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Nextend Social Login and Register

by Nextendweb · Social

Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.0M+ installs across the portfolio →

One click registration & login plugin for Facebook, Google, X (formerly Twitter) and more. Quick setup and easy configuration.

How scoring works →
91 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 97/100
Support 70/100

91 health vs 55 average across 1,135 Social plugins

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.

99 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 96/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,421 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+326% vs prior 30d
1.5KDownloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

115.6K

now · peak 202.9K

115.5K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

Nextend Social Login · #262 you Social Media Widget · #1074 miniOrange Social Lo · #1648 Open Graph Protocol · #4141

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.9Stars · Aug 26

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.

578per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

5

releases in the last 12 months

4mo ago

latest release · v3.1.25

59

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

3.1.25 · 4mo ago3.1.23 · 6mo ago3.1.22 · 9mo ago3.1.21 · 10mo ago3.1.20 · 11mo ago3.1.19 · 1.1y ago3.1.18 · 1.3y ago3.1.17 · 1.5y ago3.1.16 · 1.8y ago3.1.15 · 1.9y ago3.1.14 · 2.1y ago3.1.13 · 2.5y ago3.1.12 · 2.5y ago3.1.11 · 2.8y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v3.1 93%
v3.0 5.9%
Older / other versions 0.9%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “200K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
200K–300K ≈290K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2015-06-05 · 1,483 observations

200KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Details

Version
3.1.26
Last updated
28d ago
Added
2012-09-25 · 13 yrs old
Requires WP
4.9
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4

Recent reviews

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  1. sacphdvirtual
    2mo ago

    ótima ferramenta, a versão PRO é muito completa e atende tudo que eu esperava. Recomendo

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  2. bobbyh232
    4mo ago

    Great plugin with the support to match the plugins greatness.

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  3. paulasaf
    4mo ago

    This is the awesome plugin for setting the Google authorization on my website.

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  4. kapral0101
    7mo ago

    All working 100%

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  5. wtellos
    7mo ago

    Has a ton of integrations with social platforms and works great.

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  6. José
    9mo ago

    The Best Team Support, Fast and straight to the point.

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  7. hdraye
    11mo ago

    Very easy to setup and use, problem is that I have changed my login url, so my fallback url is not working 🙁

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  8. peter29821
    1.1y ago

    Solid plugin, responsive and competent support, all excellent so far.

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 3.1.25 Fix: load_plugin_textdomain() will be called on the init action instead of plugins_loaded, as suggested by the WordPress documentation Improvement: Pro Addon updater improvements. 3.1.25
  2. Version 3.1.23 Improvement: Increased the minimum required PHP version to 7.4. Improvement: To prevent redundancy and outdated in-plugin guides, the Getting Started instructions within the plugin now link directly to the relevant provi 3.1.23
  3. Version 3.1.22 Improvement: Security improvement. Improvement: Facebook Getting Started updated. 3.1.22
  4. Version 3.1.21 Improvement: Pro Addon update – security improvement. Fix: WPML compatibility – we might caused WPML to use the selected language in the backend instead of the default language. 3.1.21
  5. Version 3.1.20 Improvement: Shortcode security improvement. Fix: Fixed an issue where the “heading” shortcode parameter was not working in case of the link/unlink buttons. PRO: Improvement: VKontakte Endpoints and App creation/configur 3.1.20
  6. Version 3.1.19 Improvement: Google Button skins updated to match design guidelines. Improvement: Updated plugin branding color and icon. Fix: Fixed an issue where our callback would run multiple times if third parties dispatched DOMCon 3.1.19

Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

6 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

  1. 2025-11-27 CVE-2025-13737 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 3.1.21 Patched in 3.1.22
  2. 2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58031 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.1.19 Patched in 3.1.20
  3. 2024-03-01 CVE-2024-1775 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.1.12 Patched in 3.1.13
  4. 2016-03-15 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.5.8 Patched in 1.5.9
  5. 2015-06-24 CVE-2015-4413 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.5.6 Patched in 1.5.6
  6. 2014-02-12 CVE-2014-8800 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.5.1 Patched in 1.5.1

Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.

CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 21 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Dutch 100%
Dutch (Formal) 100%
English (UK) 100%
Spanish (Chile) 100%
Spanish (Spain) 100%
Spanish (Venezuela) 86%
Spanish (Colombia) 84%
Spanish (Ecuador) 84%
Spanish (Mexico) 77%
Swedish 61%
French (France) 60%
Russian 56%
Portuguese (Brazil) 55%
Hungarian 28%
Ukrainian 25%
Dutch (Belgium) 23%
German 16%
German (Formal) 4%
Greek 2%
Hindi 1%
Italian 1%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2025-03-03 300K+ → 200K+ down

Competes with

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