Senpai Software – Two-factor authentication (2FA) with a key file
by Serhii Kolomiitsev · Login & Users
Get strong protection against brute force attacks with unique two-factor authentication.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “2fa”, “brute force” and “disable xml rpc” 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.
48 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 3.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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 1089 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1089 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2fa your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| brute force your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| disable xml rpc your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| limit login attempts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| two factor authentication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “2fa”, “brute force” and “disable xml rpc” 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 23 Mar 2023 · 1,319 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
3.0y ago
latest release · v2.0.1 · 8 Nov 2023
5
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Mar 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bluelee223.6y ago
All was good until I got with no reason the Invalid Key error message. I manage many websites and it was really painful to fix this error through all the websites. I have not changed the file nor open it, so I really don’t understand what I got this error message. This was exactly why I wanted to try this plugin because it different from the others WP2FA. I will update my review if this problem is fixed in the next update. Update: As promised I updated my review and gave you 5 stars. I hope this bug will not occur in the future. This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by bluelee22. This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by bluelee22.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexrazor7773.6y ago
Good alternative to captcha
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Victoribus3.6y ago
Обычно двуфакторка всегда напрягает потому что не удобно. А тут просто файл выбрал на компе и не нужно все время телефон искать…
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 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
2 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 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 Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 910 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "2FA", "two factor authentication" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-21 20+ → 10+ down after 137 days in tier
- 2024-08-06 10+ → 20+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2024-07-05 20+ → 10+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2024-06-25 10+ → 20+ up after 91 days in tier
- 2024-03-26 20+ → 10+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2024-03-02 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-01 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-29 10+ → 20+ up after 2 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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Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
FluentAuth – Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
miniOrange 2FA – Two Factor Authentication for WordPress (OTP, SMS, Email, Google Authenticator) 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPBruiser Security – No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Two Factor (2FA) Authentication via Email 9K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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