WS Force Login Page
by Silver Muru · Login & Users
Redirecting user to login page if not logged in, working also with domains what includes umlaut letters like ö, ä, õ, ü
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 66/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “administration”, “force user login” and “hidden” 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 2,206 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 16.1K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 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: Update recency
Updated 532 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 532 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| umlaut | #3 | #11 | 0 |
| administration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| force user login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hidden your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| maintenance mode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| under construction your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 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
- “administration”, “force user login” and “hidden” 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.
- Already on top for “umlaut”. #3 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v3.0.4 · 19 May 2025
24
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 28 Mar 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ samiht8.6y ago
The plugin seems to serve its purpose, but what I’d expect is if I am forced to login, I would then be redirected back to the homepage after.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Silver Muru10.5y ago
I had problem with other similar plugins what didnt work in sites with domains what included umlaut letters like ö, ä, õ, ü thats why I needed this kind of plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.0.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 WS Force Login Page <= 3.0.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-04-24 CVE-2025-46521 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.0.3 Patched in 3.0.4
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.
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
0 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for developers"); say who the plugin is for and 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 460 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("administration", "force user login", "hidden", "under construction" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-30 300+ → 100+ down after 75 days in tier
- 2026-06-16 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 300+ → 400+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-06-09 400+ → 300+ down after 128 days in tier
- 2026-02-01 500+ → 400+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2026-01-09 600+ → 500+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2025-12-25 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 600+ → 500+ down after 31 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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LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ultimate Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode & Under Construction – Gutenberg Block Builder & Landing Page 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Coming soon and Maintenance mode 8K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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