Easy Basic Authentication vs Limit Login Attempts

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

Easy Basic Authentication

by Matteo Enna

Health A85

Limit Login Attempts

by Automattic

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Easy Basic AuthenticationLimit Login Attempts

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	Easy Basic Authentication	Limit Login Attempts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+14% ✓	-33%
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	D · 51
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	5/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	3	202 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	53/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	3.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	883	8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.0%	13% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Easy Basic AuthenticationLimit Login Attempts

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.