Hide This vs Controlled Admin Access

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

Health D52

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Hide This moved down one install band, 3K+ to 2K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Hide This	Controlled Admin Access
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 52	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	96/100 ✓	92/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.8★ ✓	4.6★
Reviews	49 ✓	45
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.7y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	297	1.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.0%	4.3% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Hide ThisControlled Admin Access

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.