Lock My Site
by Juanma Evaristo · Admin & Utilities
Lightweight worker plugin for remote WordPress maintenance and management via secure REST API.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈62 estimated
Momentum
+70%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “api” for “lock”. “api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lock” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.8%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 881 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 3 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 152 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
+0.2
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 site | #3 | #12 | up 2 |
| lock | #10 | #17 | down 1 |
| site lock | #4 | #14 | up 2 |
| maintenance lock | #4 | #14 | 0 |
| page lock | #13 | #19 | 0 |
| lock post | #14 | #21 | 0 |
| post lock | #14 | #21 | 0 |
| api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| maintenance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| management your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remote your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| updates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 13 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
- Swap “api” for “lock”. “api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lock” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 2 Mar 2026 · 243 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 165 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.6.4 · 1 Jun 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 60.
At the current install trend, crossing 70+ in roughly 29 days.
Install history since 5 Mar 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ manelio8mo ago
this plugin has been a great little time-saver for us. managing several wp sites is much easier now, especially for updates and quick health checks. setup was simple, it feels lightweight, and the security features are reassuring. The name may be a bit misleading at first, but the plugin itself is genuinely useful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ digitalsenda8mo ago
I tried the plugin and I really appreciate the simple configuration and the information it gives.Nice job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fernando Serer8mo ago
Thanks for this plugin, really useful!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ snieto8mo ago
What a plugin, man!Absolutely top notch right from the first release.Congrats!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
7 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 "Lightweight worker plugin for remote WordPress maintenance and management via secure REST API."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Cloudflare, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,256 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-13 10+ → 60+ 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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- U Update History Panel 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Hostinger Tools 3M+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Maintenance 1M+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Consent API 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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