WP Login Door
by toxnico · Login & Users
Adds a secret URL key to access the login page and lets you disable XML-RPC, protecting against bruteforce attacks.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: “hide”, “login” 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.
64 health vs 61 average across 2,208 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.8%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 5.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,479 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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: Update recency
Updated 510 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 510 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bruteforce your tag | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| xmlrpc your tag | #21 | #17 | 0 |
| hide your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “hide”, “login” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 402 · 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
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
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.5 · 11 Jun 2025
1
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.8 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 18 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ PSlat5.5y ago
So tired of all those dweebs in their mammy’s basements trying to access wp-login om my websites. thanks to this plugin they can plug away all they want and I don’t have to add them to my banned list. This plugin saves me a lot of time and effort, thanks dev, great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Clayton8.0y ago
This plugin worked without any issues. Would be nice though if the full path and key words did not appear in browser address bar
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SBDSTech8.3y ago
I rarely leave reviews, and I think this might actually be the first time I’ve left a review for a Plugin, but this one is worth the time and effort it took me to reset my password. Works as advertised, perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jokern9.4y ago
Very easy to use and works well. Does the job to hide the login door very well. Recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous9.7y ago
This plugin has been a savior. I went from 500 login attempts per day on one of my website to zero!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toxnico10.2y ago
This plugin is the easiest way to hide your login page and thus avoid brute force attacks
Read on wp.org ↗
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a secret URL key to access the login page and lets you disable XML-RPC, protecting against bruteforce..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1,096 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hide" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-01-13 500+ → 400+ down after 228 days in tier
- 2023-05-30 400+ → 500+ up after 192 days in tier
- 2022-11-19 300+ → 400+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2022-10-17 100+ → 300+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2022-09-26 400+ → 100+ down
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 Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - L Limit Login Attempts 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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