WP User Manager – Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile Builder & Member Directory
by WP User Manager · Membership
Also makes 6 other plugins · 19.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Registration forms, a frontend login form, user profiles and a member directory for WordPress. Add Stripe payments and content restriction.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+521%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “login form”, “membership” and “registration form” for “user”, “member management” and “directory”. “login form” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “user” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “membership” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “member management” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “registration form” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “directory” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 71 average across 298 Membership plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 782.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Membership plugin keeps 0.9%, across 164 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Membership 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 18 releases 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 350 reviews, smoothed to 4.63★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wp user manager | #1 | #1 | — |
| user manager | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| member directory your tag | #5 | #7 | up 2 |
| wp user | #8 | #8 | down 2 |
| user profile your tag | #8 | #7 | down 3 |
| wp user frontend | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| profile builder | #9 | #13 | up 1 |
| user profiles | #8 | #9 | down 1 |
| user profile contacts | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| user registration email | #4 | #5 | up 2 |
| registration form your tag | #13 | #15 | up 4 |
| user | #13 | #13 | down 6 |
| user access manager | #5 | #8 | down 2 |
| user login count | #5 | #4 | down 1 |
| user profile image | #5 | #6 | down 1 |
| user social profiles | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| user registration | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| user directory | #5 | #8 | up 1 |
| responsive user registration | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| user registration date | #6 | #7 | 0 |
465 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 382 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “login form”, “membership” and “registration form” for “user”, “member management” and “directory”. “login form” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “user” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “membership” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “member management” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “registration form” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “directory” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “registration form”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 46.2K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
18
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v2.10.3 · 30 Oct 2026
131
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.7 years ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Jul 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gbacc6mo ago
The Mailchimp add-on doesn’t work and they have terrible support!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fevzi087mo ago
Bazı eksikleri olsa da işimi görüyor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brendar9mo ago
After all the time & effort I’ve spent setting up the back-end of wpum, when I did a test registration, I can’t go through, it’s giving me an error message of, ” – is a required field.” After investigating, I found out that Username, Nickname and Display names are required fields by default; even if you don’t use them in your registration form. There is no way to edit this unless you pay $69. per year for the Custom Fields add-on. I could pay it but I felt cheated and tricked so I just used Ultimate Member. No modern registration form requires Username, Nickname and Display name all at once, and the free version gives you no way to disable them.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bigjon20269mo ago
If you want this system you do you. if you want to change it ever so slightly, or more, you will end up pulling your hair out and having a broken site. this thing uses templates – block editor (wp, hosts, elementor, etc) NOT ALLOWED. Also cant change redirects. email confirmation is automatic – no ‘click link to confirm’, If you use the normal Appearance – Editor – Navigation, it will all go wrong, the hiding of menu items doesnt work properly… There are so many quirks that after hours im giving up.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Earl_D1.1y ago
I have looked at many plugins for user management and membership over the years. My criteria was easy to use and set up for extensible features. Based on that this is the best one I have found so far.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gabriel Ofei1.1y ago
I have had several problems on my site. Never logging out . Having to press the login several times. Sometimes locking me out of my site. I blamed it on other plugins until today I rang my host’s they checked the servers and said wp user manager was the problem. They deleted it and now everything is fine quite shocking as I thought it was a wordpress plugin. So be careful of this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vtchevalier1.3y ago
Works as expected.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vissersj1.3y ago
Very useful plugin and great support by Robert!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.9.18 Security: Hardened profile tab input validation (thanks to Yat via Wordfence for responsible disclosure) Fix: Custom avatar not shown when a default avatar is also configured Fix: Multiple roles not saving on the admin e 2.9.18
- — Version 2.9.17 Security: Hardened file field input validation during registration (thanks to endy via Patchstack for responsible disclosure) 2.9.17
- — Version 2.9.16 Fix: PHP 8.2+ dynamic property deprecation warnings in WPUM_Field Fix: Account update no longer fails when avatar or cover image file is missing from disk Fix: Password recovery now works when the username is an email ad 2.9.16
- — Version 2.9.15 Fix: User role multiselect was disabled on the admin user profile after Carbon Fields upgrade 2.9.15
- — Version 2.9.14 Improvement: Updated Brain\Cortex routing library for PHP 8.3 compatibility Improvement: Upgraded Carbon Fields to a version compatible with PHP 8.1-8.3 Fix: Translation loading now uses the correct hook for WordPress 6. 2.9.14
- — Version 2.9.13 Security: Fixed authenticated arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in custom avatar and cover image handling (Thanks to YC_Infosec via Wordfence) Security: Fixed a PHP Object Injection vulnerability in the user nickname 2.9.13
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 17 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.10.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-10-15 CVE-2026-110527 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security Affects 2.9 - 2.9.19 Patched in 2.9.20
- Patched High · 7.5 WP User Manager <= 2.9.17 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Local File Inclusion via 'tab' Query Parameter ↗2026-06-05 CVE-2026-9290 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 2.9.17 Patched in 2.9.18
- Patched High · 8.1 WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership <= 2.9.16 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion ↗2026-06-05 CVE-2026-49766 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 2.9.16 Patched in 2.9.17
- 2021-09-22 CVE-2021-24655 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 2.6.2 Patched in 2.6.3
- 2021-09-06 CVE-2021-24654 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.0.2 Patched in 2.0.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 26 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 2 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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names WP User Manager when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Membership
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Registration forms, a frontend login form, user profiles and a member directory for WordPress. Add Stripe p..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Mailchimp, Stripe and 7 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,317 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-02-24 9K+ → 10K+ up after 467 days in tier
- 2019-11-15 8K+ → 9K+ up after 379 days in tier
- 2018-11-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 106 days in tier
- 2018-07-18 8K+ → 7K+ down after 108 days in tier
- 2018-04-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 418 days in tier
- 2017-02-07 6K+ → 7K+ up after 91 days in tier
- 2016-11-08 5K+ → 6K+ up after 73 days in tier
- 2016-08-27 3K+ → 5K+ up after 168 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).
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UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Pie Register – User Registration, Profiles & Content Restriction 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
MemberKits – Ultimate Member for Elementor 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Ultra Community 20+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D -
Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress 100K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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