OTP Authenticator
by Alexandre Froger · Login & Users
One-Time Password Authentication for WordPress
45 health vs 61 average across 762 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.18.
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 1566 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
69
now · peak 158
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
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-14 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-12 50+ → 60+ up after 8 days in band
- 2026-05-04 60+ → 50+ down after 291 days in band
- 2025-07-17 90+ → 60+ down after 29 days in band
- 2025-06-18 100+ → 90+ down after 334 days in band
- 2024-07-19 90+ → 100+ up after 4 days in band
- 2024-07-15 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-14 90+ → 80+ down after 8 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- W WP-OTP 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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BaseCloud Shield 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Otpfy your Website 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
GetOTP OTP Verification 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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