Login Security Solution
by Daniel Convissor · Login & Users
Also makes 1 other plugin · 4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Security against brute force attacks by tracking IP, name, password; requiring very strong passwords. Idle timeout. Maintenance mode lockdown.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
4K+
≈4.3K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “login”, “password” and “passwords” 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.
48 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 292.8K 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, 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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 54 reviews, smoothed to 4.26★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 8d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 8d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| password your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| passwords your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| strength your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| strong your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 12 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
- “login”, “password” and “passwords” 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 531 · 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
8.9y ago
latest release · v0.56.0 · 28 Nov 2017
36
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 27% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Martin Sauter3.6y ago
I have reported a security bug 1 month ago, and I haven’t heard back from the developer since.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stephaneleveteau7.8y ago
Bonjour, Merci au développeur, ce plugin fonctionne très bien et a bloqué par trois reprises une tentative en force brute.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Steve8.5y ago
Another must have!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tomkinsrichard10.5y ago
This plugin is effective. ip, user and date, enable you to track origins of attacks. The plugin prevents attacks from succeeding.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ppotier10.5y ago
I received a mail of few minutes ago about a brut force attack, from an IP address, in Turquie. Many thanks to you !!! version 0.55.0 works fine with wordpress 4.5 Regards
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ idmesspass10.8y ago
Good work team! It is exactly what i needed and you made a great job with it! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oclyocly10.8y ago
case ‘pw_grace’: $ours = __(‘Your password has expired. Please log and change it.’, ‘login-security-solution’);
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lightworkerarts10.9y ago
This has been great! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2016-08-13 Version 0.56.0 Fix translation domain to be string in one __() call. 0.56.0
- 2016-01-30 Version 0.55.0 Block discovering user names via the “?author=” query string 0.55.0
- 2016-01-27 Version 0.54.0 Fix memory exhaustion on sites with many users during plugin activation if password history is enabled Put “in” in “Please log and change it” 0.54.0
- 2015-09-25 Version 0.53.0 Change translation domain from constant to string in preparation for integration with translate.wordpress.org 0.53.0
- 2015-05-25 Version 0.52.0 Silence safe mode warnings from is_readable() Add Polish translation Add Finnish translation Rename Japanese translation files from ja_JP to ja 0.52.0
- 2015-03-15 Version 0.51.0 Security Fixes: Remove calls to dict . Parse dict file if available instead. Remove use of grep . 0.51.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 56 languages, 5 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 32 more locales with partial translations.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 7 of 13 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite, LinkedIn.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 17 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 9,816 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
- 2026-07-24 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-23 4K+ → 3K+ down after 238 days in tier
- 2025-11-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 404 days in tier
- 2024-10-19 6K+ → 5K+ down after 208 days in tier
- 2024-03-25 7K+ → 6K+ down after 130 days in tier
- 2023-11-16 6K+ → 7K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2023-11-10 7K+ → 6K+ down after 100 days in tier
- 2023-08-02 8K+ → 7K+ down after 207 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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Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Frontend Reset Password 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Expire User Passwords 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - S Smart Passworded Pages 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
- S SimpleModal Login 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Login Me Now – Passwordless, Magic Link, OTP & Social Login for WordPress 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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