BuddyPress Members Only vs Force Login

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

BuddyPress Members Only

by Tomas

Health B70

Force Login

by Kevin Vess

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

BuddyPress Members Only Force Login

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	BuddyPress Members Only	Force Login
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 70	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	72/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.73★	4.70★ ✓
Reviews	26	101 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	320	178.5K ✓
Category	Membership	Privacy & Consent

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

Release activity

BuddyPress Members Only Force Login

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.