CloudGuard
by pipdig · Login & Users
Also makes 8 other plugins · 64.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Use Cloudflare's free geolocation service to restrict access to your site's login page.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cloudflare”, “geolocation” and “ip” 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.
90 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 30.8K 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.
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 37 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 30 reviews, smoothed to 4.40★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
+0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloudflare your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| geolocation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ip your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 6 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
- “cloudflare”, “geolocation” and “ip” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · 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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8.9 years ago; the previous band took 20 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cyberbuilder1.1y ago
Doing a great job blocking certain countries. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dreaniel1.4y ago
Very good plugin. I’ve been using it as standard for all of my websites
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DolphinGuy2.5y ago
Does What It Says Good Plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marios882.8y ago
Just works, great idea, simple execution
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seanchk3.1y ago
We only service customers from the US and Canada, so we don’t want to allow people from other locations to access the login page.This works great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bhisittha4.0y ago
Just enter two letters for the country code on the setting page. This plugin keeps my sites away from more than a thousand hits from attackers! Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mahoney4.6y ago
Works very well along with WordFence
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ apaunovski4.8y ago
This plugin dramatically increases my website’s security and keeps bad actors out of my admin area. I have a local business. My website does not target international audiences. It does not allow user registration. By restricting login possibilities only to my home country, I block 99% of attackers from my site. This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by apaunovski.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 5 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Cloudflare.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,581 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "security" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2017-11-25 90+ → 1K+ up after 601 days in tier
- 2016-04-03 10+ → 90+ 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 Security Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - L Limit Login Attempts 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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