Chap Secure Password Login
by Enrico Rossomando · Admin & Utilities
Do not show password, during login, on an insecure channel (without SSL). Use a SHA-256 hash algorithm.
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Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈660 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “login” and “password” 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.
41 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 59.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2338 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 6.8
3.1★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 3.96★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2338 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| password your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| privacy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| username your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “login” and “password” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 221 · peaks are release surges
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
6.4y ago
latest release · v1.6.6 · 7 Jun 2020
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 61% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ molgeorge7.5y ago
I spent a few hours to figure this out: chap-secure-login breaks login to the wp admin panel.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lind33n10.0y ago
This is a great concept, but is no longer supported. Check under Last Updated before installing to see how far out of date it is. For me, I couldn’t log in after the installation (the admin panel was inaccessible). This will disable your ability to log in with current versions of WordPress. If you install and get locked out, here is how I recovered my account. Log in with FTP and rename the CHAP folder (I added _BACKUP to the name). Then when you next log in, WordPress will disable the plug-in. Then you can log in and delete the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gastronimo10.3y ago
Works as advertised, never any major problems. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.0y ago
This plugin locks certain users out, saying they have a wrong username and/or password. I have this problem when using firefox or IE, and combined with Wordfence plugin. After I deactivated this plugin, I had no problem to login again.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blogdyr12.7y ago
Well I can’t edit my review title but I spoke to hastily the plugin works fine. There seems to be an unrelated problem in my .htaccess.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DrBongo12.7y ago
The plugin keeps telling you that the password you’ve entered is invalid. You then have to go through your server’s backend to remove the plugin to be able to log back in. I had high hopes but the developer did not deliver… too bad.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ savvyassistant13.1y ago
Thanks, a great secure login plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DoctorThomas13.2y ago
Like it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.1
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Do not show password, during login, on an insecure channel (without SSL). Use a SHA-256 hash algorithm."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "if you want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 987 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "admin", "privacy" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-13 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-12 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-09 700+ → 600+ down after 189 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 800+ → 700+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-28 700+ → 800+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-11-23 800+ → 700+ down after 176 days in tier
- 2025-05-31 900+ → 800+ down after 268 days in tier
- 2024-09-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 1082 days in tier
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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Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Username Changer 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Login as User: See the Site as Any User 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - U Uber Login Logo 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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Frontend Reset Password 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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