Stop User Enumeration
by fullworks · Security
Also makes 14 other plugins · 86.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Helps secure your site against hacking attacks through detecting User Enumeration
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Health
A 91/100
no flags
Active installs
60K+
≈60K estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “ddos”, “user” and “block hackers” to your wp.org tags. You rank #7, #7 and #8 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
91 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.0%
of downloads still active
At least 60K of 1.5M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security 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 5 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 9 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 132 reviews, smoothed to 4.68★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
54
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
45%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| user enumeration your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| enumeration | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| stop | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| fail2ban your tag | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| hacking | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| disable user enumeration | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| wpscan your tag | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| user | #7 | #7 | up 8 |
| ddos | #7 | #6 | up 3 |
| block hackers | #8 | #8 | 0 |
| ip user tools | #6 | #5 | up 3 |
| user ip | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| user id | #6 | #8 | down 1 |
| add user | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| add new user | #8 | #9 | 0 |
| new user | #10 | #9 | 0 |
| user plugin | #11 | #9 | 0 |
| logging | #22 | #19 | up 2 |
| permission | #22 | #16 | 0 |
| users | #22 | #13 | down 4 |
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
127 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 105 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “ddos”, “user” and “block hackers” to your wp.org tags. You rank #7, #7 and #8 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 78.1K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
9d ago
latest release · v1.7.10 · 23 Oct 2026
40
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% 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 “60K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 26 days ago and the previous band took 20 months to cross, so the real count is still just over 60K.
At the current install trend, crossing 70K+ in roughly 245 days.
Install history since 12 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Luis Feo7mo ago
Excelente. Lo recomiendo. Fine!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zinster8mo ago
Very helpful plug-in, thanks for developing it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ poppphoto8mo ago
I have installed this plug-in about a month ago – seems it works fine, I have had no trouble at all.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marliesvaz9mo ago
I love it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alecos20131.5y ago
Κάνει αυτό που πρέπει.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jeffw2032.2y ago
I’ve used this for years on dozens of sites. Blocking user enumeration should be a standard option in WordPress core. Until that day, this is the low-footprint plugin you need.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Wasim Shaikh2.3y ago
Nice plugin. This topic was modified 1 year, 12 months ago by Wasim Shaikh.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ doffine2.5y ago
We as an agency use this plugin in 250+ WP installations and have made the best experience with its functionality and usability – also on this a bit larger scale. Additionally the support did react exemplary when we had a problem. Our best recommendations. -doffine
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 8 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.7.10). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.1 Patched in 1.4.2
- 2019-02-25 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.3.20 Patched in 1.3.20
- 2017-05-16 CVE-2017-1000226 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects < 1.3.9 Patched in 1.3.9
- 2017-01-15 CVE-2017-18536 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.3.8 Patched in 1.3.8
- 2017-01-04 CVE-2017-1000226 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.3.8 Patched in 1.3.9
- 2017-01-04 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.3.4 Patched in 1.3.5
- 2014-02-03 Improper Access Control Affects <= 1.2.4 Patched in 1.2.5
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 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 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
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 "Helps secure your site against hacking attacks through detecting User Enumeration"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,879 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-06 50K+ → 60K+ up after 595 days in tier
- 2025-02-18 40K+ → 50K+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 50K+ → 40K+ down after 99 days in tier
- 2024-08-22 40K+ → 50K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-08-20 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-19 40K+ → 50K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-18 50K+ → 40K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-08-13 40K+ → 50K+ up after 658 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).
- W WP Author Security 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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WP fail2ban – Advanced Security 60K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPScan – WordPress Security Scanner 8K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Fail2Ban Redux 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP fail2ban Blocklist 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
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