Formula04 Site Lock
by Verb_Form04 · Security
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
Put a sitewide password on your site. Users must enter password before viewing content.
41 health vs 64 average across 997 Security plugins
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.30, well behind 6.8.
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 3238 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 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
58
now · peak 135
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
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.
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2019-09-22 · 1,384 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 ↗- ★★★★★ Teresa Lo8.6y 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 Robinson8.9y ago
Broke site “too many redirects”. Even when turned off!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daniel Hendricks9.1y ago
I can has namespaces? Classes? Exception handling? Anonymous functions? Consistent indentation and structure? Dignity? Hokum!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seb-romeo10.4y 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_Form0411.4y ago
Oh yeah baby.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ verbwit11.4y ago
Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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
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 A -
ContentProtector – password protect your page, post or text 4K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C - 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 B
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