Login by Magic
by Magic · Login & Users
Login by Magic plugin replaces the standard WordPress login form with one powered by Magic that enables passwordless email magic link login.
45 health vs 73 average across 311 Login & Users plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.13.
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 1418 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
66
now · peak 206
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-12 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-07-11 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-07-10 20+ → 10+ down after 47 days in band
- 2026-05-24 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-23 20+ → 30+ up after 21 days in band
- 2026-05-02 10+ → 20+ up after 11 days in band
- 2026-04-21 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-20 10+ → 20+ up after 21 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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