Keyless Auth vs Two Factor

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

Keyless Auth

by Chris Martens

Health C66

Two Factor

by WordPress.org

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Keyless AuthTwo Factor

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	Keyless Auth	Two Factor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	—	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	65/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	62/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.70★ ✓
Reviews	0	209 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	197	128.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1%	5.0% ✓
Category	Email & Marketing	Security

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

Release activity

Keyless AuthTwo Factor

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.