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Rename Plugins Folder

by Jose Mortellaro · Security

Also makes 47 other plugins · 25.7K+ installs across the portfolio →

With Rename Plugins Folder you can rename the plugins folder. This is an underestimated way to increase the security of your installation.

⚠ Few reviews
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84 Health · B
Maintenance 99/100
Rating quality 78/100
Support 70/100

84 health vs 64 average across 997 Security plugins

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82 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 54/100
Listing tuning 68/100

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+68% vs prior 30d
3Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

84

now · peak 138

8430d downloads · Aug 26

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

Rename Plugins Folde · #10753 you Wordfence Security · #11 Hostinger Tools · #20 Really Simple Securi · #17

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.

280per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How 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

3mo ago

latest release · v0.0.1

1

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

0.0.1 · 3mo ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v0.0 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
300–400 ≈390

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations

300Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
0.0.1
Last updated
3mo ago
Added
2021-02-17 · 5 yrs old
Requires WP
4.6
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
5.6

Recent reviews

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  1. Klodi
    2.3y ago

    Good job. Has any way to change the wp-content Folder? This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by Klodi.

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  2. rickstar123
    5.4y ago

    A very simple plugin that does exactly what it says. I was about to get my hands dirty and start messing around with the wp-config.php, but this did it all in 5 seconds flat and saved me the stress of messing it up. Thank you so much. This topic was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by rickstar123.

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  3. DOT - Lord G.
    5.5y ago

    Simple and light as a feather. One more tool for site security.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.6.2

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

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Translated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more

Italian 94%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2023-03-23 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
  2. 2023-03-20 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
  3. 2023-03-19 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
  4. 2023-03-16 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
  5. 2023-03-15 200+ → 300+ up after 11 days in tier
  6. 2023-03-04 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
  7. 2023-02-28 200+ → 300+ up

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Rename Plugins Folder: 300+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/rename-plugins-folder