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 B79

Unlock Protocol

by julien51

Health D48

Active-install trajectory

Ko-fi ButtonUnlock 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 ✓	40–50
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-43%
Overall health	B · 79 ✓	D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100 ✓	7/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	1	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	46/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	6mo ago ✓	3.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.1K ✓	234
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.9% ✓	0.3%
Category	Membership	Membership

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

Release activity

Ko-fi ButtonUnlock 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.