User Login Notifier for WordPress
by BuddyDev · Login & Users
Also makes 13 other plugins · 11.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
User Login Notifier plugin notifies WordPress site admin and users of the successful and failed login attempts via email.
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Health
C 66/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.6K estimated
Momentum
+8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin notification”, “failed login” and “login” 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.
66 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 26.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 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: Rating quality
Updated 403 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 18d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 18d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| notifier | #15 | #16 | down 2 |
| email notifier | #12 | #16 | 0 |
| admin notification your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| failed login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login notification your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin notification”, “failed login” and “login” 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 1.5K · 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
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
1.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.7 · 23 Sep 2025
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; the previous band took 3 years to cross, which places it about 63% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Nov 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ derschmale5.1y ago
I have the plugin set to just write an email to the admin when someone successfully logs in. However, when I log in as admin for trial I don’t get an email sent as information about my login. I also tried setting it to send an email to the person who logged in, again I don’t get an email as user this time. In addition, I have entered another receiving address for the mails to prevent the error of the admin email address. This was also no success. So uninstalled again. Too bad. Wordpress 5.8.1 This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by derschmale. Reason: to many stars rated - change to 1 star only
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wordpresser5.5y ago
great and easy to use, that is what I was looking for. when there is a failed login attempt I get an email, it makes you aware if there is someone trying to access your site. thank you so much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Peter6.5y ago
This plugin is simply excellent! Please do not forget about it in terms of compatibility with current versions of WordPress. Thanks in advance! Best regards
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ designserve7.2y ago
This is a beautiful little plugin that does a ‘simple’ thing very well. Notifies you when users log in to your site or continually fail to log in. Optionally, you can send emails to your users about logins. For example, to warn them that someone is trying to log in to their account. I tested it but turned it off because I personally monitor this on behalf of my users. If they repeatedly fail to log in I contact them to help. Fantastic for testing or for monitoring whether your users are having problems. Now, here’s my warning. Make sure that all of your email addresses and WordPress mail settings are correct. It’s not the developer’s fault if you haven’t sorted that first! Brilliant, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ emohitler10.4y ago
Much better than crippled PRO-only plugins
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 573 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "admin notification", "login notification" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1085 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1125 days in tier
- 2019-09-05 100+ → 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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Username Changer 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Login as User: See the Site as Any User 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Last Login 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Login Form 7K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable User Login 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Approve User 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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