BetterShield – Security Audit, 2FA, Passkeys & Login Protection
by WPDeveloper · Security
Also makes 47 other plugins · 2.8M+ installs across the portfolio →
Free WordPress security audit, thirty one-click fixes you can undo, 2FA, passkeys, login protection and an activity log. No account needed.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
400+
≈400 estimated
Momentum
+367%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “2fa” for “passkeys”. “2fa” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “passkeys” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →26%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 1.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated today
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
76
Momentum
Gaining ground
+3.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 19d
85%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 19d
+3.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| passkeys | #16 | #22 | up 6 |
| 2fa your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| activity log your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hardening your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “2fa” for “passkeys”. “2fa” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “passkeys” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 31 Aug 2026 · 62 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
wp.org popularity rank over time · lower is better
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 400.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 20 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 20 of 20 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Cloudflare, Slack, ChatGPT and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 20 headings and 8 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 15,520 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "login security" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-31 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-29 100+ → 200+ up after 0 days in tier
- 2026-10-29 60+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 10+ → 60+ 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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Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes 200K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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