Simple LDAP Login
by Clifton Griffin · Login & Users
Also makes 5 other plugins · 2.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Integrating WordPress with LDAP shouldn't be difficult. Now it isn't. Simple LDAP Login provides all of the features, none of the hassles.
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Health
C 61/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “active directory”, “authentication” and “login” 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.
61 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 112.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 766 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 18 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 766 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| adldap your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| ldap your tag | #8 | #10 | down 1 |
| ldap authentication | #9 | #10 | down 1 |
| ldap directory | #10 | #11 | 0 |
| active directory your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| authentication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “active directory”, “authentication” and “login” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · 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
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
2.1y ago
latest release · v1.6.1 · 26 Sep 2024
25
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 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 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Sibastian9.3y ago
I struggled with 3 other LDAP/AD authentication plugins before I ran across this one. The settings were so simple, and yet it worked from the start. No registering for third-party accounts, no expensive packages, nothing; just simple, easy to understand settings for a very powerful little plugin. Thank you 100 times over for this. We have a lot of turnover in our organization, and this saves us the hassle of having to create website accounts for all our employees as well as AD accounts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lulini10.1y ago
The really simple, it’s the best plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joshkrz10.4y ago
Not as simple as it could be and I never actually got it to work. Didn’t really know what to type in each field, the documentation could do with being clearer and more verbose. Needs a testing tool with some sort of log to pinpoint any issues.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stureedy10.5y ago
I’ve used this plugin to authenticate against eDirectory and Active Directory. So far, it just works. Kudos to Clifton G.!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ moonkir10.5y ago
Unbelievable how much time has passed since the last update. Already so much has changed in the plugin, I’m afraid it updated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ babcockcain11.2y ago
This just works, that simple forget the rest of the LDAP plugins out there, trust me we have tried them all, this is simple and just does exactly what it says it does. If you need to authenticate to AD then look no further.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mahernandezg11.4y ago
If your LDAP use bind info and passowrd to query it, this plug in do not support it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.4y ago
Worked out of the box in our corporate environment.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.6.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-09-27 CVE-2024-8715 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.6.0 Patched in 1.6.1
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 6.6.2
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and 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 15 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,874 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "adLDAP" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 72 days in tier
- 2025-02-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-02-03 2K+ → 1K+ down after 836 days in tier
- 2022-10-21 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-10-20 2K+ → 3K+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2022-10-06 3K+ → 2K+ down after 415 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1656 days in tier
- 2017-02-03 3K+ → 4K+ up after 170 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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Authorizer 6K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A - A authLdap 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
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Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration 4K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Next Active Directory Integration 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A - W wpDirAuth 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
- L Limit Login Attempts 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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