HTTPCS Validation vs CloudFilt Bot & Spam Protection

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

Health D41

Health B75

Active-install trajectory

CloudFilt Bot & Spam Protection moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	HTTPCS Validation	CloudFilt Bot & Spam Protection
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-17% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 75 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	77/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	0	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	29/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	9.2y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	37	346 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	2.4% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

HTTPCS ValidationCloudFilt Bot & Spam Protection

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.