wp-bcrypt is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 4 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
wp-bcrypt is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by harrym. With a rating of 5.0★ from 4 reviews.
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wp-bcrypt is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 4 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 harrym — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (4) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How wp-bcrypt works
WordPress uses phpass to store passwords. Because WordPress has to work everywere, it uses the portable version of phpass,
which uses MD5 to hash passwords. MD5 is not a very good hashing algorithm for passwords, because it’s relatively fast.
This plugin switches over to bcrypt, which is the algorithm recommended by phpass, and is a much better option for password
storage because it is much slower to produce. This makes it much harder for an attacker who’s managed to access your hashed
passwords to obtain plain text passwords by brute-forcing, or by trying passwords from a dictionary.
Note: this plugin requires PHP 5.3.0 or newer
Be aware that if you use this plugin and then move to a host that does not support bcrypt, you will need to reset any user
account that you want to log in with.
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Frequently asked questions
What is wp-bcrypt?
wp-bcrypt is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 4 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by harrym.