Ozh' Simpler Login URL
by Ozh · Login & Users
Creates a Rewrite Rule that will allow users to log in from the custom URL yoursite.com/login instead of /wp-login.php.
41 health vs 61 average across 812 Login & Users plugins
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4325 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
59
now · peak 155
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 “90+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-19 100+ → 90+ down after 1223 days in band
- 2023-02-12 200+ → 100+ down after 59 days in band
- 2022-12-15 100+ → 200+ up after 46 days in band
- 2022-10-30 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2022-10-29 100+ → 200+ up
Competes with
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Redirection 2M+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPS Hide Login 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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