WP Hash Password
by Ninos · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 440+ installs across the portfolio →
Requires at least: 3.2.1 Tested up to: 4.2 Stable tag: 1.0.7 Replaces the pluggable wordpress function wp_hash_password()
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Under-ranked on “bcrypt”. wp.org puts you #24; on merit you place #12. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 9.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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
51/100Maintenance 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.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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 4207 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4207 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| passwordhash your tag | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| bcrypt your tag | #24 | #12 | 0 |
| pluggable your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp hasher your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| wp hash password your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Under-ranked on “bcrypt”. wp.org puts you #24; on merit you place #12. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
- “pluggable” and “wp hash password” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 135 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.5y ago
latest release · v1.0.7 · 26 Apr 2015
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 months 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 2 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Curtis12.5y ago
Thank you for developing and sharing this security tool. Using it on all projects.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ estr12.9y ago
Very useful! Thank you for developing and sharing this security tool.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anton Timmermans13.0y ago
Does exactly what it advertises.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ holteas13.5y ago
bcrypt should really be the default hash used by WordPress.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ninos13.7y ago
This plugin gives you a higher security for your wordpress website. So the plugin should be a must have.
Read on wp.org ↗
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 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Requires at least: 3.2.1 Tested up to: 4.2 Stable tag: 1.0.7 Replaces the pluggable wordpress function wp_h..."
- ! 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 189 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "PasswordHash", "wp_hasher" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-01-01 200+ → 100+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2024-12-08 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-12-06 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 200+ → 100+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2024-11-16 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-15 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-11-12 100+ → 200+ up after 45 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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