Configurable Hotlink Protection vs htaccess protect

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

Configurable Hotlink Protection

by deltafactory

Health F38

htaccess protect

by zoltanlaczko

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

Configurable Hotlink Protection htaccess protect

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	Configurable Hotlink Protection	htaccess protect
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	800–900 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-11% ✓
Overall health	F · 38	D · 43 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	54/100	70/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.17★	3.82★ ✓
Reviews	4	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	47/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	15.0y ago	4.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	31	101 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

Configurable Hotlink Protection htaccess protect

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.