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Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content
Simple protection that sometimes breaks itself during an update.
HealthyGrowing
76/100
Users appreciate the free features but frequently encounter security errors and broken functionality after updates.
Active installs
~12,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.2★
59 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+78%
Growing fast
60 → 107 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +78% in the last year
60/day a year ago→107/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayPassster is praised for its simple, flexible password-protection and good Elementor support, but many users experience frequent security-check failures, unreliable behavior after updates, and slow support.
What people like
- +Clean and simple solution for protecting whole pages and individual sections×2
- +Works well with Elementor page builder
- +Fast support response (under 24 hours) in some cases
- +Free version offers good value compared to expensive alternatives
- +Meets user needs and is satisfactory for many use cases
Common complaints
- −Frequent “Security Check Failed” errors, especially after updates×3
- −Plugin stops working after updates or when using password lists
- −Support can be slow or unresponsive×2
- −Inconsistent reliability; functionality is sporadic or breaks×4
- −Compatibility issues with page builders (Elementor form not showing, Oxygen claim false)×2
- −User interface confusing; missing Settings menu and unclear options
- −After unlocking, page refreshes and jumps to the top, requiring manual scroll
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.24★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.20★
- 7%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 25% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-02-152025-04-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 59 total
Latest reviews · 59 analyzed
- 2026-04-02★★★★★Too many problemsjpluttme
- 2026-03-21★★★★★Great plugin, great supportDiiamo
- 2025-02-25★★★★★Incompatibleilithio
- 2024-11-24★★★★★Average PluginFZietsman
- 2024-10-20★★★★★Not practicableAndreas
- 2024-09-15★★★★★Form does not show!getbolt
- 2024-06-14★★★★★Support poorLazeh
- 2024-01-23★★★★★Periodically doesn't unlock. BuggyintelligentDesign
- 2023-06-14★★★★★Didn't work at alljacobhalton
- 2022-09-12★★★★★Does NOT work with Oxygen Builderjknouse
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
119
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
108
Prior 7-day baseline
88
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
2,095
Mean release-day peak (30d)
1,109
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
+10.2%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
25%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.88
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
70%
5★ share in analyzed sample
7%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.19 → 4.24★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered