Simple Membership Custom Messages

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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.

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29 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 68% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 18 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ kader404

   1.8y ago

   Thank you simple membership author

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2. ★★★★★ tasha34

   2.4y ago

   I honestly love the plugin and am grateful the creators made it free. It could be a part of the original plugin and not require this additional plugin, but doing so would require more work, I suppose. The instructions are very clear when followed correctly. It does take a little work and knowledge of html to set the string properly, but they give you an example of the plugin documentation page. i.e. “Wishing to view this content? Why not <a href=”https**********”>Login</a> or <a href=”https************”>Join Us Now</a>.” Although it would be nice to have a small example on the plugin interface page. But you simply replace the text and hyperlink data. This is where html knowledge is good to know. You are able to move faster, but even if you don’t have it, there is CLEAR documentation, which helped me a ton in the past. It’s a very great plugin to go along with their other Membership plugins which have not failed me all these years. My site is small, and I don’t have a need for much, but am thankful for the creators of this plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ pedroduen

   4.8y ago

   Adorei este plugin. Muitos Recursos, muitos complementos funcionais. Espero que os desenvolvedores continuem a mantê-lo. Esse tipo de iniciativa beneficia toda comunidade!

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4. ★★★★★ hhtoffice

   9.9y ago

   Perfect, just what I needed, does exactly what it says. Thank you!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.6 Added new settings to allow customization of some of the partial protection addon’s output. 2.6
2. — Version 2.5 Minor translation string output related update. CSS Updated for the settings field help text. Added sanitization to the tab parameter in the settings page. 2.5
3. — Version 2.4 New settings added to allow customization of the mini/compact login form output. Added the option to use dynamic merge tags in the custom messages for logged-in members. Requires Simple Membership Plugin v4.5.0+ 2.4
4. — Version 2.3 Added link to the settings interface from the plugin’s list page. 2.3
5. — Version 2.2 Added three new message options in the settings interface for displaying custom messages. 2.2
6. — Version 2.1 The more tag protection feature will also use the “Account Expired” message for expired members. 2.1

The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.6). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 6.1 Simple Membership Custom Messages <= 2.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-01-18 CVE-2025-24660 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.4 Patched in 2.5

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-05-06 8K+ → 7K+ down after 83 days in tier
2. 2025-02-12 7K+ → 8K+ up after 5 days in tier
3. 2025-02-07 8K+ → 7K+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-02-04 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-02-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-02-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-01-31 8K+ → 7K+ down after 3 days in tier
8. 2025-01-28 7K+ → 8K+ up after 6 days in tier

Competes with

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Simple Membership Custom Messages: 7K+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-membership-custom-messages