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webona/wp-password-argon
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WordPress plugin replacing password functions using Argon2

v1.0.3(3y ago)183MITPHPPHP >=7.2.0

Since Feb 4Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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wp-password-argon
=================

[](#wp-password-argon)

Thanks
------

[](#thanks)

Inspired by [roots/wp-password-bcrypt](https://github.com/roots/wp-password-bcrypt) – thank you very much guys!

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 7.2

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

[](#installation)

This plugin is a Composer library so it can be installed in a few ways:

#### Composer Autoloaded

[](#composer-autoloaded)

`composer require webona/wp-password-argon`

`wp-password-argon.php` file will be automatically autoloaded by Composer and it *won't* appear in your plugins.

#### Manually as a must-use plugin

[](#manually-as-a-must-use-plugin)

If you don't use Composer, you can manually copy `wp-password-argon.php` into your `mu-plugins` folder.

###  Health Score

26

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LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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

Every ~317 days

Total

4

Last Release

1342d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9a7590f8eeb52483203c7c5291c36501edb25e3ac54ef340653a733e8f463556?d=identicon)[webona](/maintainers/webona)

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Top Contributors

[![tomaskavalek](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/210119?v=4)](https://github.com/tomaskavalek "tomaskavalek (2 commits)")

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Tags

argon2wordpresswordpress-pluginwordpress wp plugin password argon argon2

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