Buddyfence vs underConstruction

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

Buddyfence

by JC

Health D45

underConstruction

by Garrett Grimm

Health D54

Active-install trajectory

BuddyfenceunderConstruction

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	Buddyfence	underConstruction
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-40%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	D · 54 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	14/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	2	111 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	44/100	62/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	4.5y ago	2.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	65	2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.7%	2.3% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

BuddyfenceunderConstruction

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.