Protect Admin
by KeystrokeClick · Admin & Utilities
Protect admin accounts from being deleted or modified by other users. This plugin will always be hidden from all users other than the admin who instal …
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin”, “user account” and “protect” for “protect admin”, “protect wordpress admin” and “account”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “protect admin” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “user account” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “protect wordpress admin” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “protect” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “account” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.2%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 32K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 8 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
52
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
45%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| prevent admin deletion your tag | #2 | #6 | down 1 |
| admin account your tag | #3 | #9 | 0 |
| protect admin | #4 | #13 | 0 |
| account protect | #3 | #14 | — |
| protect your tag | #12 | #21 | up 2 |
| protect wordpress admin | #8 | #18 | 0 |
| admin protect | #6 | #17 | 0 |
| account | #12 | #18 | up 1 |
| user account your tag | #20 | #21 | down 1 |
| protect admin login | #10 | #22 | — |
| protect post | #10 | #21 | down 1 |
| post protect | #10 | #20 | down 1 |
| my account | #19 | #19 | up 4 |
| protect page | #11 | #19 | up 2 |
| wp admin protect | #11 | #22 | up 1 |
| admin notifications | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| account page | #19 | #20 | up 1 |
| protect your wordpress site | #22 | #23 | 0 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
36 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin”, “user account” and “protect” for “protect admin”, “protect wordpress admin” and “account”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “protect admin” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “user account” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “protect wordpress admin” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “protect” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “account” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “protect”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.6K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
8d ago
latest release · v2.1.7 · 23 Oct 2026
28
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ teeboy4real1.7y ago
This plugin has solved a basic need or requirement iv’e always had with wordpress. Please add this 2 features Prevent custom post types published by protected admins from being edited or deleted Prevent comments published by protected admins from being edited or deleted Thanks for creating this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris3.7y ago
Simple to use plugin and does exactly what it says. This should be party of all BuddyPress, BuddyBoss or any other membership addons. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mickhele4.8y ago
I didn’t know how to protect the admin with id 1, and I solved the problem quickly and easily with this plugin. Even though I didn’t need more functions, I also bought the Pro version because I wanted to thank the developer with a small donation. I hope that it will be kept up to date because of its particular function in terms of security. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dreamsoft5.7y ago
thanks for this very useful plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tosasilviu6.6y ago
Works like a champ. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1.6 Updated Freemius SDK Compatibility check 2.1.6
- — Version 2.1.5 Updated Freemius SDK Compatibility check 2.1.5
- — Version 2.1.4 Compatibility check 2.1.4
- — Version 2.1.3 Updated Freemius SDK Compatibility check 2.1.3
- — Version 2.1.2 Updated Freemius SDK Compatibility check 2.1.2
- — Version 2.1.1 Updated Freemius SDK Compatibility check 2.1.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Protect admin accounts from being deleted or modified by other users. This plugin will always be hidden fro..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you 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 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,191 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "prevent admin deletion", "user account" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-29 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-28 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-27 1K+ → 2K+ up after 964 days in tier
- 2022-10-06 900+ → 1K+ up after 198 days in tier
- 2022-03-22 700+ → 900+ up after 157 days in tier
- 2021-10-16 600+ → 700+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2021-09-19 500+ → 600+ up after 136 days in tier
- 2021-05-06 200+ → 500+ up after 109 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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Jetpack Protect 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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