WP Content Protection
by Shankaranand Maurya · Membership
Also makes 2 other plugins · 170+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Content Protection plugin is used to protect the content.No membership required for this protection.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
60+
≈68 estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “content membership”, “content protection” and “login protection” 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.
49 health vs 71 average across 298 Membership plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 6.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Membership plugin keeps 0.9%, across 164 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Membership plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4038 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.42; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4038 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| content membership your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| content protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| membership content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 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
- “content membership”, “content protection” and “login protection” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 159 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 14 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ BenAboud9.7y ago
It still showing content
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wallee10.6y ago
Worked great on one site I had. Didn’t work at all on another.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ace_Eca10.8y ago
Hi, The plugin works great. I want to know is there a way after the correct password has been entered to redirect to user to a private or other page ?? as i have many pages i want to show but different password would show different content but i want one screen to this from Thanks, Ace
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arniarni11.4y ago
Simple and useful!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ desirelabs11.5y ago
Hope to se it translated 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Shankaranand Maurya11.6y ago
My plugin have content protection by three way.Now you can select all three mechanism in one post also . Mechanism are :- 1: User Role Security : A user have specific role can visit this page. 2: Logged in security : Logged in user can visit this page. 3: Password Security : Password is needed to visit this page. If still you need another security mechanism then please email me at ” [email protected] “. Thanking you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wordpress_shank11.6y ago
Easy to install and have great feature. Use all for content protection.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.3). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WP Content Protection plugin is used to protect the content.No membership required for this protection."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,455 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("content membership", "login protection", "Membership content" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 70+ → 60+ down after 81 days in tier
- 2026-05-18 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-17 70+ → 80+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-05-13 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-12 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-07 80+ → 70+ down after 1 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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WP Content Copy Protection 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP-Copyright-Protection 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
ContentProtector – password protect your page, post or text 5K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
All in One Content Protector & Security 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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