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Fake User Detector

by PluginRx · Security

Also makes 11 other plugins · 3.1K+ installs across the portfolio →

Detect and flag suspicious existing user accounts using simple checks to help clean up fake or low-quality registrations.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
80 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 65/100
Support 70/100

80 health vs 64 average across 1,371 Security plugins

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.

88 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 49/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2025-12-17 · 273 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+21% vs prior 30d
7Downloads · Sep 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

196

now · peak 197

19630d downloads · Sep 16

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.

2.2Kper 1k installs · Sep 16

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
90–100 ≈97

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2026-09-15 · 2 observations

90Installs · Sep 16

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

low confidence

Est. annual revenue

$0–$100 ≈$10

Est. acquisition value

$0–$450 ≈$21

We can't see a pro tier, so this plugin may earn little or nothing from these installs. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

How we estimate this

Assumptions

  • Free → paid conversion. 0.05%–0.5% of active installs pay for something. No pro tier is visible, so this band starts near zero.
  • Annual price per customer. $99–$199 a year, typical for Security plugins rather than this plugin's own pricing.
  • Acquisition multiple. 2.5x–4.5x annual revenue, the going range for small WordPress-plugin businesses, stretched a little because downloads are growing.
  • Install base. 90–100 active installs, from our install estimate (wp.org only publishes the floor).

Inputs

Active installs
90–100
Category
Security
Pro tier
none detected
Download trend
growing (30d downloads up vs prior 30d)
Reviews
0
Last updated
33 days ago

Revenue is installs × conversion × price; value is revenue × a typical acquisition multiple. Every factor is an assumption band, so the output is a wide range on purpose. If you're buying or selling, treat this as a starting point for due diligence.

Details

Version
1.0.4.2
Last updated
1mo ago
Added
2025-12-24
Requires WP
6.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
8.0

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

No tier crossings observed yet.

Competes with

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Fake User Detector: 90+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-16. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/fake-user-detector