Password Protect – Temporary Login Without Password & Password Protect Entire Site
by Huzaifa Al Mesbah · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 13 other plugins · 480+ installs across the portfolio →
Password Protect entire site & create Temporary Login Without Password links. Simple & secure access for developers or maintenance.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+55%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “maintenance mode”, “passwordless login” and “restrict content” for “inspirational”, “without password” and “login without password”. “maintenance mode” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inspirational” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “passwordless login” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “without password” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “restrict content” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “login without password” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 3.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 14 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 35 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| without password | #10 | #22 | — |
| password protect your tag | #14 | #21 | down 2 |
| temporary | #15 | #24 | up 1 |
| temporary login your tag | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| inspirational | #10 | #7 | up 1 |
| login without password | #24 | #24 | down 5 |
| protect category with login | #13 | #23 | — |
| secure password validation | #14 | #24 | down 1 |
| password protect site | #15 | #22 | — |
| password protect page | #16 | #22 | up 1 |
| temporary admin access | #21 | #24 | down 1 |
| temporary access | #22 | #22 | up 2 |
| secure password | #23 | #23 | down 1 |
| password protect form | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| temporary page | #24 | #24 | — |
| password protected content | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| smart maintenance mode | #24 | #22 | down 3 |
| maintenance mode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| passwordless login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| restrict content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
79 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 62 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
- Swap “maintenance mode”, “passwordless login” and “restrict content” for “inspirational”, “without password” and “login without password”. “maintenance mode” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inspirational” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “passwordless login” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “without password” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “restrict content” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “login without password” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “password protect”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “temporary login”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 18 Oct 2024 · 743 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 517 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
14
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.2.7 · 26 Sep 2026
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 52% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Oct 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Md Abul Bashar11mo ago
Fantastic plugin! It really helps me find what I need. Thank you to the developer for creating this time-saving tool.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thommueller1.9y ago
Unfortunately destroys the tab navigation of other plugins in the WP-Interface!For me it is Relevanssi and Statify. After disabling Smart Password Protect, everything works normally again.I have tested it several times. It is due to this plugin. This topic was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by thommueller. This topic was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by thommueller.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sobuj Mahamud2.0y ago
If you’re working on a WordPress site in a staging or development environment, Smart Password Protect is the perfect tool. It allows you to keep your project secure with both password protection and IP whitelisting, ensuring only authorized users can view your content. The bot detection and anti-indexing features are a huge plus for keeping your site hidden from the public eye. This plugin is lightweight, easy to configure, and a fantastic addition to any WordPress developer’s toolkit! This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Sobuj Mahamud.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 11 languages, 10 at 90% or more
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Password Protect entire site & create Temporary Login Without Password links. Simple & secure access for de..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 37 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 37 of 37 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("whether you are", "perfect for", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Cloudflare, REST API and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 16,407 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "passwordless login", "restrict content" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-24 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 80+ → 90+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 90+ → 80+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 80+ → 90+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-03-26 70+ → 80+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-03-18 60+ → 70+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 70+ → 60+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 60+ → 70+ up after 1 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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Password Protected 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Password for WP 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Temporary Login 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
PPWP – Password Protect Pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
ContentProtector – password protect your page, post or text 5K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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