Registered Users Only
by Alex Mills · Login & Users
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Forces all users to login before being able to view your site. Features an options page for configuration.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 77/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+43%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “users” to your wp.org tags. You rank #24 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
77 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 125.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 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 1 release 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: Rating quality
Updated 263 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| registered only your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| registered | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| registered users | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| only | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| users registered form | #5 | #11 | down 1 |
| users | #24 | #19 | down 4 |
| plugin only | #24 | #23 | — |
| registration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| restriction your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “users” to your wp.org tags. You rank #24 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.7K · 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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 11 Feb 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 63% 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 3.1 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 10 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ oseigor8.0y ago
Very useful plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous9.4y ago
There are only one small issue, this plugin asks for user logon on every page except for the feeds url.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimako9.7y ago
Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sshuser9.8y ago
This plugin just work as expected! Super! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Leo Caseiro10.2y ago
Works on 4.6. Simple install and use. It’s perfect!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ZadraDesign10.9y ago
When a user visits the site for the first time, they are redirected to the login screen as desired. If they fail to login and visit the site again, they end up on the site home page, but the content is not displayed. Users should receive a login prompt every single time they try to access the site if they are not logged in.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jliljeha11.2y ago
Could not ask for more.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gilu11.4y ago
3rd plugin I’ve tried … should’ve started with this one! All you’ll ever need!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.0 Add new setting to allow REST API access to authenticated users only. #7 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.0 Security improvements, and add new setting to allow REST API access to guests. #3 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.0 Security improvements. Load translations from WordPress.org. 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.4 Light code cleanup and refresh. Remove added noindex from the login form as WordPress does this itself now. 1.0.4
- — Version 1.0.3 Don’t block XML-RPC access so the WordPress iPhone App and others can work. 1.0.3
- — Version 1.0.2 Fix for WordPress 2.6. 1.0.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3
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
0 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 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 391 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 3 tags appear in the text ("registered only", "registration", "Restriction" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-09-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-09-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2023-09-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-08-30 2K+ → 3K+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2023-08-13 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1151 days in tier
- 2020-06-18 4K+ → 3K+ down after 193 days in tier
- 2019-12-08 5K+ → 4K+ down after 647 days in tier
- 2018-03-01 4K+ → 5K+ up after 28 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).
- O Only for Registered Users 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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Only Registered Users — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
WP-Members Membership Plugin 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Theme My Login 50K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Force Login 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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