Maven Member™ lets you protect pages, posts and categories using flexible roles that you can define.
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Health
F 39/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
40+
≈41 estimated
Momentum
-33%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “authentication”, “block” and “community” 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.
39 health vs 71 average across 2,531 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 21.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,583 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 7.1.
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 5030 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 7.1
2.7★ over 10 reviews, weighted for review count to 3.9★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5030 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| authentication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| community your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| roles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “authentication”, “block” and “community” 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 153 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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
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
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
13.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.35 · 25 Jan 2013
2
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 40.
Install history since 10 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nicheadlee12.3y ago
This plugin has destroyed my site. It looks good at first, but after closing my browser and reopening to login to the backend of WP it has disabled my access. I can no longer access the backend and am stuck. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS PLUGIN! EITHER FIX THE PLUGIN OR REMOVE IT FROM THE OPTIONS OF POSSIBLE DOWNLOADS.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ prestwood12.4y ago
When you deactivate and remove this plugin it leaves behind traces within the wordpress install. I’m thinking I may have to establish a fresh install of wordpress to get rid of them all which is ridiculous and an incredible waste of time. I hope the developers deal with this issue before the next release…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ link-design12.4y ago
Congrats to the team for developing this useful Frontend Access Plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dainius Grabauskas12.6y ago
Trying to remove trash left by this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dainius Grabauskas12.6y ago
Trying to remove trash left by this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Oshagi12.8y ago
My mistake – I didn’t read the comments… It really leaves trash after unistall. And to delete this trash, you’ll need to visit Mysql. And after this, WP didn’t let me in to admin area – it removed my administrator role. There was no trick to change it (not in Mysql directly). In the end I was forced to reinstall WP and to create all my content again. Sorry guys, nothing personal – it just didn’t suit my needs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ flandryx12.8y ago
I love the versatility of the plugin and no matter how complicated the nesting gets the plugin is solid. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ian314512.9y ago
Apart from the stranfe way this plugin behaves, you can’t even uninstall it. Deactivating it and deleting it still leaves bad behaviours in wordpress. It still leaves MAVEN options inside other plugins.
Read on wp.org ↗
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Maven Member™ lets you protect pages, posts and categories using flexible roles that you can define."
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 779 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("authentication", "block", "community" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-13 30+ → 40+ up after 67 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 40+ → 30+ down after 181 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 50+ → 40+ down after 98 days in tier
- 2025-11-01 60+ → 50+ down after 80 days in tier
- 2025-08-13 50+ → 60+ up after 148 days in tier
- 2025-03-18 60+ → 50+ down after 22 days in tier
- 2025-02-24 50+ → 60+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2025-02-03 60+ → 50+ down after 178 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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Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B - U Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA 20K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
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Ultimate Member – Terms & Conditions 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C -
Ultimate Member – Online Users 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D -
Verified Member for BuddyPress 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C
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