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.
74 health vs 59 average across 1,442 Login & Users plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
69
now · peak 322
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
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
8mo ago
latest release · v2.1
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-09-30 · 1,383 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.
Details
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
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 B -
LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect) 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
When Last Login 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Custom Login Page Customizer 50K+ installs · 4.9★ · 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 -
Entryway – WP Login & Logout Redirect 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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