Private WP 2
by neolee · Login & Users
Makes your blog (including RSS feeds) accessible only to logged in users.
43 health vs 59 average across 964 Login & Users plugins
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 16+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8.2, well behind 6.8.
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 6199 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
45
now · peak 145
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 “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-23 30+ → 20+ down after 641 days in tier
- 2024-05-23 40+ → 30+ down after 78 days in tier
- 2024-03-06 30+ → 40+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-03-01 40+ → 30+ down after 57 days in tier
- 2024-01-04 30+ → 40+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2023-11-16 40+ → 30+ down after 272 days in tier
- 2023-02-17 50+ → 40+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Intranet & Private Site – All-In-One Intranet 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - R Require Login 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Private Website – Login Required 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
WPS Hide Login 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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