GM Block Bots vs Shield Security

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

Health D47

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

GM Block Bots moved down one install band, 900+ to 800+; Shield Security moved down one install band, 40K+ to 30K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	GM Block Bots	Shield Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 47	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	16	1,039 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.9y ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	223	71.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0% ✓	0.2%
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

GM Block BotsShield 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.