Simply Change Author URL
by Devi · Security
Changes wordpress user slug for security, it prevents access to the usernames of registered users on your site.
45 health vs 66 average across 432 Security plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.12.
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 1453 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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
21
now · peak 75
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 “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-18 50+ → 40+ down after 6 days in band
- 2026-05-12 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-09 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-07 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-04 50+ → 40+ down after 20 days in band
- 2026-04-14 40+ → 50+ up after 29 days in band
- 2026-03-16 50+ → 40+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-03-12 40+ → 50+ up after 2 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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- R Restrict Usernames Emails Characters 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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SF Author Url Control 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
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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