WM Simple Captcha
by Web Mumbai · Login & Users
Captcha image for registration page, customize according to your theme.
44 health vs 69 average across 382 Login & Users plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3848 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
22
now · peak 87
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-05-31 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in band
- 2024-05-27 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-05-25 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in band
- 2024-05-22 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-05-21 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-05-20 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-05-19 200+ → 100+ down after 534 days in band
- 2022-12-02 300+ → 200+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WPS Hide Login 2M+ installs · 4.8★ A - L Limit Login Attempts 300K+ installs · 4.6★ D
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LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer 200K+ installs · 4.8★ A -
Advanced Google reCAPTCHA 200K+ installs · 4.8★ A -
User Switching 200K+ installs · 4.9★ A -
WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ B
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