Code9
by Code9fair · Login & Users
Code9 2-step verification code for users. utility tool for wordpress. lightweight and high performance.
Removed from WordPress.org
wp.org closed this plugin on 2026-08-19. 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.
Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
-8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “2fa”, “two step authentication” and “wordpress authentication” 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.
46 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 1.8K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1277 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1277 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 step login your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| 2fa your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| two step authentication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| verification password your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| wordpress authentication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “2fa”, “two step authentication” and “wordpress authentication” 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 · 1,412 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 177 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 10 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Code9fair5.0y ago
I have install my plugin to my client websites. Uninstall other security plugins. Active 2 functions of this plugin (2-step verification, Anti brute force). The results look good. – Website speed improve at wp-admin page. – Hacker try to hack with xmlrpc.php has been blocked at recapcha page. – Hacker can not pass 2-step login page. I wish website that use this plugin will have same experience as well.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2
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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - W WP 2 Step Authentication 10+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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SI 2FA Login Security — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
ContentLock — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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