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Client Portal vs WP Customer Area

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

WP Customer Area is the safest pick: health B · 84 against 77 for Client Portal, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric Client Portal WP Customer Area
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 1K–2K 10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. Stable Stable
Overall health B · 77 B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 64/100 100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 97/100 ✓ 75/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.8★ ✓ 4.0★
Reviews 117 ✓ 89
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 81/100 96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 12mo ago 3d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d 460 24.9K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. +34% +415%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 3.1% ✓ 1.4%
Category Uncategorized Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Client PortalWP Customer Area

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.