Simple User Listing
by HelgaTheViking · Login & Users
Also makes 5 other plugins · 98.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A shortcode for displaying paginated lists of users.
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Health
C 68/100
Stale
Active installs
900+
≈970 estimated
Momentum
+79%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “authors”, “directory” and “users” 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.
68 health vs 61 average across 2,207 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 49.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,478 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 619 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.0; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 17 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 619 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| authors your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| directory your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| users your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “authors”, “directory” and “users” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · 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
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
1.7y ago
latest release · v2.0.4 · 21 Feb 2025
31
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 74% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; the previous band took 3.1 years to cross, which places it about 75% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ yeverett3.7y ago
We needed a simple Members directory on our website, which uses MemberPress. For some unknowable reason, MemberPress have no directory feature, and recommend you use Formidable Forms. The Elite version of Formidable Forms may have an elegant user directory, but at $599 a year the price is ridiculous. Not to mention all the unwanted plugin bloat I’d get when all I want is a simple directory. Enter this neat little lightweight plugin. An hour of work styling and tweaking the code and hey presto I have a directory. If you are cleverer than me, you can probably install and tweak it in 5 minutes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nitinnain7.1y ago
Tried a bunch of ‘hi profile’ plugins and finally settled on this. It’s great and fully customisable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SpeedOfLike7.8y ago
This is exactly what I needed for a project. Found one issue in the way I was using it, and the author was great at responding and addressing it quickly. I also added in the (free) Pagenavi plugin per author’s documentation, which made the functionality even better. Thanks so much for creating and supporting this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samasuk8.0y ago
Been searching this for a while – thank you! Is there a way to make them clickable, so clicking would take you through to the Author’s profile page?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ynteligent9.5y ago
Thank you for this plugin, exactly what I was looking for. Easy to use, lightweight…and it works as it is described.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mantismamita11.1y ago
Very easy to customise as well, a little plugin goes a long way 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fabriciomanc11.2y ago
A very nice plugin, easily customizable and the support is great! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ X-Raym12.3y ago
The plugin is well designed, and with a bit of code and knowledge, can probably fit all your desire. Thanks for the support 😛
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.0.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-10-25 CVE-2023-32298 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.9.2 Patched in 1.9.3
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 134 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 110 more locales with partial translations.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 970 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("authors", "directory" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-27 1K+ → 900+ down after 1115 days in tier
- 2023-01-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 96 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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BP Profile Search 5K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Team List 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - P People Page 20+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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User Switching 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Local Avatars 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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