🔐 Access Control vs WPFront User Role Editor

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health C66

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	🔐 Access Control	WPFront User Role Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	—	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	65/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	0	65 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	73/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	12mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	54	5.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	3.0% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Security

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

🔐 Access ControlWPFront User Role Editor

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.