Hide Login Errors
by Amy Green · Login & Users
Login errors in WordPress can be used by hackers to guess whether they entered wrong username or password.
41 health vs 65 average across 500 Login & Users 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.22, 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 2647 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
58
now · peak 154
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-11-21 40+ → 30+ down after 43 days in band
- 2025-10-09 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in band
- 2025-10-02 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-09-29 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-28 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-27 50+ → 40+ down after 116 days in band
- 2025-06-03 40+ → 50+ up after 13 days in band
- 2025-05-21 30+ → 40+ up after 117 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- C Chap Secure Password Login 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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Theme My Login 60K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Username Changer 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Frontend Reset Password 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
WPS Bidouille 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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