Biometric Authentication
by Ivan Kristianto · Security
Passkeys are a safer and easier alternative to passwords. Simply use your fingerprint or face ID to log in with ease.
53 health vs 72 average across 258 Security plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 807 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 2024-04-06 · 832 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
68
now · peak 255
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
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2024-04-05 · 831 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-10-20 90+ → 100+ up after 10 days in band
- 2024-10-10 80+ → 90+ up after 5 days in band
- 2024-10-05 70+ → 80+ up after 4 days in band
- 2024-10-01 60+ → 70+ up after 11 days in band
- 2024-09-20 50+ → 60+ up after 7 days in band
- 2024-09-13 40+ → 50+ up after 9 days in band
- 2024-09-04 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-09-02 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Two Factor 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
miniOrange 2FA – Two Factor Authentication for WordPress (OTP, SMS, Email, Google Authenticator) 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Login by Auth0 10K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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