An authentication framework that handles authorization/communication with most popular web services.
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Health
D 54/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “authentication”, “authorization” and “http basic” 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.
54 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 96.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,059 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1285 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1285 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 10d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 10d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| keyring | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| authentication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| authorization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| http basic your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| oauth your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “authentication”, “authorization” and “http basic” 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.
- Already on top for “keyring”. #1 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 361 · 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
3.5y ago
latest release · v3.0 · 25 Apr 2023
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Mar 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ eugene2125.5y ago
Thank you for this plugin ! It provides a solid framework to support access to API of services that require OAuth. In my case it allowed me to create Google Calendar events (on form submission) by accessing API directly from my WP site without using Zapier or similar 3rd party services, so no more need to give Google account access to somebody else (also probably paying for subscription). It also gives me a far better control over calendar event customization.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Paresh10.2y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Paresh10.2y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Paresh10.2y ago
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- ★★★★★ andoverit11.2y ago
Installed the Eventbrite API plugin and then this one and site kept whitescreening. Used 2015 theme with no other plugins apart from Eventbrite API and this one and still crashes site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mykellself12.2y ago
necessary updaue
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John Blackbourn12.5y ago
This is very handy when developing sites which interact in one way or another with external web services. Never again will I write or bundle an OAuth library. Definitely an under-appreciated and under-utilised little framework.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2014-07-07 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5 Patched in 1.5.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.6.2
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 25 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 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Analytics, Jetpack, Instagram, Facebook and 4 more.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 977 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "security" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-26 2K+ → 1K+ down after 481 days in tier
- 2024-04-01 3K+ → 2K+ down after 392 days in tier
- 2023-03-06 4K+ → 3K+ down after 339 days in tier
- 2022-04-01 5K+ → 4K+ down after 292 days in tier
- 2021-06-13 6K+ → 5K+ down after 285 days in tier
- 2020-09-01 7K+ → 6K+ down after 119 days in tier
- 2020-05-05 8K+ → 7K+ down after 206 days in tier
- 2019-10-12 9K+ → 8K+ down after 406 days in tier
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 Limit Login Attempts 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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Two Factor 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
miniOrange 2FA – Two Factor Authentication for WordPress (OTP, SMS, Email, Google Authenticator) 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Login for Google Apps by WPAuth 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/keyring" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Keyring — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Keyring: 1K+ active installs, 4.3★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/keyring
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