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WP Password Policy

by Teydea Studio · Security

Define and enforce password policies for your WordPress site with length, complexity, and expiration rules.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
83 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

83 health vs 71 average across 282 Security 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.

90 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2024-04-20 · 818 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+98% vs prior 30d
Apr 24
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

593

now · peak 593

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

WP Password Policy · #12072 Password Strength Se · #1993 Password Policy Mana · #2937 Expire User Password · #3932

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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
200–300 ≈270

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

At the current install trend, crossing 300+ in roughly 140 days.

Install history · since 2024-04-19 · 819 observations

Details

Version
3.7.1
Last updated
4d ago
Added
2024-04-19 · 2 yrs on WP
Requires WP
6.6
Tested up to
7.0.1
Requires PHP
7.4

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-05-22 100+ → 200+ up after 149 days in band
  2. 2025-12-24 90+ → 100+ up after 11 days in band
  3. 2025-12-13 80+ → 90+ up after 10 days in band
  4. 2025-12-03 90+ → 80+ down after 5 days in band
  5. 2025-11-28 80+ → 90+ up after 23 days in band
  6. 2025-11-05 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in band
  7. 2025-11-03 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in band
  8. 2025-11-02 70+ → 80+ up after 17 days in band

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