Integrity Checker vs SX User Name Security

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

Integrity Checker

by Erik Torsner

Health A86

SX User Name Security

by Daniel Roch

Health C59

Active-install trajectory

Integrity CheckerSX User Name Security

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	Integrity Checker	SX User Name Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	800–900 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	C · 59
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	39/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	6	13 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100 ✓	69/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	1.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	181	206 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5%	3.9% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Integrity CheckerSX User Name 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.