by Will Anderson and Tony Ferrell 3 (0 reviews)

Minimum Password Strength

Name: Minimum Password Strength
Author: Will Anderson and Tony Ferrell

Enforce a specific password strength. Uses the same strength calculations as the WordPress password strength meter

Minimum Password Strength ranks #9,728 among WordPress.org plugins with 400+ active installations, is #579 of 4,488 in the Security category, a 3/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Mar 10, 2016. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.4 (Current: 7.1)

v1.2.0 Current Version v1.2.0

Updated 10 years ago Last Update on 10 Mar, 2016

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#579 of 4,488 in Security Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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#9,728

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Active Installs

400+

-71.3%

KW Avg Position

N/A

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Downloads

20.5K

+1 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

60%

Review 3 out of 5

3 (0 reviews)

Next Milestone 500

Total Progress -23100%

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Reviews & Ratings

3.0

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Overall 60%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Feb 24, 2025 UNPATCHED

Minimum Password Strength [minimum-password-strength] <= 1.2.0 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2025-27339 · No fix released

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.2.0
Last Updated: Mar 10, 2016
Requires WP: N/A+
Tested Up To: 4.4
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Will Anderson and Tony Ferrell

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3
Reviews: 0
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

administration password security

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who want to enforce stronger user passwords. It solves the problem of WordPress showing a password strength indicator without actually requiring users to choose strong passwords.