Best strength plugins for WordPress
The most popular strength plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Login Security Solution leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of BuddyPress Password Strength Meter (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “strength” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 strength plugins
- 1.
Login Security SolutionThe most installed strength plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 54 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
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BuddyPress Password Strength Meter10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “strength”
Login Security Solution
Up in the last 7 days:191#3,597by Daniel Convissor9 years ago
Security against brute force attacks by tracking IP, name, password; requiring very strong passwords. Idle timeout. Maintenance mode lockdown.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.4(54)
- Downloads
- 22/day
BuddyPress Password Strength Meter
Down in the last 7 days:7,128#46,970by Mike Martel14 years ago
Password strength meter for the 'change password' screen in BuddyPress
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day