CR vs Simple Restrict

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

Health D53

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

CR moved down one install band, 50+ to 40+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	CR	Simple Restrict
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 53	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	21/100	97/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	3	15 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.2y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	216	543 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	2.8% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

CRSimple Restrict

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.