Password Protect Pages
by Jess · Login & Users
Also makes 1 other plugin · 210+ installs across the portfolio →
Restrict access to specific pages to only logged in users.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “login”, “password” and “protect” 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.
45 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 8.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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 1901 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1901 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| password your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “login”, “password” and “protect” 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 229 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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.
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
5.2y ago
latest release · v1.3 · 17 Aug 2021
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ leslielatham6.3y ago
When we added a second site and needed single sign on, we also wanted to password protect the new site pages, just as we do the original site. Our sites are used by an independent association of mostly nontechnical users, and we needed to keep the sign on easy for them, and private. The behavior is great and worked perfectly the first time on all pages. Highly recommend!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Perry the platypus7.4y ago
Best password protector I have ever used!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("who want"); say who the plugin is for and 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 864 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-18 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-17 200+ → 300+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-03-29 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-03-25 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-03-21 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-19 300+ → 200+ down after 431 days in tier
- 2024-01-13 400+ → 300+ down 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).
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Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Frontend Reset Password 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B - L Login Security Solution 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- S Smart Passworded Pages 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
- S SimpleModal Login 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Login Me Now – Passwordless, Magic Link, OTP & Social Login for WordPress 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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