BuddyPress Security Check vs Restrict Usernames Emails Characters

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

Health D45

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

BuddyPress Security Check moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	BuddyPress Security Check	Restrict Usernames Emails Characters
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	14	25 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	23d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	160	1.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	2.1% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

BuddyPress Security CheckRestrict Usernames Emails Characters

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.