Social Login by BestWebSoft
by bestweblayout · Login & Users
Also makes 30 other plugins · 14.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add social media login, registration, and commenting to your WordPress website.
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Health
C 67/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈78 estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “google login”, “registration” and “social connect” 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.
67 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 11.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 506 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 506 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| social commenting | #14 | #24 | up 1 |
| google login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| registration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social connect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social networks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 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
- “google login”, “registration” and “social connect” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 203 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.4.5 · 12 Jun 2025
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
Install history since 16 Sep 2019
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.4.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2017-04-12 CVE-2017-18501 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.1 Patched in 0.2
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 3 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
5 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 "Add social media login, registration, and commenting to your WordPress website."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Discord, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,247 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Google Login", "social connect" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-09 80+ → 70+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2026-07-12 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 70+ → 80+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2026-06-24 80+ → 70+ down after 69 days in tier
- 2026-04-16 90+ → 80+ down after 57 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-17 90+ → 100+ up after 35 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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UsersWP – Social Login 2K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Happy Social Login 90+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C - D Datascoop – Sign In 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Rundiz OAuth 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Easy Social Login – OAuth Login 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
YukDigitalz Login — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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