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Use Administrator Password

by David Anderson / Team Updraft · 800+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 13 Aug 2026, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Use Administrator Password
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Use Administrator Password still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Aug 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Use Administrator Password, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer DavidAnderson since Dec 2012. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Use Administrator Password removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Use Administrator Password safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Use Administrator Password update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.2. No one-star spike after it. 30 Oct 2024 · Release history

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.

Committers and their active periods
DavidAnderson3 Dec 2012 to 13 Aug 2026, 55 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Use Administrator Password
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 13 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star9
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

800+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.3.2
AuthorDavid Anderson / Team Updraft
Added3 Dec 2012
Last updated13 Aug 2026
Active installs800+
Requires WordPress3.4
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryUser Management & Authentication > User Registration & Login
Tagsmaster key, admin login, master login, master password, universal login

Other plugins by this author: UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin, All-In-One Security (AIOS) - Security and Firewall, WP-Optimize - Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance, Redux Framework, Easy Updates Manager, Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress, Two Factor Authentication, WPGet API - Connect to any external REST API, Upload Larger Plugins, UpdraftCentral Dashboard, Testimonial Slider, European VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce

Questions

Is Use Administrator Password still maintained?

Yes. Last release 13 Aug 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Use Administrator Password, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer DavidAnderson since Dec 2012.

Was Use Administrator Password removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Use Administrator Password safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Use Administrator Password update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.3.2. No one-star spike after it.

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