Protect Login
by Simon Kraft · Login & Users
Add an additional layer of protection to your WordPress login and make sure bad actors have a hard time guessing your user's login credentials.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈710 estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “protect login”, “protect” and “guessing” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #13 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
83 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 23.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 124 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| protect login | #6 | #20 | down 1 |
| protect | #13 | #22 | 0 |
| guessing | #14 | #21 | 0 |
| protect web page | #7 | #21 | up 1 |
| login protect | #8 | #24 | down 1 |
| protect page with login | #8 | #22 | — |
| protect admin login | #9 | #24 | — |
| protect login page | #10 | #23 | 0 |
| rename login | #17 | #24 | down 3 |
| protect page | #12 | #21 | down 2 |
| failed login | #24 | #24 | — |
| lockout | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| protect your wordpress site | #18 | #24 | down 2 |
| authentication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
52 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 39 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “protect login”, “protect” and “guessing” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #13 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 25 Jul 2024 · 830 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 11.3K · 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
4mo ago
latest release · v1.5.1 · 30 Jun 2026
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 39 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 700.
At the current install trend, crossing 800+ in roughly 174 days.
Install history since 24 Jul 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Michael2.0y ago
Compared to “Limit Login Attempts Reloaded”, it makes a lean and clear impression without any frills. PS: After several weeks of use, I can say that it works reliably on multiple websites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jonas2.1y ago
It does exactly what it’s supposed to.Thank you for this plugin. It’s very nice not to be bombarded with ads.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 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 "Add an additional layer of protection to your WordPress login and make sure bad actors have a hard time gue..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP-CLI, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,101 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("authentication", "security" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-23 600+ → 700+ up after 225 days in tier
- 2026-02-10 500+ → 600+ up after 89 days in tier
- 2025-11-13 400+ → 500+ up after 105 days in tier
- 2025-07-31 300+ → 400+ up after 133 days in tier
- 2025-03-20 200+ → 300+ up after 98 days in tier
- 2024-12-12 100+ → 200+ up after 59 days in tier
- 2024-10-14 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-10-12 100+ → 90+ down after 2 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).
- L Limit Login Attempts 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags C
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WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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