WP Steam Auth
by Konrad Chmielewski · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 130.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Register, Login & Synchronize WP Users via Steam Authentification
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈80 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “oauth” for “authentification”. “oauth” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “authentification” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 11K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, 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 3472 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3472 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| steam authentification your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| steam auth your tag | #3 | #1 | 0 |
| authentification | #22 | #13 | down 2 |
| oauth your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| openid your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| steam your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 1 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
- Swap “oauth” for “authentification”. “oauth” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “authentification” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 116 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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
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.
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
9.5y ago
latest release · v0.6.4 · 29 Apr 2017
10
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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
Install history since 11 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ arrdiendo48.6y ago
Yes it works, but I want to do a feature request(IDK if I’ll get any response as last update of plugin was 11 months ago but let’s try). Soooo… Is possible an update adding an option like “if it’s the first user login with that steam account ask to put an e-mail adress to create the account”? Like websites that allow you to log-in with google+/facebook but they need some more info to complete registration. Would an option like that possible? Thanks for reading.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ m1stik8.7y ago
This awesome plugin is actually working. This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by m1stik. This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by m1stik.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rolzan8.7y ago
I’ve got the same problem with this guy: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-21/ And I figured that the guy’s thread is abandoned by the plugin author. Basically 500 internal error with the default settings, and when doing the plugin author’s suggestions, I got rid of the 500 internal error but it’s still not working (not able to login with steam).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ csgoant9.5y ago
Easier than any openid implementation for wordpress and steam
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toooni9.6y ago
Please delete, i can’t do it myself… This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by toooni.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mihael9.9y ago
Works great… Needed support regarding a special situation I had on my site and the plugin author was very helpful – Thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ idpokute10.0y ago
I was planning to make new website with steam information. I was looking for this kind of plugin to handle user information. It’s not even ver 1, but it is still doing good job. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zackcrisis10.0y ago
Don’t know if my wp install is faulty but got this error when trying to activate the plugin : Fatal error: Can’t use function return value in write context in /var/www/wp-content/plugins/wp-steam-auth/wp-steam-auth.php on line 263
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
5 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 4 of 8 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions BuddyPress.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,607 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "oauth" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 80+ → 70+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 70+ → 80+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-10-13 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 70+ → 80+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 80+ → 70+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-09-10 70+ → 80+ up after 93 days in tier
- 2026-06-09 80+ → 70+ down after 141 days in tier
- 2026-01-19 90+ → 80+ down after 8 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).
- O OpenID Connect Server 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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JWT Authentication for WP REST API 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Gmail SMTP 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Login for Google Apps by WPAuth 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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