PHPBB Single Sign On
by onigoetz · Login & Users
Also makes 2 other plugins · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
Authenticate in Wordpress and phpBB at the same time
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “phpbb”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
45 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 28.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.0, well behind 6.8.
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 4808 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.0; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4808 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpbb your tag | #12 | #8 | 0 |
| authentication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| password your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| single sign on your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “phpbb”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “authentication”, “login” and “password” 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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 68 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
13.2y ago
latest release · v0.9 · 2 Sep 2013
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years 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 3 Jun 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ manutoo12.0y ago
This plug-in installs correctly on WP 4.0, although the instructions aren’t too clear : you have to install the auth_wpbb.php before to configure PHPBB3 options, and not the inverse. Once everything is setup, it works correctly, but it doubled or even tripled the CPU usage of my site (which mostly comes from my PhpBB3 Forum usage), so I had to remove it. Note: the extra plugin WPBB to publish posts from WP to PhpBB3 seems to be broken.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hyshka12.9y ago
I got all the latest versions working together. I left the ‘posting.php’ and ‘functions_users.php’ un-patched since they don’t seem to be necessary for user authentication. I assume they are for the WP2BB functions. 4 Stars because it could use better documentation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ muhgo13.0y ago
Finally after trying nearly EVERY SSO/bridge solution something that works as intended! Only 4 stars because it seems that users only get created on phpbb but not on WP if the user already exists. But that’s only a minor problem. Thank you & Great work! edit: had a wrong path in my config – works flawlessly! 5*
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpphpbbboy13.6y ago
It works fine for me. I am using WP 3.5.1 with a video template and only one Plugin (Plug: Page Links to). BUT it seems that WP-SSO only works with Forumsoftware – phpBB 3.0.10! In phpbb 3.0.11 I had fatal errors. But okay, i dont need 3.0.11. Many Thanks to the Developer: onigoetz
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gbj13.8y ago
The plugin works as expected, just some issues when using W3 total cache. But that’s a problem I’ll have to figure out
Read on wp.org ↗
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
2 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,684 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "login", "Single Sign-on" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-05 100+ → 10+ down
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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WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP-Members Membership Plugin 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Limit Login Attempts 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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