TCBD Lost Password Remover
by Touhidul Sadeek · Security
Also makes 16 other plugins · 650+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin will enable to removes the ability for non admin users to reset/lost password remover/their passwords option.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈26 estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “remove”, “remove lost password” and “remove lost password link” 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.
52 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 2.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 896 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 896 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lost password remover your tag | #2 | #2 | — |
| tcbd | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| link remover | #22 | #15 | down 1 |
| remove your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove lost password your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove lost password link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “remove”, “remove lost password” and “remove lost password link” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 73 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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
2.5y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 19 May 2024
2
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 63% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ donikatz10.9y ago
Confirming this works well for me on WP 4.4. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ div.info.lmgb11.1y ago
The first one i found compatible with my last wordpress version (23sep2015)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ectropy11.2y ago
–UPDATED REVIEW– I’ve updated my review to reflect changes made to the plugin in V2.0. The reset password link is hidden as expected. Additionally, even if a user manually goes to the www.mysite.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword site they are unable to reset their password. They’re presented with a message that says, “Password reset is not allowed for this user.” Look like everything is working as expected, and I believe it should now completely prevent people from changing passwords via this method. As such I’m giving it 5 stars. ___ –ORIGINAL REVIEW– 2/5 Stars This plugin does hide the reset password link as advertised, but it does it via jQuery. I was able to type in www.mysite.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword and gain access to the reset password form. As such, this plugin works to prevent most ordinary users from resetting passwords, but malicious users will still be able to reset their password via email–they just need to know to type in the link. I’d recommend this if you’re hiding password resets for aesthetic reasons, but not if you’re doing it for security reasons.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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
2 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 "This plugin will enable to removes the ability for non admin users to reset/lost password remover/their pas..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "use this").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 240 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("remove lost password", "remove lost password link", "spam" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-18 30+ → 20+ down after 257 days in tier
- 2025-10-04 40+ → 30+ down after 115 days in tier
- 2025-06-11 30+ → 40+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-06-06 40+ → 30+ down after 70 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 30+ → 40+ up after 121 days in tier
- 2024-11-27 40+ → 30+ down after 127 days in tier
- 2024-07-23 30+ → 40+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-07-18 20+ → 30+ up after 6 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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