bar” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 322 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v2.1 · 25 Dec 2025
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 30 Sep 2022
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-29 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-27 300+ → 400+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-03-19 400+ → 300+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-03-12 300+ → 400+ up after 449 days in tier
- 2023-12-19 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-18 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-17 200+ → 300+ up after 220 days in tier
- 2023-05-11 100+ → 200+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Login & Register Form by BestWebSoft – WordPress Website Access Control Plugin — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect) 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Custom Login Page Customizer 50K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
When Last Login 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP User Manager – Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile Builder & Member Directory 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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