Change Username vs User Switching

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

Change Username

by Danny van Kooten

Health A85

User Switching

by John Blackbourn

Health A92

Active-install trajectory

Change Username User Switching

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	Change Username	User Switching
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 85	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.15★	4.88★ ✓
Reviews	7	238 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9d ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	1.1K	74.8K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Change Username User Switching

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.