ACW Custom Messages for Password Protected Pages vs Smart Passworded Pages

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

ACW Custom Messages for Password Protected Pages

by Lorenzo Fracassi

Health B80

Smart Passworded Pages

by Brian Layman

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	ACW Custom Messages for Password Protected Pages	Smart Passworded Pages
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.45★ ✓
Reviews	0	21 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	44/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	19d ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	71	257 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Login & Users

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

Release activity

ACW Custom Messages for Password Protected Pages Smart Passworded Pages

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.