Remove Protected
by Aubrey Portwood · Uncategorized
Small script that removes Protected: and Private: from titles of posts and pages that are password protected and private.
47 health vs 69 average across 3,079 Uncategorized plugins
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
48
now · peak 87
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-02 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-01 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-05-28 400+ → 300+ down after 517 days in band
- 2024-12-27 500+ → 400+ down after 7 days in band
- 2024-12-20 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-12-19 500+ → 400+ down after 138 days in band
- 2024-08-03 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-08-02 500+ → 600+ up after 5 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Multiple Post Passwords 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B - I Image Title Remove 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
- P Password Passthrough 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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Title Remover 70K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D -
Theme My Login 60K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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