Lock Bad User
by nabiabdi · Login & Users
Also makes 1 other plugin · 200+ installs across the portfolio →
By this plugin you can Ban / Lock any user you want
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈280 estimated
Momentum
+6%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “lock account”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
56 health vs 61 average across 2,211 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.7%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 3.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,478 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.
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 601 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1
3.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 601 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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 12d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 12d
-0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lock account your tag | #13 | #24 | down 2 |
| lock user account your tag | #15 | #24 | up 2 |
| lock user your tag | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| ban account your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ban user your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “lock account”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “lock user account”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “ban account” and “ban user” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 335 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
1.6y ago
latest release · v1.1.8 · 12 Mar 2025
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 months ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ default-design3.2y ago
I installed it on a new website and it doesn’t work anymore 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ak149854.0y ago
Works with WordPress 6.1.1. A user-definable message that the user is banned after the log in attempt would be great. Thanks for the plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 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 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 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 248 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Ban Account", "ban user", "lock account", "lock user", "Lock User Account" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-08 100+ → 200+ up after 550 days in tier
- 2023-09-05 90+ → 100+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2023-08-30 80+ → 90+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2023-08-24 70+ → 80+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2023-08-10 60+ → 70+ up after 80 days in tier
- 2023-05-22 50+ → 60+ up after 68 days in tier
- 2023-03-15 40+ → 50+ up after 44 days in tier
- 2023-01-30 30+ → 40+ up after 95 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).
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