SimpleModal Login
by Eric · Admin & Utilities
SimpleModal Login provides a modal Ajax login, registration, and password reset feature for WordPress which utilizes jQuery and the SimpleModal jQuery
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
700+
≈770 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “ajax” and “login” 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.
44 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 188.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38, 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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.0.38; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 33 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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 | ||
| ajax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| modal your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| password your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “ajax” and “login” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 182 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
11.9y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 15 Dec 2014
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% 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 “700+”. 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 69% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Jul 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ monzu026.0y ago
Not working with WordPress 5.5.1. Please dont download
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Todd Farino8.5y ago
The people giving 5 stars to this are either bots or using it site wide. I wanted this for specific content. There are no instructions at all. Do not waste your time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NicolausX8.9y ago
Ty for creating it ! But the modal login shows up not login regardless if you are login or not !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Punt9.1y ago
Great plugin. Easy to implement and include!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dhaval Vachhani9.2y ago
After user registration Email not send in user email-id.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jordanmulkey10.5y ago
Ty for much I love how easy it is to set up!!! I love this plugin HINT!!!!! if you want login popup in the nav menu simply just add <a href="/wp-login.php" class="simplemodal-login">Login</a> under menu-custom links, the trick is to put the code under Navigation Label and leave the URL blank. So amazing that is has this feature really good job saved me countless hours.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aaaahosting10.5y ago
I’ve checked out over a dozen register modals and this is the one. Headed for your donate page right now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RRR_201010.5y ago
Strict standards: Redefining already defined constructor for class SimpleModalLogin in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs0/ideal-board.lo/wp-content/plugins/simplemodal-login/simplemodal-login.php on line 92
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 85 languages, 4 at 90% or more
Plus 61 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.
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 445 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "admin" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 800+ → 700+ down after 152 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 900+ → 800+ down after 120 days in tier
- 2025-10-11 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-10 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-10-06 1K+ → 900+ down after 1050 days in tier
- 2022-11-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 634 days in tier
- 2021-02-25 3K+ → 2K+ down after 175 days in tier
- 2020-09-03 4K+ → 3K+ down after 368 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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Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Login as User: See the Site as Any User 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - U Uber Login Logo 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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Frontend Reset Password 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Last Login 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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