MW IP Denied vs IP Whitelist

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

MW IP Denied

by Takashi Kitajima

Health D45

IP Whitelist

by Awesoft

Health C55

Active-install trajectory

MW IP Denied IP Whitelist

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	MW IP Denied	IP Whitelist
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400 ✓	50–60
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+50% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	C · 55 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	38/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	2 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	72/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.7y ago	1.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	76 ✓	55
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

MW IP Denied IP Whitelist

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.