API Bearer Auth vs Sticklight

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

API Bearer Auth

by michielve

Health B73

Sticklight

by Elementor

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

API Bearer AuthSticklight

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	API Bearer Auth	Sticklight
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400 ✓	300–400
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+2900% ✓
Overall health	B · 73 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	67/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	—
Reviews	6 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	264	303 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	18% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

API Bearer AuthSticklight

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.