WPMU Ldap Authentication
by Aaron Axelsen · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 170+ installs across the portfolio →
A plugin to override the core WordPress authentication method in order to use a LDAP server for authentication. Currently only supported on MultiSite …
75 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
97
now · peak 292
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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v5.1
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 26% 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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 70+ in roughly 110 days.
Install history · since 2020-11-30 · 1,384 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ clevelandstate13.5y ago
I plugged in the LDAP details that my IT dept. gave me and was able to have users log in and have user accounts and blogs created for them. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Samuel Parsons13.6y ago
This plugin works well for me. We’re using it against Active Directory on more than one multisite installation. The advantage to this plugin to some others is that it’s designed to be a multisite plugin and just works in that configuration. Many of the other plugins out there that work with LDAP and/or ActiveDirectory specifically were first single-site plugins that became Multisite plugins and as such are clunky. The settings make sense, and it didn’t take me much troubleshooting to get the plugin working. If you do run into trouble, make sure to set LDAP_DEBUG_MODE to true in ldap_auth.php to give you some errors to go by. I agree with @boxcarpress’s review that it’s bad to not store the Search User Password value in the database in plaintext. This can be mitigated a little bit by making sure that the rights for that user are buttoned down to just performing searches. This would be a good area of improvement.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ boxcarpress13.8y ago
I would give this a 5 but it would appear that the plugin stores the LDAP Search User Password (LDAP password) as plaintext in the wp_sitemeta table of the database. Super scary to find this!! Using Version 4.0.2.
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Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
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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
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 70+ → 60+ down after 45 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 70+ → 60+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2026-06-16 50+ → 70+ up after 73 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-03 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-01 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-31 50+ → 60+ up after 1 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 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - A authLdap 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration 4K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Next Active Directory Integration 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - S Simple LDAP Login 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
- W wpDirAuth 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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