WP Require Auth
by joch · Security
This plugin makes it mandatory to be logged in before viewing any content.
45 health vs 66 average across 480 Security 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 4475 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
21
now · peak 51
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-12-04 20+ → 10+ down after 462 days in band
- 2024-08-29 30+ → 20+ down after 236 days in band
- 2024-01-06 40+ → 30+ down after 164 days in band
- 2023-07-26 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-07-25 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-07-24 50+ → 40+ down after 192 days in band
- 2023-01-13 60+ → 50+ down after 6 days in band
- 2023-01-07 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- L Limit Login Attempts 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Two Factor 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
miniOrange 2FA – Two Factor Authentication for WordPress (OTP, SMS, Email, Google Authenticator) 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Login by Auth0 10K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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