Simple Security
by ChrisHurst · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 20 other plugins · 1.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Access Log to track Logins and Failed Login Attempts
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Health
C 55/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
80+
≈87 estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin” and “security” 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.
55 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 7.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 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.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4261 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.42; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4261 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin” and “security” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 100 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
11.7y ago
latest release · v1.1.6 · 2 Mar 2015
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 65% of the way through.
Install history since 23 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ blest111.5y ago
First, thank you for your most comprehensive and useful plugin. As Last Login is a sensitive information, would it be possible to restrict this information to only Administrators? Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ itsjustathought13.7y ago
A well-thoughtout and well-coded plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ venture3713.9y ago
Simple but effective, plugin, happy I installed it. Only feature I’d like to see is the ability to remove IP addresses from the blacklist.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ChrisHurst13.9y ago
OK, its a bit of a shameless plug I know, but I can honestly say that this software has already proven itself useful. Within the first five minutes of installing the plugin it automatically blocked two foreign IP addresses that were repeatedly attempting to login using admin credentials. I can finally sleep at night!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ YahMan6413.9y ago
Great plugin, works like a charm! Thumbs up!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2015-01-14 CVE-2014-9570 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.5 Patched in 1.1.6
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Access Log to track Logins and Failed Login Attempts"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Plugin doesn’t work …").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 971 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-27 90+ → 80+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-06-21 100+ → 90+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 80+ → 100+ up after 53 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 90+ → 80+ down after 324 days in tier
- 2025-06-03 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-02 90+ → 100+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2025-05-04 100+ → 90+ down after 1292 days in tier
- 2021-10-20 200+ → 100+ down after 444 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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Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
LWS Tools 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPMasterToolKit (WPMTK) – All in one plugin 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Hostinger Tools 3M+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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