WPComplete
by Nexcess · Membership
Also makes 23 other plugins · 2.6M+ installs across the portfolio →
A WordPress plugin that helps your students keep track of their progress through your course.
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Health
B 77/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+99%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “courses lms” for “students”. “courses lms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “students” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
77 health vs 71 average across 298 Membership plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 28.8K 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 4 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 24 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 43 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
30%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| teaching your tag | #5 | #7 | up 1 |
| students | #20 | #13 | up 1 |
| courses lms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| learning your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| membership your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| progress bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 24 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “courses lms” for “students”. “courses lms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “students” sits at #20 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · 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.
4
releases in the last 12 months
24d ago
latest release · v2.9.5.8 · 7 Oct 2026
16
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 2.9 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 1 Feb 2018
Reviewer account pattern
from wp.org reviewer profiles11 of the last 17 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review.
Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dilupear1.2y ago
Good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Patrick Boehner1.4y ago
This plugin was a really nice solution for the problem it solved. Unfortunately it looks like the company who bought it StellarWP no longer supports it (they don’t list is in their list of products) and hasn’t been updated in 2 years. It works for the most part still but the last time I contacted them I got no reply so I wouldn’t recommend using this on future projects.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kyoheisano1.6y ago
いいと思います。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ petertuta2.2y ago
Thank you for your job This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by petertuta.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kduque2.3y ago
Good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ignacioberges2.8y ago
It’s a simple but useful pluging which can help a lot to the user experience
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 2bean3.2y ago
Doesn’t seem to work??? HELP?! This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by 2bean. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by 2bean. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by 2bean.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ darryn19683.3y ago
free version doesn’t seem to work, there are not options in the settings tab
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.9.5.8). 8 of 9 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 WPComplete <= 2.9.9.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'empty' Shortcode Attribute ↗2026-09-18 CVE-2026-77820 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.9.9.0 Patched in 2.9.9.1
- 2026-08-20 CVE-2026-66599 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.9.5.6 Patched in 2.9.5.7
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WPComplete <= 2.9.5.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-05-29 CVE-2026-42750 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.9.5.4 Patched in 2.9.5.5
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WPComplete <= 2.9.5.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58974 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.9.5.2 Patched in 2.9.5.3
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WPComplete <= 2.9.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-06-19 CVE-2025-50046 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.9.5 Patched in 2.9.5.1
- 2023-01-27 CVE-2022-45825 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.9.5 Patched in 2.9.5
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 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A WordPress plugin that helps your students keep track of their progress through your course."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,611 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("courses lms", "learning", "progress bar", "teaching" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-12-25 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-12-22 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 938 days in tier
- 2021-05-27 1K+ → 2K+ up after 556 days in tier
- 2019-11-18 700+ → 1K+ up after 566 days in tier
- 2018-05-01 500+ → 700+ 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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WP OER 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - B BU Learning Blocks 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress 100K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP-Members Membership Plugin 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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