Restrict Website Access
by Zohaib Ali · Uncategorized
Password-protect your entire WordPress site with a simple access screen for private, staging, and under-development websites.
84 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-02-10 · 568 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
173
now · peak 338
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
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
4mo ago
latest release · v1.0.2
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 43 days.
Install history · since 2025-02-14 · 521 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-01 60+ → 70+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 50+ → 60+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2026-06-28 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-25 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-06-18 40+ → 50+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2026-05-24 30+ → 40+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 20+ → 30+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-05-01 30+ → 20+ down after 36 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).
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Simple Page Access Restriction 6K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPEPP – Essential Security, Password Protect & Login Page Customizer 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B - H Hidden Password Protected Pages 600+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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Customize Private & Protected – Change or remove title prefix and more 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Private Post Share 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C - L Login Require Press 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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