Password Strength Settings for WooCommerce
by Danny Santoro · Security
Help secure your WooCommerce site by enforcing stronger passwords and taking additional control of your strength requirements.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “accounts”, “passwords” and “security” 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.
50 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.5%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 180.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 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
45/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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 1118 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 4.23★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1118 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| password strength | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| jquery password strength plugin | #10 | #10 | down 1 |
| accounts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| passwords your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| users your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 3 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
- “accounts”, “passwords” and “security” 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 8.8K · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Apr 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ amesmaili5.1y ago
pinterest error : rsS feed cannot be parsed it seems that pinterest has changed the xml format This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by amesmaili.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webnoza6.0y ago
I have tested a lot of plugins for this WordPress password requirements and nothing comes close to this. well done and thank you for your amazing work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ calynette6.0y ago
Just popped it in and worked like a charm! Good documentation even though I didn’t need it! – Thanks much This topic was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by calynette. This topic was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by calynette.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dominmax6.4y ago
Hi, we have WP 5.4 and Woo 4.x now 🙂 When the plugin will be compatible? (then will be 5 stars)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nadav Cohen8.4y ago
Works great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous8.4y ago
In our setup, this allowed users to create accounts at checkout that were less than the required settings. This resulted in Woocommerce being unable to auto log them in after checkout. They also couldn’t log in manually, as the password didn’t meet the requirements in the backend.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ artmeister8.5y ago
Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ benimbenwp8.5y ago
Excelent
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.2.2 Updated jQuery Added the ability for future plugin update notices in update screen (for any critical messages). 2.2.2
- — Version 2.2.1 Fixed some broken text domain strings (thank you, @alexclassroom – you are wonderful.) 2.2.1
- — Version 2.2.0 Added localization for various languages Confirmed compatibility with the latest WordPress and WooCommerce versions FAQ update RE: Security 2.2.0
- — Version 2.1.0 Enabled localization for all text in the plugin’s admin section. Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 5.1.1 and WooCommerce 3.6.2. 2.1.0
- — Version 2.0.2 Cleaned up code in preparation for Localization Getting ready for additional options like changing extra text FAQ Update Confirmed WooCommerce/WordPress compatibility 2.0.2
- — Version 2.0.1 Fixed a few spacing and semantic issues Fixed broken link in readme.txt Added version checking compatibility for WooCommerce 3.2 – tested working 2.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
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
7 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 "Help secure your WooCommerce site by enforcing stronger passwords and taking additional control of your str..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,501 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "security" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-04-12 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-11 10K+ → 20K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-04-09 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1447 days in tier
- 2020-04-23 10K+ → 20K+ up after 101 days in tier
- 2020-01-13 4K+ → 10K+ 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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Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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