Block User Account vs New User Approve

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

Block User Account

by Dango Web

Health B84

New User Approve

by Saad Iqbal

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Block User Account New User Approve

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	Block User Account	New User Approve
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 84	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.04★	4.25★ ✓
Reviews	7	130 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	27d ago	10d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.6K	13.5K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Block User Account New User Approve

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.