Ko-fi Button vs Unlock Protocol

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

Ko-fi Button

by koficommunity

Health B83

Unlock Protocol

by julien51

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Ko-fi Button Unlock Protocol

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	Ko-fi Button	Unlock Protocol
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K ✓	50–60
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	98/100 ✓	8/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.17★ ✓
Reviews	1	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	50/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	3.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	977 ✓	179
Category	Membership	Membership

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

Release activity

Ko-fi Button Unlock Protocol

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.