Force User Field Registration vs FS Registration Password

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

Force User Field Registration

by fergbrain

Health D41

FS Registration Password

by Firdaus Zahari

Health B71

Active-install trajectory

Force User Field RegistrationFS Registration Password

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	Force User Field Registration	FS Registration Password
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	50–60 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	—	B · 71 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	70/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	0	1 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	77/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	18.5y ago	10mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	51	190 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	2.1% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Force User Field RegistrationFS Registration Password

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.