Login by Magic vs Limit Login Attempts

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

Health D45

Health D51

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 by Magic	Limit Login Attempts
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	D · 51 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	5/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	1	202 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	53/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	4.2y ago	3.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	55	8.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	13% ✓
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.