Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) vs PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Contro

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

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM)

Health A86

PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Contro

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Contro moved down one install band, 100K+ to 90K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM)	PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Contro
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	90K–100K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	A · 86	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	420 ✓	143
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	16d ago ✓	21d ago
Downloads · 30d	111.6K ✓	70K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3%	2.0% ✓
Category	Security	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM)PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Contro

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.