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wp-bcrypt

wp-bcrypt

v1.0.1

wp bcrypt switches WordPress's password hashes from MD5 to bcrypt, making it harder for them to be brute-forced if they are leaked.

by harrym · Website

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Rank

#11,29151

5 hours ago

Official installs

200+

public bucket

Est. installs

292
High confidence

Total downloads

14.4K5

all time

Rating

5 ★

4 reviews

Support threads

0

open topics

Support resolved

of threads

Tested up to

WP 3.9.40

compatibility

Historical growth

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

Install, rank and growth cover 10 of the last 30 days; downloads go back 90.

Growth %

Daily active-install growth.

-3%-2%-1%0%1%2%
Jul 27Jul 30Aug 1Aug 4

Estimated installs

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286288290292294
Jul 26Jul 29Aug 1Aug 4

Rank position

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#11.3K#11.3K#11.3K#11.3K#11.3K#11.4K
Jul 26Jul 29Aug 1Aug 4

Downloads

Cumulative downloads over the selected range.

14.3K14.3K14.4K14.4K
Jul 1Jul 11Jul 20Jul 30

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Metric
wp-bcrypt
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WP Password Policy
FT Password Protect Children Pages
Estimated installs292259264445
WP.org rank#11,291#11,868#11,790#9,662
30d growth-16.8%+54.7%+49.3%-28.3%
Rating5 ★5 ★5 ★4 ★
Reviews4314
Support resolved100%
Version1.0.11.83.7.20.3
Tested up to3.9.406.6.57.0.23.0.5

Review stats

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

Development activity

Last updated
2014-06-05 3:25pm GMT
Latest version
1.0.1
Compatible up to
WordPress 3.9.40
Requires
WordPress 3.4
Developer
harrym
Plugin site
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Estimated installs

292

Confidence

high

Data updated

Aug 4, 2026

Tracking since

2026-07-26

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