Firebase Authentication vs Limit Login Attempts

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

Health B83

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Firebase Authentication moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Firebase Authentication	Limit Login Attempts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	D · 51
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	5/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	20	202 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100 ✓	53/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	3.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	500	8.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.3%	13% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Firebase 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.