Simple Security
by ChrisHurst · Admin & Utilities
Access Log to track Logins and Failed Login Attempts
47 health vs 56 average across 1,821 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 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.
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 4155 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
58
now · peak 84
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 “80+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-27 90+ → 80+ down after 6 days in band
- 2026-06-21 100+ → 90+ down after 6 days in band
- 2026-06-15 80+ → 100+ up after 53 days in band
- 2026-04-23 90+ → 80+ down after 324 days in band
- 2025-06-03 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-06-02 90+ → 100+ up after 29 days in band
- 2025-05-04 100+ → 90+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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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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