Custom Login
Healthy: Custom Login is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| austyfrosty | 13 Aug 2009 to 13 Aug 2026, 376 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 11
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 4 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 5 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 13 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2023 | Custom Login <= 4.1.0 - Missing Authorization | 5.3 | <= 4.1.0 | 4.1.1 | 7 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 3.6 from 97 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 59 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 5 |
| 2 star | 3 |
| 1 star | 28 |
- once a lightweight and minimalist plugin · 1 star · 26 Jul 2022
- Full of payment · 1 star · 21 Jan 2021
- It doesn’t work · 1 star · 29 Oct 2019
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 198 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 441 |
| 18 May 2026 | 372 |
| 25 May 2026 | 358 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 312 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 348 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 316 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 263 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 306 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 291 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 293 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 321 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 300 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 327 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 4,635 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,744 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 856 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 739 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 585 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 613 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 587 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 527 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 567 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 455 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 837 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 717 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 83 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 19% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 5.1.3 |
|---|---|
| Author | Austin |
| Added | 13 Aug 2009 |
| Last updated | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | User Management & Authentication > User Registration & Login |
| Tags | logo, admin, branding, custom login, customization |
Other plugins by this author: Announcement Bar, Featured Image Column, Unlimited Lists Widget, Hide and Catch Email
Questions
Is Custom Login still maintained?
Custom Login was last updated on 13 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Custom Login safe?
Custom Login has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Custom Login?
The wordpress.org author is Austin. Recent committers: austyfrosty, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Custom Login?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor, Custom Login Page Customizer, Block Visibility - Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles - Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability, CMS Tree Page View - Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree.