Frontend Reset Password
by Wp Enhanced · Login & Users
Also makes 2 other plugins · 14K+ installs across the portfolio →
Let your users reset their forgotten passwords from the frontend of your website.
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Health
B 77/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “frontend”, “password reset” and “frontend login” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #6 and #10 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
77 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.6%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 179.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 274 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 38 reviews, smoothed to 4.23★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| reset password your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| lost password your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| lost password block | #2 | #2 | — |
| frontend | #6 | #7 | down 1 |
| reset | #8 | #5 | down 1 |
| wordpress password reset | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| lost password email | #3 | #4 | — |
| password your tag | #10 | #7 | down 1 |
| password reset | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| frontend login | #10 | #16 | down 1 |
| for frontend | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| site reset | #8 | #7 | 0 |
| passwords | #24 | #18 | down 2 |
| no password | #10 | #9 | 0 |
| wordpress reset | #12 | #12 | down 1 |
| advanced wordpress reset | #15 | #20 | up 2 |
| reset wordpress | #15 | #15 | down 1 |
| wp reset | #16 | #19 | down 5 |
| reset wp | #16 | #17 | down 5 |
| wordpress reset plugin | #20 | #19 | — |
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
55 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 33 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “frontend”, “password reset” and “frontend login” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #6 and #10 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 17.4K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.3.3 · 30 Jan 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; the previous band took 23 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alistairgd1.9y ago
Great little plugin that allows easy front end password resets for users while keeping them out of their backend profile page.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ david382202.0y ago
Great, a big thank you, your plugin is easy to use, fully customizable, works wonderfully well and without bugs
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gokhaanc2.2y ago
It’s super easy to use, works well and does not come bloated with extra nonsense just does its job. I use it to override Learnpress login page. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexkarc3.3y ago
This Plugin has a lot of functions, even customizing password reset email, very nice !!!! This topic was modified 3 years ago by alexkarc.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ filewalker5.3y ago
Thanks, this is one of the easy to install and use plugins I ever saw. There is just one little tiny thing. The in the frontend used words: – Email Address or Username templates/lost_password_form.php:46 – New Password templates/lost_password_reset_form.php:42 – Re-enter Password templates/lost_password_reset_form.php:55 – Sorry, that key has expired. Please reset your password again. includes/somfrp-functions.php:536 – Sorry, that key does not appear to be valid. Please reset your password again. includes/somfrp-functions.php:540 Are not translateable in the plugin config form. You have to go into the code. Anyway thanks a lot for the plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ diza5.7y ago
Excelente, fácil de usar y tiene grandes características para ser totalmente gratuito.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zachkinsey5.7y ago
I use elementor to help build out my registration/login flow, but creating a custom forgot password form without an elementor add-on or developer level knowledge is impossible (as far as I know)…. that is, until now. Thanks to this plugin, I don’t have to purchase an extra plugin or hire a developer. Before this plugin, I was considering using an elementor form + my CRM to handle passwords… but, I soon realized that was a bad idea… After all, who wants passwords to User accounts chilling in plain text etc. etc.? Not I. Thanks guys.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alinaalinuta5.8y ago
It is easy to use and works perfect. I would like this plugin could have more customization… but I am very grateful it exist 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.3 30th January 2026 = * [MOD] Strange, endless update loop (saying it was still 1.3.1) 1.3.3
- — Version 1.3.2 30th January 2026 = * [MOD] Page dropdown in settings now uses AJAX only (one request shared across all page fields); works when REST API is restricted 1.3.2
- — Version 1.3.1 29th January 2026 = * [FIX] Password reset form no longer shows raw special characters or regex in the page when special character requirement is enabled * [FIX] Settings page “page dropdown” now works when Solid Securit 1.3.1
- — Version 1.3.0 [NEW] New settings framework for our common brand. Search documentation and settings in WordPress admin [NEW] Full documentation site: https://docs.wpenhanced.com/frontend-reset-password/ [NEW] Customizable special chara 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.5 [MOD] Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 6.9 1.2.5
- — Version 1.2.4 [NEW] New setting “Reset Link Text” – this will change the reset link text in the email from the URL to be what you add in the setting. [NEW] New Setting “Show Eye Icon on Password Fields” – if enabled it will allow the 1.2.4
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 15 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Let your users reset their forgotten passwords from the frontend of your website."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Easy Digital Downloads.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,538 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "lost password" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-04 9K+ → 10K+ up after 676 days in tier
- 2020-11-27 8K+ → 9K+ up after 69 days in tier
- 2020-09-19 6K+ → 8K+ up after 302 days in tier
- 2019-11-22 5K+ → 6K+ up
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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- S SimpleModal Login 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Login Me Now – Passwordless, Magic Link, OTP & Social Login for WordPress 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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