Import Users from CSV vs Password Strength Settings for… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Password Strength Settings for…
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Password Strength Settings for… has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 24 reviews) while Import Users from CSV leads in active installations (10K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Import Users from CSV has accumulated 284K+ total downloads while Password Strength Settings for… has 177K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Import Users from CSV | Password Strength Settings for… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.1/5 | ► | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 44 | ◄ | 24 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | 10K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 284K+ | ◄ | 177K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2016 | |
| Age | 15 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.1+ | 5.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.3.1 | 3.0.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Import Users from CSV
Password Strength Settings for…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Import Users from CSV averaged approximately 61 daily downloads while Password Strength Settings for… averaged 10.
Recent Reviews
Import Users from CSV Reviews
Notified every user…
This plugin notified all 150 users from a staging site they we were working on. This is despite choosing the box not to notify new users. I am receiving a slew of angry and confused emails. Thanks for
Works .. Kind Of?
If you have a list of 2-3 users, things work fine. If you scale up to anything larger than that, it times out pretty quickly. At that point, just create them manually.
I hate that we are forced to use this plug-in in Paid Memberships Pro
The external plug-in used to work perfectly, since they force us to use this plugin for Paid Memberships Pro I have had nothing but failures. Constantly exceeds the memory of the server, error 500
Password Strength Settings for… Reviews
great! but has stoped working
pinterest error : rsS feed cannot be parsed it seems that pinterest has changed the xml format This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by amesmaili.
Best plugin
I have tested a lot of plugins for this WordPress password requirements and nothing comes close to this. well done and thank you for your amazing work.
Fantastic!
Just popped it in and worked like a charm! Good documentation even though I didn’t need it! – Thanks much This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by calynette. This topic was modif
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