JSON API User vs WP-Members Membership Plugin

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

Health B83

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	JSON API User	WP-Members Membership Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	50K–60K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 83	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	53/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	21	272 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	94/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	987	71.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	1.2% ✓
Category	Social	Login & Users

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

Release activity

JSON API UserWP-Members Membership Plugin

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.