Age Gate vs XYZ Age Verification

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

Age Gate

by Phil

Health A88

XYZ Age Verification

by xyzageverify

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	Age Gate	XYZ Age Verification
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40K–50K ✓	0–0
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	—
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	B · 83
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.47★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	64 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	83/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	yesterday ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	4.2K ✓	53
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Age Gate XYZ Age Verification

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.