Restrict Usernames
by Scott Reilly · Login & Users
Restrict the usernames that new users may use when registering for your site.
43 health vs 69 average across 387 Login & Users plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2948 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
52
now · peak 138
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
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-03-31 300+ → 200+ down after 223 days in band
- 2025-08-20 400+ → 300+ down after 406 days in band
- 2024-07-10 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-09 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-08 500+ → 400+ down after 182 days in band
- 2024-01-08 600+ → 500+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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New User Approve 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Allow Multiple Accounts 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Change Username 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Users Registration Date 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
User Spam Remover 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - F Force Password Change 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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