Login IP & Country Restriction vs Country Access Blocker

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

Health A88

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

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	Login IP & Country Restriction	Country Access Blocker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	8K–9K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+14%	+233% ✓
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	B · 78
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100 ✓	83/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.50★ ✓	4.12★
Reviews	52 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	7mo ago
Downloads · 30d	1.5K ✓	393
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

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.