Hidden WP Admin vs Lock Down Admin

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

Hidden WP Admin

by Justin Busa

Health D43

Lock Down Admin

by Fullestop

Health D42

Active-install trajectory

Hidden WP Admin Lock Down Admin

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	Hidden WP Admin	Lock Down Admin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	90–100	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 43 ✓	D · 42
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100 ✓	66/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.75★ ✓	3.64★
Reviews	5	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	40/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	11.6y ago	7.3y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	62	191 ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Hidden WP Admin Lock Down Admin

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.