DiaryPress vs Easy Basic Authentication

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

DiaryPress

by Tom

Health D53

Easy Basic Authentication

by Matteo Enna

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

DiaryPressEasy Basic Authentication

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	DiaryPress	Easy Basic Authentication
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100	800–900 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+13%	+14% ✓
Overall health	D · 53	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	38/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	58/100	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.34★	4.12★ ✓
Reviews	5 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	68/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.6y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	73	872 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.1%	5.0% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

DiaryPressEasy Basic Authentication

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.