User Access Shortcodes
by WP Darko · Login & Users
Also makes 7 other plugins · 47.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
The simplest way of controlling who sees what in your posts/pages. Restrict content to logged in users only (or guests, or by roles) with simple short …
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Health
B 78/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.7K estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “logged”, “user” and “users” 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.
78 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 24.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 276 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| access shortcodes your tag | #2 | #4 | down 1 |
| user access | #11 | #21 | down 2 |
| logged in your tag | #22 | #22 | — |
| shortcodes | #21 | #16 | down 4 |
| access | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| user shortcodes | #15 | #20 | down 1 |
| logged your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| users your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “logged”, “user” and “users” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 340 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v2.3 · 29 Jan 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; the previous band took 4.3 years to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ignorance1.7y ago
This plugin is great. The only thing I’m surprised by is that this sort of functionality wasn’t built into WordPress. Thanks for the simple, clean plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SomniumLucidus3.1y ago
Just what I needed. Non-logged-in visitors: you can’t see this. That’s all. As I often say, sometimes you are just in dire need of a simple and to the point plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kwenky4.6y ago
Thanks for created this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oc1ober5.6y ago
Very good and right what I need … To facilitate management should create: 1, Create a button to open the Form specifies the right to view the post or the page (at the bottom of the post or page) and will only show up when the Admin login. 2, If no group or member is selected, everyone can view by default. 3, Options will not affect the permissions of the group and the Admin member. This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by oc1ober.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stoodlee5.7y ago
Using on WP 5.6.2 PHP 7.4
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nayon1292506.2y ago
Working fine
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jamesradcliffe6.4y ago
Simple and effective plugin with brilliant support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mehrab7376.5y ago
Hi, I installed your plugin and when I worked with it, I was very surprised. This is a great and good plugin. I ask you,please the developers of this plugin, to continue developing and improving this plugin, and add more features, because the future is very bright for this plugin.and finally I recommend it to everyone.
Read on wp.org ↗
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Support").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you need", "use this").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 999 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "access shortcodes" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-03 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1580 days in tier
- 2021-05-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 508 days in tier
- 2019-12-16 700+ → 1K+ up after 1476 days in tier
- 2015-12-01 500+ → 700+ up after 103 days in tier
- 2015-08-20 100+ → 500+ up
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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Disable User Login 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Fast User Switching 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
HM Multiple Roles 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
User Spam Remover 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - B Better User Search 600+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- F Force Password Change 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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