Smart Passworded Pages
by Brian Layman · Login & Users
Also makes 5 other plugins · 2.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create central "Enter your password" page and the password entered determine which page the user sees next.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “login” for “passworded”. “login” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “passworded” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
49 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 67K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 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.
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 4.2.39, 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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.31★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| passworded | #5 | #3 | 0 |
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| member your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| password your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 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
- Swap “login” for “passworded”. “login” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “passworded” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 346 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ncase3.2y ago
I’m really happy to have found this plugin. It’s great in all its simplicity. Well done.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jakours27.0y ago
Add the shotcode on parent page, create child page (under parent page who have the shortcode….) with password protected option on and it’s done! As easy as is! Thanks a lot! Where can i contibute? This topic was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by Jakours2. This topic was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by Jakours2.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous8.7y ago
Just works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fcontell9.5y ago
Plain an simple does what it says. Hopefully it keeps working over time because it hasn’t been updated for 2 years.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Cris Ta9.8y ago
Simple and functional. Works great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ unboundpixel10.2y ago
I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time. LIFE SAVER! Thanks so much for making this, works like a charm and so simple!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ petemaster500010.4y ago
Awesome plugin! very easy to get going, works perfect for what I needed. Thanks! One thing I ran into was getting 404 errors on the child pages. This was because of a conflict with my permalink/slug: I tried /clients/ <- plugin shortcode on this page created the child pages: /clients/client1 /clients/client2 etc… *but I had an existing page already that was: /our-clients … and that’s the problem. (it would have worked had i not had the hyphen in our-clients) once I renamed the entrance page from /clients to /portal it works like a champ!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Laurent Holdrinet10.6y ago
Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0 Updated to current version of WordPress Addressed FAQs Added ability to specify the parent form in the short code Escaped some variables to make the shortcode more secure 2.0
- — Version 1.1.7 Fixed another warning. 1.1.7
- — Version 1.1.6 Fixed several warnings and possible version compatibility issues. 1.1.6
- — Version 1.1.5 Fixed an error on the Invalid Password response 1.1.5
- — Version 1.1.4 Updated header to 3.8.1 compatibility Improved documentation NOTE: Released on the same day 1.1.3 was publicly checked in. This made 3.6+ compatibility universally available. 1.1.4
- — Version 1.1.3 Added 3.6 compatiblity Improved internationalization Added support for plugins that replace the default hashing protocol 1.1.3
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create central "Enter your password" page and the password entered determine which page the user sees next."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 6 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 1,755 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "security" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 506 days in tier
- 2024-03-09 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-08 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-03-06 4K+ → 3K+ down after 405 days in tier
- 2023-01-26 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-25 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-01-23 5K+ → 4K+ down after 366 days in tier
- 2022-01-22 6K+ → 5K+ down after 535 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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