WordPress plugin comparison

Frontend Reset Password vs Password Protection Expiration

Frontend Reset Password

by Wp Enhanced

10K+ installs4.4

Password Protection Expiration

by Seth Yoder

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Frontend Reset Password has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Password Protection Expiration.
On a typical day, Frontend Reset Password is downloaded about 69 times, Password Protection Expiration about 3.
Password Protection Expiration is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.4 from 38 reviews.
Frontend Reset Password was updated more recently: Jan 30, 2026, against Dec 17, 2015 for Password Protection Expiration.
Frontend Reset Password is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.4.34 for Password Protection Expiration.
Password Protection Expiration has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Frontend Reset Password.

Frontend Reset Password leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Frontend Reset Password	Password Protection Expiration
Popular rank	#1,970	#12,014
Active installs	10K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.8K	44
Rating	4.4(38)	5.0(6)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.4.34
Search multiplier	×0.59	×0.00
Last release	9 months ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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