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texxasrulez/pwstrength\_meter
=============================

Password strength meter for Roundcube's password screen.

0.1(8mo ago)08GPL-3.0PHPPHP >=7.1.0

Since Sep 7Pushed 2mo agoCompare

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pwstrength\_meter
=================

[](#pwstrength_meter)

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A small Roundcube plugin that adds a live password strength meter to the **Settings → Password** screen (provided by the official `password` plugin). It displays a color gradient bar and a label that updates as you type.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Zero-config: works with the standard Roundcube `password` plugin UI
- Color Gradient visual meter + textual label (Very weak → Very strong)
- Sensible heuristic: length, character variety, and simple pattern penalties
- Skin‑friendly, minimal CSS

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- Roundcube 1.5+ (tested with modern builds)
- The official `password` plugin enabled

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. Copy this folder to your Roundcube `plugins/` directory as `pwstrength_meter`.
2. Enable it by adding to your Roundcube config (e.g. `config/config.inc.php`): ```
    $config['plugins'][] = 'pwstrength_meter';
    ```
3. Ensure the `password` plugin is enabled and accessible under **Settings → Password**.

No additional configuration is needed. The meter will appear under the "new password" input on the password page.

How it works
------------

[](#how-it-works)

The plugin injects a small JS/CSS bundle **only** on the password page. The JS locates the most likely "new password" input (by name/id heuristics) and renders a 5‑segment meter beneath it. The score ranges 0–5 and is based on length, character class variety, and a few simple penalties for repeats and sequences.

Accessibility
-------------

[](#accessibility)

- The meter exposes `aria` attributes and a text label announcing the current strength.

Customization
-------------

[](#customization)

You can tweak colors and spacing in `pwstrength_meter.css`. The JS heuristic is in `js/pwstrength_meter.js` if you want a different scoring model.

Localization
------------

[](#localization)

Add files under `localization/xx_XX.inc` with a `$labels` array mirroring `en_US.inc` keys.

**Screenshot**

[![Password Strength Meter](images/pwstrength-meter-screenshot.png?raw=true "Password Strength Meter")](images/pwstrength-meter-screenshot.png?raw=true)

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance75

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity20

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

247d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/95c3af6e41a9786e8be2edb48176e43a7d1ddef429793a312168450ff4269deb?d=identicon)[texxasrulez](/maintainers/texxasrulez)

---

Top Contributors

[![texxasrulez](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10519182?v=4)](https://github.com/texxasrulez "texxasrulez (11 commits)")

### Embed Badge

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