Members [is_user_logged_out] shortcode vs Simple Membership

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

Members [is_user_logged_out] shortcode

by deadelvis

Health D47

Simple Membership

by wp.insider

Health A94

Active-install trajectory

Members [is_user_logged_out] shortcode Simple Membership

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	Members [is_user_logged_out] shortcode	Simple Membership
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	A · 94 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	89/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★	4.56★ ✓
Reviews	4	475 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.7y ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	66	51.9K ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Membership

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

Release activity

Members [is_user_logged_out] shortcode Simple Membership

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.