Protect Admin for WordPress Plugin Directory
Protect Admin is the #101 ranked admin app on WordPress, with a 5.0 average rating from 5 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Protect Admin is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by KeystrokeClick. With a rating of 5.0★ from 5 reviews, it currently ranks #101 in the Admin category.
AppRanks data: Protect Admin ranks #101 in Admin on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 16% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Protect Admin is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Admin category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 5 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by KeystrokeClick — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (5) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Protect Admin works
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This plugin protects selected WP Admin accounts, and standard posts created by those Admins, from being deleted or edited by other users. This plugin is hidden from all users other than the Admin who installs it. Only users with the “Administrator” role can be protected.
This plugin might be useful if you want to share admin access with other users (i.e. IT team, developers, etc) but don’t want to risk impacting the accounts of certain Admins. Or, perhaps you’re the developer or IT member who might need this plugin to prevent other non-technical Admins from accidentally deleting your account or key Admins on specific projects.
How It Works
As soon as the plugin is activated, it will store the ID of the user that activates the plugin. The plugin will then be hidden from all users other than this user.
You can choose which Admin accounts (yours or others) to protect. Only the Admin who activates the plugin can save its settings. Other users won’t see the Settings page or the menu.
Once protected admin accounts are selected on the Settings page, other users and admins will NOT be able to:
delete the protected Admin accounts.
access the profile edit page for the protected Admin accounts.
change the role of the protected Admin accounts.
select the protected Admin accounts in the bulk actions on users list page.
Additionally, if other users or Admins, under unlikely circumstances, are able to access the user profile page of the protected Admin accounts using other plugins, this plugin will prevent any modifications from being saved.
Similar to the above, if other users or Admins are able to change the protected Admin account’s email address via the Profile page, this plugin will revert it back to the original email address.
Also, should someone attempt to edit a protected Admin’s account, the attempted action will be logged to the database. You can view recent attempts under Logs within the plugin’s section.
Important Reminder Once you deactivate the plugin, all users with the ability to manage plugins (activate_plugins capability) will be able to see the plugin. It is advised to only deactivate the plugin when you feel safe to do so. Otherwise you can just enable or disable protection from the plugin’s Settings page.
If you want to be extra cautious (depending on your needs), you should also manually disallow file edit. This plugin doesn’t do that because some people might still need it.
define( 'DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true );
This plugin has NOT been tested with other user management plugins or role editor plugins. Hence its use alongside these types of plugins is not guaranteed to work as intended.
Email Notification You can choose to get notified by email when someone attempts to modify your protected Admin accounts. Easily enable or disable email notification when you upgrade to Protect Admin PRO.
Protect Admin PRO
Be the first to know when someone is attempting to modify your protected admin accounts.
Get access to all logs and data of users who try to modify the protected admin accounts (the FREE version only records the most recent attempt).
Protect standard posts and pages made directly by protected Admins.
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Category rankings
As of Sep 9, 2026- Admin#101of 669Top 16%
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Where Protect Admin stands in the Admin category
Protect Admin ranks #101 of 669 apps in the Admin category, placing it in the top 16% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Protect Admin?
Protect Admin is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 5 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Admin category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by KeystrokeClick.
Who uses Protect Admin?
Currently around 2,000 active stores have installed Protect Admin. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Admin category on WordPress.
Where does Protect Admin rank on WordPress?
Protect Admin currently sits at position #101 in the Admin category on WordPress. That places it in the top 15% of 669 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.