Login Widget With Shortcode vs Sidebar Login

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

Health B82

Health D49

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 Widget With Shortcode	Sidebar Login
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	-10% ✓
Overall health	B · 82 ✓	D · 49
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	70/100	86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.82★	4.40★ ✓
Reviews	29	78 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100 ✓	50/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	5.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.2K ✓	352
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

✓ 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.