wpDirAuth
by Paul Gilzow · Login & Users
Also makes 1 other plugin · 500+ installs across the portfolio →
WordPress directory authentication plugin through LDAP and LDAPS (SSL).
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
500+
≈570 estimated
Momentum
+60%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “authentication”, “directory” 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.
49 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 48.6K 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1170 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1170 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ldaps your tag | #21 | #13 | down 1 |
| ldap your tag | #21 | #13 | down 1 |
| ldap authentication | #20 | #13 | down 1 |
| ldap directory | #23 | #13 | — |
| authentication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| directory your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 7 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
- “authentication”, “directory” 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 753 · 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
3.2y ago
latest release · v1.10.7 · 18 Aug 2023
28
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 66% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ silsbyc7.7y ago
Developer is very responsive.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jean Ferreira8.2y ago
Very useful plugin for ldap authentication in multisite installation. The Developer quickly answer the questions.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ despeaux9.4y ago
THANK YOU so much for creating — and maintaining — this plugin. It works very well and is an essential part of my multisite install.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ deltamgm29.7y ago
Great plugin, great support! Filter wpdirauth_filterquery can be updated for advanced config; Just one file => really nice from a security point of view (no hidden sub-plugin or any custom library)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dirkbdk10.5y ago
We´re runnig wp in a multi site environment for academic purposes. wpDirAuth is easy to use and helps us to let site administrators easyly integrate users without establishing additional passwords. Thats comfortable for the users and helps us to raise acceptance of the blog system. And, last but not least, the plugin developers are very keen to help in cases of technical issuses. That´s for me as multi service provider veeeerrry helpful. So five stars!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crystalsinger10.6y ago
I had some trouble, as a newcomer to both php and WordPress, getting the plugin to work, so I posted a support question. I received a response quickly, and got some great advice on troubleshooting. Once I was able to post more details from my troubleshooting issues, the developer quickly fixed a bug and after an update I was able to get the plugin working smoothly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cordthomas10.6y ago
I had tried several other LDAP solutions and none worked. This worked OTB. I also found the answer to my question regarding how to support several hundred existing accounts created using an LDAP plugin we had tried that didn’t work very well. So, thank you for that. I would think that supporting multiple Base DNs would be useful. We have a situation where there are 2 large user groups in separate container whose shared base encompasses practically the entire AD tree, so being able to specify 2 sub base DNs would be much more efficient than having to query the top level base.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ meta11.0y ago
Works with multisite, SSL/TLS actually works, and it allows easy customization of the login box to match corporate standards.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 8 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,307 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
- 2026-06-29 600+ → 500+ down after 182 days in tier
- 2025-12-29 700+ → 600+ down after 248 days in tier
- 2025-04-25 800+ → 700+ down after 419 days in tier
- 2024-03-02 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-02-29 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-28 900+ → 800+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-02-25 800+ → 900+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-02-19 900+ → 800+ down after 3 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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Authorizer 6K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A - S Simple LDAP Login 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags C
- L Limit Login Attempts 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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WPS Limit Login 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP-Members Membership Plugin 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Google Authenticator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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