Formula04 Site Lock
by Verb_Form04 · Security
Also makes 2 other plugins · 30+ installs across the portfolio →
Put a sitewide password on your site. Users must enter password before viewing content.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “lock”, “password” and “password protect” 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.
41 health vs 66 average across 1,777 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 4.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3300 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 3.98★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3300 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lock your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| password your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| password protect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| restrict access your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “lock”, “password” and “password protect” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 135 · 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.
Crossed into this band 2.4 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Teresa Lo8.7y ago
The whitelist page displayed just fine, but click on any other page or post results in a URL with redirect, and no way to enter the selected password.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jason Robinson9.1y ago
Broke site “too many redirects”. Even when turned off!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daniel Hendricks9.3y ago
I can has namespaces? Classes? Exception handling? Anonymous functions? Consistent indentation and structure? Dignity? Hokum!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seb-romeo10.6y ago
PERFECT !! I love the fact it’s simple, easy and we can use a custom page or form to enter the password ! Just a little word for the developper : the shortcode you provided in “usage” as a whitespace between brackets and content, and when you copy/paste it as it is it will not work straight. Also you should put that shortcode in the explanation for simplier understanding..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Verb_Form0411.6y ago
Oh yeah baby.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ verbwit11.6y ago
Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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
0 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 363 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("lock", "Password Protect", "Restrict access", "security" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-06-04 20+ → 10+ down after 144 days in tier
- 2024-01-12 10+ → 20+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2023-12-04 20+ → 10+ down after 426 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 70+ → 20+ down
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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PPWP – Password Protect Pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
ContentProtector – password protect your page, post or text 5K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - S Smart Passworded Pages 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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Protect the Children! 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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