MW WP Form vs Clean Login (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Clean Login has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 143 reviews) while MW WP Form leads in active installations (200K+ vs 6.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. MW WP Form has accumulated 1.8M+ total downloads while Clean Login has 487K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | MW WP Form | Clean Login | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.1/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 23 | ► | 143 |
| Active Installs | 200K+ | ◄ | 6.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.8M+ | ◄ | 487K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2014 | |
| Age | 14 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 3.4+ | |
| PHP Requires | 8.0+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 5.1.1 | 1.14.6 |
Rating Breakdown
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, MW WP Form averaged approximately 941 daily downloads while Clean Login averaged 12.
Recent Reviews
MW WP Form Reviews
Arbitrary File Move vulnerability in MW WP Form
WARNING – This plug-in has an Arbitrary File Move vulnerability in MW WP Form, a WordPress plugin with more than 200,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated
You can’t delete the plugin
You can’t delete the plugin if you don’t want it.
日本語の言語ファイルが消えています
プラグイン画面もエラーメッセージも英語になってしまい、新バージョンだと、もともとからあった日本語ファイルが消えてたそうですが、なぜ消えたのかわかりません。。 以下2つのファイル復活させる方法ないでしょうか? /wp-content/language/plugins/mw-wp-form-ja.mo /wp-content/language/plugins/mw-wp-form-ja.po
Clean Login Reviews
Using this plugin for many years now!
Tried to give a review since a year ago, but my old wordpress account seems to be blocked. I cannot login anymore. Time flies so fast, and I forgot to write a review about this plugin. Now I remembere
Clean Simple Login/Registration – Excellent
I tried a number of login registration plugins and became disillusioned when the majority started to ask for payment for what should be the basic roles for forms, ie: payment (Upgrade) if I want to re
this plugin is excellent, clean. But…
How could you forget about ajax? Why reload the page. I even tried to login to your site, and there it opened in a modal window, and after an incorrect input, the page reloads, it looks like a bug. Af
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