Multiple Post Passwords vs Password Passthrough

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

Multiple Post Passwords

by Andreas Münch

Health B81

Password Passthrough

by KaeruCT

Health C68

Active-install trajectory

Multiple Post Passwords Password Passthrough

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	Multiple Post Passwords	Password Passthrough
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	500–600
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	C · 68
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	82/100 ✓	54/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	82/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.43★ ✓	4.27★
Reviews	11 ✓	6
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	79/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	1.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	298 ✓	177
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Multiple Post Passwords Password Passthrough

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.