Simple Require Login
by timmcdaniels · Admin & Utilities
Require login for content on a per page/post/custom post type basis. You can also select a specific role required to view the content.
45 health vs 54 average across 2,157 Admin & Utilities plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3663 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
57
now · peak 165
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 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-04-18 200+ → 100+ down after 54 days in band
- 2025-02-23 100+ → 200+ up after 147 days in band
- 2024-09-29 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in band
- 2024-09-24 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-09-23 200+ → 100+ down after 522 days in band
- 2023-04-20 300+ → 200+ down after 8 days in band
- 2023-04-12 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in band
- 2023-04-08 300+ → 200+ down after 42 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - L Limit Login Attempts 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Theme My Login 60K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP-Members Membership Plugin 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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