Sessions
by Pierre Lannoy · Login & Users
Also makes 11 other plugins · 15.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Powerful sessions manager for WordPress with sessions limiter and full analytics reporting capabilities.
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Health
A 88/100
Few reviews
Active installs
900+
≈920 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “authentication”, “login” and “protection” for “limiter”, “session management” and “concurrent login”. “authentication” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “limiter” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “login” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “session management” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “concurrent login” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 26.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sessions | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| session your tag | #2 | #4 | down 1 |
| user sessions | #3 | #11 | 0 |
| limiter | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| login sessions | #2 | #9 | 0 |
| session management | #8 | #20 | 0 |
| session manager | #8 | #19 | 0 |
| concurrent login | #22 | #20 | down 3 |
| login session | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| authentication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| role your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
36 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 27 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “authentication”, “login” and “protection” for “limiter”, “session management” and “concurrent login”. “authentication” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “limiter” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “login” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “session management” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “concurrent login” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v3.5.0 · 18 Aug 2026
38
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 900.
Install history since 25 Mar 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rudsonalex1.5y ago
recomendo!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drmustafa3.5y ago
I’m started to use this plugin before nearly one year and I didn’t suffer from any problem and all updates was very good , before two days I suggest to support feature that maybe sounds good , just after two day’s this feature is available now in this plugin ! that’s make any user of this plugin more comfortable to use it due to such this support This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by drmustafa.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ peopleinside4.4y ago
By default the login session in WordPress never expire shortly, this can be a less security in some cases. this extension is what seems I need to decide the login cookie expire session and from my test seems it works! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shawfactor5.5y ago
The plugin is overly complex (I like my plugins to do just one thing) and puts two top level items in the wordpres menu. Also relies on javascript and ajax so it is not parrticularly robust Just do one job and do it simply and dont take over the admin and I´d be happy to give 5 stars
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kjc0410565.7y ago
Essential to be able to monitor sessions and delete unwanted or dormant sessions.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ archimede1135.8y ago
Ottimo plugin. Funziona perfettamente. Complimenti allo sviluppatore.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vadimfish5.9y ago
the plugin works great! I needed that to be compatible with the LifterLMS plug-in, at first it wasn’t, but the developer was very responsive and found a way to make it work in a couple of days and released new version
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toilebleue6.1y ago
Awesome plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.5.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Sessions <= 3.2.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-08-22 CVE-2025-57890 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.2.0 Patched in 3.2.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 2 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP-CLI.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,311 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "authentication", "protection" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-09 800+ → 900+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-08-06 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-05 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-04 900+ → 800+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-07-30 800+ → 900+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-07-25 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-23 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-22 900+ → 800+ down after 176 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).
- L Limit Login Attempts 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Limit Login Attempts 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Login for Google Apps by WPAuth 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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