Remember Me Controls
by Scott Reilly · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 64 other plugins · 78.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Have "Remember Me" checked by default on the login page and configure how long a login is remembered. Or disable the feature altogether.
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
C 60/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cookie”, “login” and “session” 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.
60 health vs 69 average across 910 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.4%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 54.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.2%, across 502 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Privacy & Consent 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
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 787 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 787 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| remember me your tag | #7 | #14 | down 1 |
| remember your tag | #10 | #22 | down 1 |
| cookie your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| session your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 4 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
- “cookie”, “login” and “session” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.3K · 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
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
2.2y ago
latest release · v2.1 · 4 Sep 2024
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 72% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.8 years ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Mar 2016
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2024-09-01 Version 2.1 Highlights: This minor release primarily updates the plugin framework to the most current version (for security hardening and miscellaneous improvements), prevents translations from containing unintended markup, notes co 2.1
- 2023-06-19 Version 2.0.1 Highlights: This is minor bugfix release fixes the plugin settings page’s info banner that reports the current remembered session duration. When the WordPress default remembered session duration (of “14 days”) is applica 2.0.1
- 2023-06-14 Version 2.0 Highlights: This is a recommended and notable release that improves the labeling, help text, data display, and functionality of the plugin’s settings page; restructures the unit tests; verifies compatibility through Word 2.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-09-05 CVE-2024-7415 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.0.1 Patched in 2.1
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 25 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 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 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 BuddyPress.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,065 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-12-29 5K+ → 4K+ down after 451 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 4K+ → 5K+ up after 50 days in tier
- 2022-08-15 3K+ → 4K+ up after 788 days in tier
- 2020-06-18 2K+ → 3K+ up after 216 days in tier
- 2019-11-15 3K+ → 2K+ down after 773 days in tier
- 2017-10-03 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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Always Remember Me 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Persistent Login 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Sessions 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
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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