Sidebar Login
Healthy: Sidebar 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.
| mikejolley | 27 Jul 2013 to 12 Oct 2026, 18 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 22 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 12 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.5 from 78 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 58 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 9 |
| 3 star | 5 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 4 |
Momentum
9,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 21 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 57 |
| 18 May 2026 | 65 |
| 25 May 2026 | 60 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 55 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 84 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 63 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 39 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 59 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 50 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 56 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 70 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 87 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 87 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 84 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 82 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 75 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 74 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 79 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 125 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 120 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 166 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 127 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 2,775 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 976 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 680 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 96 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 384% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 3.1.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Mike Jolley |
| Added | 2 Aug 2008 |
| Last updated | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 9,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | User Management & Authentication > User Registration & Login |
| Tags | login, widget, sidebar, login widget, sidebar login |
Other plugins by this author: WP Post Series, WP Page Load Stats
Questions
Is Sidebar Login still maintained?
Sidebar Login was last updated on 12 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Sidebar Login safe?
Sidebar Login has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Sidebar Login?
The wordpress.org author is Mike Jolley. Recent committers: mikejolley, jolley_small, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Sidebar Login?
We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.