Lock Down Admin
by Fullestop · Login & Users
Also makes 1 other plugin · 2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Lock Down Admin plugin secure your WordPress admin panel. It locks the wp-admin url and if this plugin is activated then user can't login in the …
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Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+45%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “lockdown”, “login” and “rename login” 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.
42 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.3%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 27.5K 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.
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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30, 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 2730 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2730 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lockdown your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rename login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| secure 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
- “lockdown”, “login” and “rename login” 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 338 · 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
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
7.5y ago
latest release · v1.2 · 11 May 2019
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 21 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 21 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ edundjob6.9y ago
Hello, I have activated by mistkly wp lockdown plugin without using a username. Now it is not opening. Please help me
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tomhart6.9y ago
I hate having a crowded top level dashboard and this is a set and forget plugin that belongs under setting. Adding insult to injury the name is long enough that it bumps to 2 lines. But it works as advertised.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Webzen7.2y ago
After installation, the new login page was showing but the admin login was not displaying… hence, not possible to login into my site. Had to connect to the server to delete this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexgsrubio7.3y ago
I installed the plugin, created the new login URL and it does not work. I am locked out of my own dashboard. Worse, it seems the author is not helping in any way, shape or form…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fullestop9.9y ago
its easy to use and for security its perfect way to hide wp-admin
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
1 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 "Lock Down Admin plugin secure your WordPress admin panel. It locks the wp-admin url and if this plugin is a..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 207 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("lockdown", "rename login", "security" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-14 3K+ → 2K+ down after 638 days in tier
- 2024-11-14 4K+ → 3K+ down after 478 days in tier
- 2023-07-25 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1002 days in tier
- 2020-10-26 4K+ → 5K+ 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).
- L Lockdown WP Admin 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
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Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - L Limit Login Attempts 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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