Simple Login Notification
by Jeff Starr · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 30 other plugins · 1.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Sends a notification email when admins and other users log in to your site.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.2K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “simple login”, “notification email” and “admin login” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #10 and #17 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
87 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →11%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 18.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 4 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 84 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| email notify on admin login your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| login notification your tag | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| admin login notification your tag | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| simple login | #6 | #12 | down 1 |
| notification | #8 | #17 | down 3 |
| notification email | #10 | #15 | down 5 |
| email notification your tag | #12 | #17 | down 2 |
| email notify on login | #6 | #13 | down 2 |
| admin notification | #8 | #10 | down 1 |
| site notification | #9 | #15 | 0 |
| admin login | #17 | #23 | down 4 |
| admin notifications | #17 | #21 | up 1 |
| fast login | #11 | #22 | down 1 |
| notifications | #23 | #20 | up 1 |
| about me | #24 | #20 | down 2 |
| wordpress notification | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| notification plugin | #15 | #20 | down 2 |
| admin login alert | #16 | #21 | — |
| login email | #23 | #24 | — |
| login log | #24 | #23 | — |
58 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 38 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “simple login”, “notification email” and “admin login” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #10 and #17 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “email notification”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.1K · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v2.4 · 9 Aug 2026
13
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 17 months to cross, so the real count is still just over 2K.
At the current install trend, crossing 3K+ in roughly 129 days.
Install history since 26 Sep 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ httpscore2.4y ago
Great little plugin. Simple UI and great functionality. Can you implement an option to use the login name in the subject of the email?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ born2excite3.0y ago
This plugin is very light with virtually zero impact on performance. Provides peace of mind by alerting you if someone logs in to your site and best of all, the developer is a professional web developer specialising in Web Security and maintains the plugin regularly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dale Reardon3.3y ago
Terrific plugin that works really well. I love how you have added the ability to email additional emails as well. Great security enhancement to know when admins login. Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ studioluminous3.5y ago
Simple, light and straight forward. Couldn’t imagine it any better!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sergeyf13.8y ago
Thanks for this plugin. It fulfills its function and does exactly what it says in the description of the plugin. No unnecessary settings, no ads, and no cluttered interface. I love the plugins from Jeff Starr.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pierre LeBaux4.0y ago
Does what it says on the label and nothing else. I think I would also appreciate the editor login notification checkbox, but I 100% understand why that could be considered bloat.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee4.1y ago
I like this one, thanks Jeff!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Sends a notification email when admins and other users log in to your site."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "if you need").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,292 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "email notify on admin login" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 1K+ → 2K+ up after 497 days in tier
- 2025-02-28 900+ → 1K+ up after 57 days in tier
- 2025-01-02 800+ → 900+ up after 98 days in tier
- 2024-09-26 700+ → 800+ up after 88 days in tier
- 2024-06-30 600+ → 700+ up after 67 days in tier
- 2024-04-24 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-23 600+ → 500+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-04-19 500+ → 600+ up after 133 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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Email Notification on Login 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags B -
Kaya Login Notification 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B -
Email notification on admin login 70+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
KolorWeb Access Admin Notification: extreme rescue for unauthorized admin logins 70+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
The Hack Repair Guy's Admin Login Notifier 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Waitlist Woocommerce ( Back in stock notifier ) 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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