Private Post Share
by Fabian Todt · Social
Also makes 1 other plugin · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
Share password protected posts via secret URLs
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Health
C 69/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “share private”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
69 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 3.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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: Update recency
Updated 446 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 446 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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| share private your tag | #16 | #23 | down 1 |
| secret links your tag | #21 | #24 | down 1 |
| password protected posts | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| secret posts | #13 | #22 | up 2 |
| private share | #20 | #23 | up 1 |
| password protected your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “share private”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “password protected” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 3 Nov 2022 · 1,458 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 204 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 11 Aug 2025
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 85% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 42 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 496 days.
Install history since 2 Nov 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ creativeincomeopportunities3.6y ago
Running a small site to keep track of configuration and wiring details for alarms, power panels, network switches, telephone extensions, etc. I wanted to be able to use my phone’s camera and a QR code sticker on each unit to quickly bring up the related details from the site, while keeping the content private. Now I just password protect each page I create and generate a URL with this plugin that I can print as a QR code. Simple, and easy solution to keeping my content private and easily accessible. Two thumbs up and 5 Stars. This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by creativeincomeopportunities.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.0.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.3 Sharable Password Protected Posts <= 1.1.0 - Unauthenticated Password protected Post Exposure ↗2025-06-13 CVE-2025-5920 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.1.0 Patched in 1.1.1
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 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 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 30 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 755 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("secret links", "share private" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-19 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 100+ → 200+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 200+ → 100+ down after 53 days in tier
- 2026-07-09 100+ → 200+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-06-24 100+ → 200+ up after 558 days in tier
- 2024-12-13 90+ → 100+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2024-11-03 80+ → 90+ up after 16 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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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: Password Form & Prefix 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Restrict Website Access 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
ACW Custom Messages for Password Protected Pages 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
Obvious Post States 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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