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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 4.0.38 #68 in password

Reset Admin Password Periodically

Plugin is helpful if you wish to keep you website secure from hack attack and password theft.

Active installs30+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d82▲ +17.1% vs prev. 30d
Rating5/51 reviews
Health score31/100At risk
All-time downloads2.4KSince Sep 2014
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 3.0.1PHP any
Downloads · 7d14▼ -26.3% week over week
Our verdict

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Reset Admin Password Periodical… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (30+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 12 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

135Jul 10Aug 23Oct 7
Yesterday2
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day13May 4, 2026
Last 12 months694

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Reset Admin Password Period… stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
password >100 6,161 Best password plugins →
reset password >100 1,581 Best reset password plugins →
security >100 10,000 Best security plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.0100.0%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews

  • 5★100.0%
  • 4★0.00%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About Reset Admin Password Periodically

From the official readme · v1.0

Description

Plugin is helpful if you wish to keep you website secure from hack attack and password theft.

Features:

  • Change password of admin account automatically on defined time intervals by admin user. New password is send to registered email of administrator.
  • In case of more than one admin accounts, password of all admin accounts are changed and new password is mailed to individual admin’s registered email address
  • Password change frequency can be set as any day per your requirement
  • Capable to generate strong password with combination of alphabets, numbers and special characters
  • Option to generate strong yet pronounceable passwords

Installation

  1. Unzip plugin in /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. open page from Settings -> Password Generator

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FAQ

Reset Admin Password Periodically: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 8, 2026

Is Reset Admin Password Periodical… free?

Yes. Reset Admin Password Periodical… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Reset Admin Password Periodical… safe to use in 2026?

Reset Admin Password Periodical… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Reset Admin Password Periodical…?

Reset Admin Password Periodical… is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,410 times since it launched in September 2014. It was downloaded 82 times in the last 30 days.

Does Reset Admin Password Periodical… work with WordPress 7.1?

Reset Admin Password Periodical… is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was Reset Admin Password Periodical… last updated?

The latest version, 1.0, was released on September 22, 2014 (12 years ago).

Who makes Reset Admin Password Periodical…?

Reset Admin Password Periodical… is developed and maintained by Deepak S.

What are the best alternatives to Reset Admin Password Periodical…?

The most popular alternatives to Reset Admin Password Periodical… are PPWP (30K+ installs), Google Authenticator (20K+ installs) and Frontend Reset Password (10K+ installs).

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