Protected Posts Logout Button
by Nate Reist · Security
Automatically adds a logout button to your password protected content.
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.7K estimated
Momentum
+47%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “logout”, “password protected posts logout button” and “wordpress security” 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.
56 health vs 66 average across 1,779 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 34.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
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 1356 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 7.1
4.9★ over 13 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1356 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| logout your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| password protected posts logout button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “logout”, “password protected posts logout button” and “wordpress security” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
3.7y ago
latest release · v1.4.6 · 16 Feb 2023
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 3 years to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 11 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ qamar07865.8y ago
Thank you for this excellent plugin. It does what it says on the tin perfectly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danielepais9.1y ago
Efficient and time saver. This plugin does exactly what it says in the tin…Logout..!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spanizhfly10.4y ago
Works well, but expiry doesnt work. Any idea? I’ve set the expiry 300 Seconds but it doesnt log out.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sonnenbad10.6y ago
Just activate and that is it. Great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kandi Carpenter10.9y ago
This worked perfectly for my needs. Thank you so much for making it so simple.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MWM12.2y ago
Thanks for this great plugin ! One suggestion, add a setting field for the button text, as there are also non-english websites out there 😉 Or maybe make the plugin translatable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AJ Mallory12.2y ago
And does it well. Code looks well organized and this functionality is a nice addition. Well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MBV12.3y ago
Spent hours trying to figure out how to do a cookie time-out and gave up. Found this plugin and it does so many other options in addition, the logout-button is the way to go for ensured security and privacy! Thanks so much for this fantastic plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.4.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Protected Posts Logout Button <= 1.4.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-02-20 CVE-2023-25978 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.5 Patched in 1.4.6
- Patched Medium · 5.4 Protected Posts Logout Button <= 1.4.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update ↗2023-02-16 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 1.4.4 Patched in 1.4.5
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 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 "Automatically adds a logout button to your password protected content."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 597 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("password protected posts logout button", "wordpress security" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-02 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1093 days in tier
- 2022-12-05 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2559 days in tier
- 2015-12-03 2K+ → 3K+ up
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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User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Login or Logout Menu Item 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Inactive Logout 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPForce Logout – WordPress User Login Logout Management Plugin 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A - L Log Out Shortcode 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C
- L Login-Logout 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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