Easy Basic Authentication – Add basic auth to site or admin area
by Matteo Enna · Login & Users
Secure your WordPress site with easy and effective basic authentication. Restrict access, monitor attempts, and enhance security.
Daily downloads
Since 2023-10-01 · 1,018 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
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 “600+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 700+ in roughly 263 days.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1016 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-24 700+ → 600+ down after 64 days in band
- 2026-04-21 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-04-19 700+ → 600+ down after 12 days in band
- 2026-04-07 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-06 700+ → 600+ down after 14 days in band
- 2026-03-23 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-03-19 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-18 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in band
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