11/30 days
Rename Plugins Folder

Rename Plugins Folder

v0.0.1

With Rename Plugins Folder you can rename the plugins folder. This is an underestimated way to increase the security of your installation.

by Jose Mortellaro

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Rank

#10,701104

1 minute ago

Official installs

300+

public bucket

Est. installs

300
High confidence

Total downloads

4.9K2

all time

Rating

5 ★

3 reviews

Support threads

0

open topics

Support resolved

of threads

Tested up to

WP 7.0.2

compatibility

Historical growth

Growth %, estimated installs, rank and downloads — updated daily.

Install, rank and growth cover 11 of the last 30 days; downloads go back 90.

Growth %

Daily active-install growth.

-10%-5%0%5%10%
Jul 27Jul 30Aug 2Aug 5

Estimated installs

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300320340360
Jul 26Jul 29Aug 2Aug 5

Rank position

WP.org popularity order — lower is better.

#10.6K#10.7K#10.7K#10.8K#10.8K#10.9K
Jul 26Jul 29Aug 2Aug 5

Downloads

Cumulative downloads over the selected range.

4.9K4.9K4.9K4.9K
Jul 2Jul 12Jul 21Jul 31

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Rename Plugins Folder
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CloudSecure WP Security
WPS Limit Login
Estimated installs300191.2K187.4K185.7K
WP.org rank#10,701#303#310#313
30d growth-6.5%-69.3%+512.7%-13.5%
Rating5 ★4.9 ★5 ★4.9 ★
Reviews3783283
Support resolved100%100%0%
Version0.0.14.23.901.4.121.5.9.2
Tested up to7.0.27.0.27.0.26.8.6

Review stats

53 reviews
5★
100%
4★
0%
3★
0%
2★
0%
1★
0%

Development activity

Last updated
2026-05-21 9:15am GMT
Latest version
0.0.1
Compatible up to
WordPress 7.0.2
Requires
WordPress 4.6

Estimated installs

300

Confidence

high

Data updated

Aug 5, 2026

Tracking since

2026-07-26

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