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FirePhage Security vs Defender Security

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

Active-install trajectory

Defender Security moved down one install band, 90K+ to 80K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric FirePhage Security Defender Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 10–20 80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. 0% ✓ -11%
Overall health — A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. — 95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. — 70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count) — 4.8★ ✓
Reviews 0 334 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 88/100 99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 3mo ago 1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 65 25.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 1.8% 1.8% ✓
Category Security Security

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

Release activity

FirePhage SecurityDefender Security

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.