Show user name
by Benjamin Hagh Parast · Login & Users
Add the shortcode [name] in the Header, footer ore on any post and page. With this plugin you can display the logged in user name.
78 health vs 59 average across 1,042 Login & Users 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.
Well optimized
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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
37
now · peak 94
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
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,373 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-04-13 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-12 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-04-08 200+ → 100+ down after 195 days in tier
- 2023-09-26 100+ → 200+ up after 147 days in tier
- 2023-05-02 90+ → 100+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2023-04-26 80+ → 90+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2023-04-04 70+ → 80+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2023-03-27 60+ → 70+ up after 15 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Advanced Google reCAPTCHA 200K+ installs · 4.8★ A -
User Switching 200K+ installs · 4.9★ A -
WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ B
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