exlink-safe-filter vs CM E-Mail Blacklist

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

Health C61

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

CM E-Mail Blacklist moved down one install band, 800+ to 700+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	exlink-safe-filter	CM E-Mail Blacklist
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	700–800 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-13% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	52/100	95/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.14★ ✓
Reviews	0	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	76/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.2y ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	63	720 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	1.4% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

exlink-safe-filterCM E-Mail Blacklist

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.