JSON API Auth vs WP Consent API

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

JSON API Auth

by Ali Qureshi

Health A87

WP Consent API

by Rogier Lankhorst

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

JSON API Auth WP Consent API

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	JSON API Auth	WP Consent API
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.30★ ✓	4.06★
Reviews	11 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100	90/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	10d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	384	24.6K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Privacy & Consent

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

Release activity

JSON API Auth WP Consent API

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.