Manage XML-RPC vs Wordfence Security

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

Health D52

Health A95

Active-install trajectory

Manage XML-RPC moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Manage XML-RPC	Wordfence Security
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 52	A · 95 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	27/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	89/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.7★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	4	5,043 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	63/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.9y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	526	1.5M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.5% ✓	1.2%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Manage XML-RPCWordfence Security

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.