Force Password Change
by Simon Blackbourn · Login & Users
Require users to change their password on first login.
44 health vs 59 average across 1,442 Login & Users plugins
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 5.5.20.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2210 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
110
now · peak 180
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
13.8y ago
latest release · v0.3
1
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-06 · 1,421 observations
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.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ frebro11.3y ago
Don’t listen to peterdere
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ peterdere11.6y ago
I installed the plugin and after the first login, I was invited to enter a new password. As a test, I entered a very weak password, and indeed I got the message that it was too weak and would not be accepted. However, without entering a stronger password, I was still able to navigate away from the page and create and publish new content.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ A. M. M.11.8y ago
Nuff said
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ B.13.5y ago
This is a great plugin for the simple task of forcing users to change password on first log in.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-30 500+ → 400+ down after 263 days in tier
- 2025-10-10 600+ → 500+ down after 197 days in tier
- 2025-03-27 700+ → 600+ down after 107 days in tier
- 2024-12-10 800+ → 700+ down after 42 days in tier
- 2024-10-29 900+ → 800+ down after 93 days in tier
- 2024-07-28 1K+ → 900+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2024-07-20 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-19 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 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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New User Approve 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
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Disable User Login 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
User Profile Picture 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - L Login Security Solution 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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