Multisite User Management
by thenbrent · Login & Users
Also makes 4 other plugins · 340+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically add users to each site in your WordPress network.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
90+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
+59%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Under-ranked on “multiuser”. wp.org puts you #23; on merit you place #10. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
46 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 94.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, 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 4398 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4398 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| multiuser your tag | #23 | #10 | 0 |
| buddypress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multisite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| roles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| users your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Under-ranked on “multiuser”. wp.org puts you #23; on merit you place #10. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
- “buddypress”, “multisite” and “roles” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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.
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
12.0y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 16 Oct 2014
10
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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 100.
At the current install trend, crossing 100+ in roughly 65 days.
Install history since 16 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Steven3.3y ago
I really love your plugin and in my opinion this should have been included in the core of WordPress multisite a long time ago!! Btw – can you consider releasing a “new” version with the compatibility statement for WordPress 6.2 to get ride of the “This plugin hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress” message as it simply works with the current version as well?! This topic was modified 3 years ago by Steven. This topic was modified 3 years ago by Steven. This topic was modified 3 years ago by Steven.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sohom6.6y ago
Best plugin, simple to use, working as it should be. Hope developer update the plugin, so that security plugin don’t detect as Abandoned.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amrantex1607.1y ago
That was awesome. It release me from pain
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ krioteh8.9y ago
no complaints
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ clickstudio9.4y ago
Should be part of WP!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Steve Valencia10.2y ago
I have installed the plugin. No errors and no crashing. Great thus far. And more good news. I was able to go to setting and assign user level. Great. Now, go to the main site navigation menu and click on a menu item to go to sub-domain.mysite.com. I can see the url load into the Browser but the it reverts to the main site mysite.com The sub-domain page does not display. Help please?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rohitmanglik10.3y ago
Changing my review once that is fixed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nancyfr10.5y ago
it makes me save a lot of time. thanks
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically add users to each site in your WordPress network."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 329 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("buddypress", "multisite", "multiuser" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 100+ → 90+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-27 90+ → 100+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 100+ → 90+ down after 37 days in tier
- 2026-09-14 90+ → 100+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 60+ → 90+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 70+ → 60+ down after 190 days in tier
- 2026-01-29 80+ → 70+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-01-17 70+ → 80+ up after 1 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).
- U User Management Tools 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
-
User Switching 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
View Admin As 9K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
BP Profile Search 5K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Change Username 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Restrict Media Library Access 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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