Hidden Password Protected Pages
by kimipooh · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 54.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
The plugin is for hiding the password protected pages (posts) in WordPress.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈660 estimated
Momentum
+47%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 52/100. Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
80 health vs 58 average across 25,770 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 34.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 169 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hidden | #2 | #18 | 0 |
| password protected pages | #3 | #16 | 0 |
| protected pages | #3 | #19 | 0 |
| password protected your tag | #3 | #15 | 0 |
| protected | #3 | #19 | up 1 |
| protected page | #3 | #18 | 0 |
| password protected posts | #5 | #23 | 0 |
| protected site | #6 | #22 | 0 |
| password | #21 | #20 | 0 |
| hidden plugins | #9 | #24 | — |
| protected posts | #9 | #24 | 0 |
| hidden plugin | #11 | #24 | down 1 |
| hidden posts | #12 | #23 | down 2 |
| protected post | #12 | #24 | — |
| custom password page | #17 | #24 | up 3 |
| password post | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| post password | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
27 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Already on top for “hidden”, “protected” and “protected pages”. #2, #3 and #3 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.7K · 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
6mo ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 17 May 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 41% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 63% of the way through.
Install history since 27 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mkd2wp8.1y ago
WordPress標準にある記事ページの「パスワード保護」機能を手軽に拡張できるで助かりました。 ありがとうございます。m(_ _)m This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by mkd2wp.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Venutius11.1y ago
I just installed this it works great. My only criticism is that you fail to explain how to make the page password protected and that had my flumuxed for a while. To anyone reading this, you change the page visibility to password protected when editing the page.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 131 languages, 3 at 90% or more
Plus 107 more locales with partial translations.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 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 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 301 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 1 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-19 700+ → 600+ down after 266 days in tier
- 2025-09-26 800+ → 700+ down after 358 days in tier
- 2024-10-03 900+ → 800+ down after 298 days in tier
- 2023-12-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 1465 days in tier
- 2019-12-06 100+ → 1K+ 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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WPEPP – Essential Security, Password Protect & Login Page Customizer 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Customize Private & Protected: Password Form & Prefix 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Private Post Share 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C -
Restrict Website Access 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
ACW Custom Messages for Password Protected Pages 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
GatePass – Password Protect Pages, Posts, Entire Site & WooCommerce for WordPress 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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