Unlock Protocol
by julien51 · Membership
This plugin lets authors add locks to their posts and pages so that only paying visitors can view their content.
49 health vs 79 average across 52 Membership plugins
Removal-risk signals
36/100Maintenance 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.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.13.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1081 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
152
now · peak 400
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-02 70+ → 60+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-30 60+ → 70+ up after 7 days in band
- 2026-05-23 70+ → 60+ down after 36 days in band
- 2026-04-17 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-16 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-15 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-04-13 70+ → 60+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-04-08 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Ko-fi Button 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
codoc 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Memberful – Membership Plugin 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
SureMembers – Membership & Content Restriction Plugin 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Leaky Paywall 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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