Protected Content vs Force Login
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Force Login ranks #976 on the popular list; Protected Content is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Force Login has the largest install base, roughly 3000× the next: 30K+ active installs against 10+ for Protected Content. Downloads this week: Force Login 42,070 and Protected Content 14.
| Metric | Protected Content | Force Login |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #976 ▲ 10 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 14 | 42,070 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.8★ (101) |
| Last updated | Jun 11, 2008 | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.2 | 5.6.3 |
| Best rank on record | #33,594 | #976 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2008 | Jun 2014 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Protected Content or Force Login?
By active installs, Force Login: 30K+ sites run it against 10+ for Protected Content, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Are Protected Content or Force Login alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.