by Carl Alexander 5 (2 reviews)

Passwords Evolved

Name: Passwords Evolved
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
Author: Carl Alexander

A reimagining of WordPress authentication using modern security practices.

Passwords Evolved ranks #5,715 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #168 of 1,578 in the Authentication category, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Mar 23, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v1.4.0 Current Version v1.4.0

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 23 Mar, 2025

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#168 of 1,578 in Authentication Top 10% by installs Downloads -28.3% this week No update in over a year

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#5,715

-6 this week

Active Installs

1K+

-41.8%

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Downloads

26.4K

+5 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (2 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 70.6%

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

2 reviews

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.4.0
Last Updated: Mar 23, 2025
Requires WP: 5.2+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Carl Alexander

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

authentication have-i-been-pwned password security

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to strengthen their site's authentication security. It prevents users from logging in or setting passwords that have appeared in known data breaches, and upgrades password storage to stronger bcrypt or Argon2 hashing.