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WPS Hide Login
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
2M
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 1,000,000+ installs
15
Days since the last release
Group median: 8
4.8
out of 5, from 2,111 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
12.5%
Support threads marked resolved, two months
Group: 71.9%
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What is WPS Hide Login and who is behind it?
WPS Hide Login is a WordPress plugin in the “Security” field, made by Remy Perona. It has been listed in the directory since 23 Apr 2015, so for 11 years. It is the only plugin by Remy Perona with at least 10,000 installs. With 2,000,000 to 2,999,999 active installs it belongs to the 1,000,000+ installs group; its last release came 15 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“Change wp-login.php to anything you want.”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sept 2026
When was WPS Hide Login last released?
The last release of WPS Hide Login came 15 days before the reference date; the group median is 8 days.
How many installs does WPS Hide Login have?
WPS Hide Login had 2,000,000 to 2,999,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 20 plugins had a higher band and 7 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant figure: 2,000,000 means at least 2,000,000 and at most 2,999,999.
Which WordPress version is WPS Hide Login tested with?
No directory notice: tested up to WordPress 7.1, while core stood at 7.1 on the reference date. The notice appears once the field falls below 6.9; that applied to 3.0% of the group.
How does WPS Hide Login compare with its group?
The group holds 67 listed plugins. 68.7% of them had a more recent last release than WPS Hide Login; 1.5% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Figure | WPS Hide Login | Group, 67 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 15 | median 8 |
| Rating | 4.8 (2,111) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | 12.5% | 71.9% |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 65.7% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | most often 7.4 (49.3%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | wps-hide-login |
|---|---|
| Author | Remy Perona |
| Active installs | 2,000,000 to 2,999,999 |
| Last release | 15 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 4.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Rating | 4.8 out of 5 from 2,111 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | 1 of 8 marked resolved |
| Listed since | 23 Apr 2015 |
| Total downloads | 32,242,750, updates included |
| Tags | custom-login-url, login, rename, wp-login, wp-login-php |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom-login-url | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| login | 38 | 1 | 71 |
| rename | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| wp-login | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| wp-login-php | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2015
WPS Hide Login has been listed since 23 Apr 2015. Of the 201 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2015, 83.1% released within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
| Plugin | Active installs | Last release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limit Login Attempts | 300,000 to 399,999 | 1,242 days before the reference date | 4.6 (202) |
| Login Lockdown & Protection | 100,000 to 199,999 | 12 days before the reference date | 4.3 (60) |
| Loginizer | 1,000,000 to 1,999,999 | 9 days before the reference date | 4.8 (1,030) |
| LoginPress | 200,000 to 299,999 | 49 days before the reference date | 4.8 (1,075) |
| Security Optimizer | 1,000,000 to 1,999,999 | 0 days before the reference date | 4.5 (157) |
Do you maintain WPS Hide Login?
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hafenstudios (2026): WPS Hide Login, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/wps-hide-login/
Source and status
All values come from the full pull of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself, see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.
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