Lock Bad User vs Block User Account

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

Lock Bad User

by nabiabdi

Health C58

Block User Account

by Dango Web

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Lock Bad User Block User Account

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	Lock Bad User	Block User Account
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 58	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	42/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.77★	4.04★ ✓
Reviews	2	7 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	74/100	77/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.5y ago	29d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	79	1.5K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Lock Bad User Block User Account

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.